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Fish & Feathers Violating WDFW rules can cost big bucks

With the distinct possibility of a 10 percent increase in the cost 2017-2018 hunting licenses, there will probably…

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Crooked Creek, Willapa shoreline join conserved lands

LONG BEACH — Two significant acreages have been added to the local inventory of conservation land, a Vancouver-based…

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Fish & Feathers Now is the time make concealed weapon permits reciprocal in all 50 states

Building on the often-used theme “make America great again,” don’t you think it is time to make concealed…

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2016 Christmas Bird Count gages populations on refuge, Peninsula

PENINSULA — Dec. 17, 2016, was the big day for making birds of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge…

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Study: Use smart phones for recreational anglers’ salmon/steelhead catch reporting

In the near future, recreational anglers could report their salmon or steelhead catch on their smart phone, giving…

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Ice paints Peninsula in winter colors

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Flashy visitors found on Benson Beach

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT — The ocean offered up a unique holiday gift in the form of rare critters (for…

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Swans galore this winter on Long Beach Peninsula

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding area on the Long Beach Peninsula provide a resting place and refuge…

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Fish & Feathers: WDFW proposes license increases for 2017-19

As reported in last week’s Chinook Observer, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is proposing an increase…

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Senator calls for public input on fishing, hunting license fee increases

OLYMPIA — Sen. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, is calling for hunters and fishers to weigh in on the proposed…

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