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OLYMPIA - The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider amending state wildlife interaction rules during a public meeting Oct. 4 in Olympia. Those rules include conditions that allow ranchers and farmers to take lethal action to protect livestock from predators, as well as for compensation for the loss of livestock killed by predators. The commission, a citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), will convene in Roo... Full story
Coastal salmon fishing is starting to heat up in several areas. We’ve got reports of anglers hooking plenty of coho on the north coast, and others limiting out on chinook after 2 or 3 hours of fishing places like the Umpqua. Check out this week’s Recreation Report to see where fishing is hot, and see river-by-river season descriptions, on the Salmon and Steelhead page on ODFW web site. Columbia River fall chinook fishing still going strong Numbers have peaked at Bonneville Dam but there are stil... Full story
Columbia River Zone News: Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 the Columbia River, and select tributaries (listed under regulation updates for Northwest Zone and Willamette Zone) will be restricted to barbless hooks when fishing for salmon, steelhead and trout. SALMON, STEELHEAD, and SHAD FALL SEASON (August 1-December 31) All Permanent Regulations apply unless noted otherwise. See 2013 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations. COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, Buoy 10 upstream to Tongue Point/ Rocky Point (Buoy 10 line... Full story
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona State Forester today released the Yarnell Hill Fire Serious Accident Investigation Report, which analyzes the circumstances leading to the June 30 entrapment and deaths of 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew. The report and accompanying documents are available at https://sites.google.com/site/yarnellreport/. The State of Arizona convened an accident investigation team July 3 to review the conditions and events leading to the tragedy. T... Full story
Since the Federal Government closed today (October 1, 2013) there are many Federal campgrounds that will close across Arizona. In order to minimize the damage this will cause to Arizona's tourism industry, we would encourage reporters to explain that tent campers, RVers and trailer campers can contact the Arizona STATE Parks department to find a campsite if they have to move somewhere until the Federal campgrounds open again. Arizona STATE Parks camping reservations can be made at... Full story