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Eastern Washington Pheasant Release Program Whatcom Pend Oreille Okanogan Skagit Ferry Stevens 2 Snohomish Clallam Mill Creek 1 Chelan Jeerson 4 Douglas Lincoln Spokane Kitsap King Grays Spokane Harbor Ephrata Mason 6 Kittitas Pierce Montesano Olympia Grant Adams Whitman Thurston Yakima Pacic Lewis 5 Franklin Yakima Gareld Columbia Cowlitz Skamania 3 Benton Asotin Wahkiakum Walla Walla Clark Klickitat 5 Vancouver EASTERN WASHINGTON PHEASANT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM Over the past two decades Eastern Each year thousands of pheasants Eastern Washington Washington has been experiencing are released on lands accessible to Regional Offices: a decline in pheasant harvest. the public. The Eastern Washington Habitat loss has been identified as release sites are shown on the maps REGION 1 the leading factor for the decline. To in this pamphlet. Rooster pheasants (509) 892-1001 address the loss of habitat WDFW are released to supplement harvest. 2315 North Discovery Place initiated an aggressive habitat Birds are released for youth and Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566 enhancement program. To fund general season openers. We do not this program the Legislature in 1997 provide other release dates because REGION 2 created the Eastern Washington we want to minimize crowding at (509) 754-4624 Pheasant Enhancement Fund. the release sites and promote hunter 1550 Alder St. NW ethics. Ephrata, WA 98823-9699 The Eastern Washington Pheasant Enhancement Fund is a dedicated To protect other wildlife species REGION 3 (509) 575-2740 funding source. The fund is including waterfowl and raptors, 1701 S 24th Ave. used solely for pheasant habitat non-toxic shot is required for all Yakima, WA 98902-5720 enhancement on public and private upland bird, dove and band-tailed lands and for the purchase of pigeon on all pheasant release sites REGION 5 rooster pheasants that are released statewide. (360) 696-6211 on lands accessible to the public. 5525 S 11th Street Ridgefield, WA 98642 Habitat protection and enhancement continues to be Primary Pheasant Zone WDFW’s primary tool to maintain pheasant populations and hunting Whatcom Pend opportunity. San Juan Okanogan Oreille Skagit Ferry Steven To hunt pheasants in Eastern Island Washington a small game license is Clallam Snohomish Chelan required. The small game license is Jefferson Douglas Kitsap Lincoln Spokane $40.50, it is $22.00 if purchased with King Mason any big game license. Youths under Grays Kittitas Adams Pierce Grant 16 years old can purchase the small Whitman game license for $ 18.50, or $8.80 Thurston Pacific Lewis with a big game license. Franklin Garfield Benton Yakima Columbia Cowlitz Wahkiakum Skamania Walla Walla Asotin Klickitat Clark WDFW 526 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SMALL GAME HUNTERS To protect other wildlife species including waterfowl and raptors, nontoxic shot is required for all upland bird, dove and band-tailed pigeon hunting on all pheasant release sites statewide. If you hunt any of these release sites, you may use only approved nontoxic shot (either in shotshells or as loose shot for muzzleloading). Use of lead shot is regulated on some wildlife areas. See Migratory Waterfowl and Upland Game Seasons pamphlet for more information. Eastern Washington Pheasant Release Program The number of pheasants released on each site is based on several factors including the estimated numbers of hunters using those sites. County Site Ferry Sherman Creek Lincoln/Spokane Fishtrap Lake Whitman John Henley Central Ferry HMU Garfield Willow Bar/Rice Bar Columbia Hartsock Unit Chelan Swakane Canyon Chelan Butte Asotin Asotin WMA Walla Walla Mill Creek HMU Hollebeke HMU Okanogan Bureau of Reclamation (Kline/Hegdahl) Chiliwist Grant Banks Lake Steamboat Rock Gloyd Seeps Quincy Buckshot Lower Crab Creek Yakima Sunnyside Kittitas Colockum HQ Wenas Whiskey Dick Franklin Big Flat HMU Hope Valley Lost Island Klickitat Finn Ridge Road Goldendale Hatchery Gun Club Property REGION ONE PHEASANT HUNTING INFORMATION REGION ONE The best pheasant hunting in Region One is along the breaks of the Snake River and other major streams in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, and Walla Walla counties. This part of the state has retained a stable pheasant population over the years. Similar population of pheasants can be found near irrigated farms of the Columbia and Yakima river basin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers own many of the pheasant release sites in these counties. The sites are managed for wildlife as part of the Snake and Columbia River dam mitigation. In addition to public lands, WDFW’s Private Lands Access Program has over 300,000 acres of private land open for hunting under access agreements in Region 1. A small number of pheasants are released on some of these lands. For maps and information about private and public hunting lands, please visit WDFW's online mapping REGION 1 program Go Hunt at www. (509) 892-1001 wdfw.wa.gov/mapping/gohunt. 2315 N Discovery PL Spokane Valley, WA 99216 REGION 1 SHERMAN CREEK RELEASE SITE « W. Kettle 20 Kettle Falls Falls The Sherman Creek Wildlife Area and release sites can be SHERMAN CREEK found by going west on Hwy 20 20 . RELEASE SITE y from the town of Colville. After w crossing the Columbia River, H m head south and west on Hwy u i l 20, then south on Inchelium e h c HWY to the Sherman Creek In release site. 3 395 SHERMAN CREEK RELEASE SITE Ferry County, Washington NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED ON DESIGNATED 20 W. Kettle Kettle Falls RELEASE AREA Falls 20 r e v i R a i b m u l o C 20 Sh 3 erm an Cr eek Sherman Creek Point . y w H m u Franklin D. i l e Roosevelt Lake h c n I To Inchelium SHERMAN CREEK RELEASE SITE REGION 1 FISHTRAP LAKE RELEASE SITE To Cheney, Spokane « Sprague FISHTRAP LAKE Moses Lake Ritzville RELEASE SITE The Fishtrap Lake release site can be found by following 90 the signs to Fishtrap Lake from I-90. The Fishtrap exit is approximately 8 miles east of 395 Sprague and is between the towns of Sprague and Cheney. To Pasco, Tri-Cities FISHTRAP LAKE To Cheney, RELEASE SITE Spokane Lincoln/Spokane County, 90 Washington Fishtrap NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED d a o ON DESIGNATED R . d n RELEASE AREA R p w o o r o L B y J e l l FISHTRAP LAKE a V RELEASE SITE e k Fisht u rap L R d. e Miller k a Ranch Rd. L p . a d tr R h . s y Fi w d R Parking H e h u c Area 90 g n ra a p R S To Ritzville, Moses Lake REGION 1 JOHN HENLEY RELEASE SITE To Pullman To Othello Washtunca Gordon 26 « 127 P Hooper a l o u s e R i 261 v e r . Rd From Washtunca, head east on on ny a Hwy. 26 and from Colfax, head JOHN C HENLEY west on Hwy 26. At the town of Hooper turn south on Hammer r Snake Rive Grade Road. Turn right on Long Hollow Road and continue south 12 to the release site. Starbuck Gordon Hooper 26 Old St. Rt 26 JOHN HENLEY RELEASE SITE Whitman County, Washington . NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED ON DESIGNATED RELEASE AREA . Hammer Grade Rd Canyon Rd . JOHN HENLEY HMU RELEASE SITE . Little Goose Dam Little Goose Dam Rd Little Goose Dam Rd . est Lake W Little Goose Dam Rd Texas Rapids Recreation Area REGION 1 CENTRAL FERRY HMU RELEASE SITE The Central Ferry site is one of several areas « WASHINGTON along the Snake River r e v i R managed by the e IDAHO s u CENTRAL FERRY US Army Corps of Engineers (COE). o l To Othello a P To reach the site from Othelio, travel 26 127 east on Highway 26, then south on Pullman Highway 127 at the town of Dusty. To 261 JOHN HENLEY reach the site from Spokane, head WILLOW BAR south on Highway 395 to the town of e River nak Colfax, then go west on Hwy 26 to S 12 Starbuck Pomeroy Dusty, then travel south on Hwy 127. 12 From the Tri-Cities head south on Hwy To Pasco, 126 Kennewick, Lewiston 12 to the town of Burbank, then east on T & Richland u Dayton HARTSOCK c a Hwy 124 to the town of Waitsburg , n Clarkston 124 n o fromthere head east on Hwy 12 through n R iv thetown of Dayton to the very small e PINTLER CREEK r 129 12 townof Dodge. From Dodge travel MILL CREEK Anatone north on Hwy 127. The site is east of Walla Walla Hwy 127 and Central Ferry State Park on WASHINGTON the north side of the Snake River. OREGON 127 CENTRAL FERRY HMU RELEASE SITE Central Ferry Road NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED ON DESIGNATED RELEASE AREA Central Ferry St. Park Lake Bryan 127 DeadmanLower Road CENTRAL FERRY HMU 9 mi. to RELEASE SITE US 12 Whitman County, Washington REGION 1 WILLOW BAR AND RICE BAR This site is one of several areas along HMU RELEASE SITE the Snake River « managed by the US To Colfax Army Corps of Engineers (COE). To 20 reach the site from Othello, travel east To Washtucna 127 RICE BAR on Highway 26, then south on Highway RELEASE SITE 127 at the town of Dusty. To reach the site from Spokane, head WILLOW BAR south on Highway 395 to the town RELEASE SITE of Colfax, then go west on Hwy 26 to R Snake iver Dusty, then travel south on Hwy 127. From the town of Dayton, head east on Hwy 12 to the very small town of D Central ower eadma Dodge. From Dodge travel north on L n R Ferry o a d Hwy 127.
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