October 31, 2003

• Comments sought on sage-grouse recovery plan
• WDFW publishes final comments on hatchery genetic management plans
• WDFW taking public comment on 2004-05 sport fishing rules package

October 30, 2003

• WDFW seeks comment on proposal to add orcas to state endangered list

October 24, 2003

• WDFW explains future Upper Columbia steelhead fisheries at Nov. 7, 2003 public meeting in Pateros
• Mason County man pleads guilty to shellfish theft

October 21, 2003

• Annual sport sturgeon limit to drop next spring
• Razor clam dig approved Oct. 24-26, 2003 on three beaches
• Colockum Wildlife Area users must use alternative to closed Tarpiscan Road

October 17, 2003

• Public comments sought on salmon recovery plan document

October 13, 2003

• WDFW plants 400 large cutthroat in Munn Lake
• Major fish kill on Hood Canal highlights importance of fishing closure

October 9, 2003

• High catch rates lead to Puget Sound, Hood Canal sport crab fishery closures, Oct. 15, 2003
• Work to limit access to WDFW boat ramps at Potholes

October 8, 2003

• Fish and Wildlife, Spokane County, UW to receive state planning award

October 7, 2003

• Razor clam dig tentatively set for late October
• 41 elk moved from St. Helens to North Cascades
• Upper Columbia and several tributaries will open for hatchery steelhead fishing

October 6, 2003

• Washington's most popular hunting season opens Oct. 11, 2003

October 3, 2003

• Public invited to first meeting of Puget Sound fisheries group