Game Management Division Budget for Fiscal Years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001
By: Dave Ware
Where the Money Comes From - Game Management Division Source of Funds:
| Federal Aid: Pittman-Robertson Act federal excise tax on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment | $ 1,471,000 |  |
| Licenses: Hunter license and tag fees collected by WDFW | 2,005,000 | |
| Pheasant: Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement | 851,000 | |
| Duck stamp: Habitat acquisition/enhancement | 387,000 | |
| Raffles/Auctions: Big game projects | 250,000 | |
| General Fund: | ||
| A) Southwestern Washington Goose Management | 195,000 | |
| B) Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program | 404,000 | |
| C) Waterfowl Management | 99,000 | |
| D) Elk Survey Enhancement | 100,000 | |
| Total Two Year Budget | $ 5,762,000 | |
| Where the Money is Spent - Game Management Division expenditures: | ||
| Administration | $ 194,000 |  |
| Hunting Pamphlets | 130,000 | |
| Upland Game/Furbearer Management | 292,000 | |
| Game Farm | 687,000 | |
| Pheasant Enhancement | 851,000 | |
| Deer/Elk Management | 1,066,000 | |
| Auction/Raffle | 110,000 | |
| Migratory Bird Management | 725,000 | |
| Duck Stamp | 387,000 | |
| Dusky Goose Management | 195,000 | |
| Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program | 404,000 | |
| Black bear, Cougar, Sheep, Goat and Moose | 330,000 | |
| Sheep and Moose Auction/Raffle | 258,000 | |
| Game Survey Coordination and Data Analysis | 133,000 | |
| Total | $ 5,762,000 | |
Accomplishments:
Besides the normal activities of the Game Management Division that are completed annually such as conducting wildlife surveys, establishing recommendations for hunting seasons, and conducting hunter surveys to estimate harvest and hunter effort some other significant accomplishments were completed. Here are a few highlights:
A new three year hunting season package for the years 2000-2002 was passed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
The Game Management Advisory Council, a group of 20 private citizens, was very active in advising the Department about hunting season issues as the three year package was being developed.
Game Species Status Reports are produced each year and are available to the public.
Many game species population management programs were accomplished through trapping and transplanting of elk at Hanford, bighorn sheep from British Columbia, wild turkeys from Iowa and within state, and sharp-tailed grouse from Idaho and the Colville Tribe.
The eastern Washington pheasant enhancement program resulted in the release of 20,000 pheasants per year in eastern Washington and provided about $120,000 in habitat grants.
The Migratory Bird Stamp program initiated several new habitat projects for morning doves, in addition to completing waterfowl orientated projects throughout the state.
Population estimates for buck deer are being improved through a buck mortality study and elk population estimates are being improved through more intensive surveys in the Olympic, north and south Rainier herds in cooperation with treaty tribes.
Coordinated State/Tribal Elk Herd Plans will be completed by the December 2000. Public comment opportunities will be announced and available on the agency’s Web site.
A trapping fact sheet has been developed to answer questions about Initiative 713 which would ban the use of foot hold traps. The Division is participating in a trap testing program with the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to address humane trapping techniques.
This is the third edition of Game Trails with fall hunting season prospects and game division information. This form of communication greatly enhances the agency’s ability to provide information to the public.
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