Michael Wright

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

Bass, pike, walleye and lake trout may soon become fair game in parts of Idaho for anglers who prefer shooting spears to baiting hooks. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is proposing to allow spearfishing for certain non-native game fish species across the state. In North Idaho, the agency’s proposal would allow anglers to spear northern pike, walleye and lake trout in Lake Pend Oreille and Upper Priest Lake. Farther south, officials are proposing more generalized seasons on bass and walleye.

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Michael Wright

Despite Major League Baseball's insistence on playing meaningful games in March, April is still a month marked by opening days. Turkey hunting seasons opened on Tuesday in Idaho and Washington. Spring bear hunting opened in Idaho this month, too, complete with a new bear identification course requirement. On April 26, Washington anglers will celebrate their own opening day.

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

Despite Major League Baseball’s insistence on playing meaningful games in March, April is still a month marked by opening days. Turkey hunting seasons opened on Tuesday in Idaho and Washington. Spring bear hunting opened in Idaho this month, too, complete with a new bear identification course requirement. On April 26, Washington anglers will celebrate their own opening day.

2 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Michael Wright

Shawn Humphrey had always wanted to kill a big bull elk in the Wenaha unit in northeastern Oregon. The unit on the Washington-Oregon border in the Blue Mountains offers some the state’s most coveted elk hunting. Tags are doled out only by special drawing. For 23 years, Humphrey, who lives in Hermiston, applied for a tag. In 2021, he finally drew an archery tag. He and his son, Cody, hunted the area with Elgin-based outfitter Brian Sanders that fall. Cody killed an elk, but Shawn didn’t.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Michael Wright

Apr. 8—Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson named three people to the state Fish and Wildlife Commission late Monday afternoon, reappointing two commissioners and bringing on one newcomer. In a news release, Ferguson's office announced it had reappointed commissioners Jim Anderson of Pierce County and Molly Linville of Douglas County, both of whom had terms that expired on Jan. 1. The third appointment went to Victor Garcia of Skagit County, who will replace former commissioner Tim Ragen.