Washington Elk News
Meeting on proposed elk-hunting rules
Oct. 06, 2008OLYMPIA - State wildlife officials will attend a public meeting Oct. 17 in Packwood to discuss proposed changes in elk-hunting rules to help control crop damage and other problems caused by foraging elk in the Cowlitz River Valley.
About 44,000 acres of state wildlife land east of Ellensburg is closed to motor vehicles until May 1 to protect wintering elk from disturbance.
Volunteers needed to help facilitate access for special-permit elk hunts near Mount St. Helens - Aug. 10, 2009
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking volunteers to participate in a cooperative arrangement that has given hunters access to approximately 250,000 acres of private timberlands near Mount St. Helens in the last two years.
Shed-antler auction raises over $15,000 for winter elk feeding - May. 06, 2009
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has raised $15,032 for winter elk feeding at its first auction of shed elk antlers at the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County.
Meeting on proposed elk-hunting rules - Oct. 06, 2008
OLYMPIA - State wildlife officials will attend a public meeting Oct. 17 in Packwood to discuss proposed changes in elk-hunting rules to help control crop damage and other problems caused by foraging elk in the Cowlitz River Valley.
Volunteers wanted to help facilitate elk hunts near Mount St. Helens - Jul. 25, 2008
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking volunteers to participate in a cooperative arrangement that gave hunters access to approximately 262,000 acres of private timberlands near Mount St. Helens last year.
Master Hunters Invited to Meeting in Ellensburg on Elk Area 3911 - Jul. 14, 2008
Master hunters and area landowners are invited to attend a meeting July 29 in Ellensburg to discuss new projects and potential boundary changes in Elk Area 3911, located near Ellensburg in Kittitas County.
