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| FACTS ABOUT WILDLIFE........ An excerpt from "The National Shooting Sports Foundation" Some people oppose hunting because they feel that by preserving wildlife, it will increase. Wildlife, however, is a resource that cannot be stockpiled. If any annual overabundance of game is not harvested, nature often takes over in a cruel and harsh way. Weather, more than any other factor, often decides the fate of wildlife. Just as wildlife will flourish under ideal weather conditions–mild winters and bountiful springs–the opposite is true when seasons are harsh. In a harsh winter, when oversized white-tailed deer herds deplete all available food, merciless death by slow starvation is inevitable. Predators attack the young and hunger-weakened stragglers. Disease and parasites add to the toll. Most often, the end result is a weak, unhealthy herd with far fewer deer than would be present if hunters had taken a reasonable surplus in the fall. Research shows that a healthy white-tailed deer herd, reasonably sized to make the most of available habitat, can be reduced each year by as much as 40 percent with no ill effect on the future population. Hunters in most states rarely take more than 15 percent of the herds. Yet, if left alone, a white-tailed deer herd can double in size in only two years, quickly deplete available food supplies and face certain mass die-offs. This management concept is even more evident with gamebirds. Quail has an annual mortality rate of 75 to 80 percent whether it is hunted or not. Dove and pheasant populations are likewise regulated far more by factors of feed, cover and weather, than by hunting. It is apparent that hunting is a useful part of today’s wise game management practices. By teaming habitat improvement with carefully regulated hunting seasons and bag limits, our professional conservationists make sure that hunters take only the surplus of game populations. An overabundance of any one species can cause a shortage of food and an increase in the spread of diseases. Hunters help to regulate and maintain wildlife while not affecting future populations. |
| The Ethical Hunter...... Ethical hunters are defined by their own sense of respect, honor, safety and fairness. Hunters who behave irresponsibly pose a greater threat to the future of hunting than any anti-hunting group. Read the full Pamphlet. |
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2007-2008 Official Hunting Hours for Game Animals and Forest Grouse* September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008 |
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Public Conduct in Wildlife Areas and Access Sites Owned or Controlled by the Department of Fish and Wildlife The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) developed a package of new rules for public conduct on WDFW wildlife areas and water- access sites to protect fish and wildlife resources and ensure public safety through establishment of a new chapter (13) in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 232. At its Dec. 7 meeting, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a number of the proposed rules and deferred action on three others. View New Rules for Public Conduct |