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Wildlife Reports
September
22
Region
5 Wildlife Areas
Klickitat Wildlife Area: Campground Ford: Manager VanLeuven completed
armoring the ford in the creek bed at Canyon Creek Loop Campground, as well
as putting rock on the road approaching the ford. This brings the road into
compliance with state law regarding fish habitat protection and takes care of
one of the two most critical action items in the Road Maintenance and Abandonment
Plan for the Klickitat Wildlife Area. Two old signs were replaced at the ford,
reaffirming "No Unauthorized Vehicles Beyond This Point" as this road
is only kept open for WDFW management and fire access.
Volunteers: Manager VanLeuven met with the Goldendale chapter of Trout Unlimited. VanLeuven distributed volunteer sign-up forms to interested members of the group and read through the pertinent policies with them. Copies of the WDFW Volunteer Manual were provided to the group to circulate.
Game
Management Division
Annual PR Reports: Biologists Anderson, Holman, Miller, and Prince completed
the annual Pitman-Robertson Reports for bear, deer, mountain goats, and elk
in Region 5. The reports summarize many aspects of Regional management for these
species including: harvest, hunting effort, survey methods and results, population
trends, habitat condition, etc. Those interested in researching WDFW game management
activities as described in the PR reports can access an archive of these reports
on the Hunting page of WDFW's website. The documents are available from 1998-2007
under the heading of Game Status and Trend Reports.
Deer/Elk Archery Season: Biologist Anderson reports that the deer and elk archery season to date in the south Cascades has been slow. Hot and dry conditions have prevailed through the first 3 weeks of the season and hunters report little movement of animals during the day. Hunter pressure has been low in the Wind River (574) unit and pressure is moderate to high in the southern half of the Lewis River (560) unit.
Wildlife
Diversity Division
Columbia White Tail Deer Translocation: District Wildlife Biologist Miller
spent part of the week securing supplies to update the animal flight bags for
the Cowlitz tribe CWT deer relocation. USFWS paid for 12 bags and donated them
to WDFW with the agreement that they would be used for future deer projects.
The bags need updating on the restraining straps and lifting mechanism to transport
the animals safely and ease operation for the crew. A vendor for the hardware
was found and an order will be placed soon.
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