Washington DFW Restricts Target Shooting on Wenas Wildlife Area

By Vanessa Torres

Washington -(Ammoland.com)- Land managers for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are restricting target shooting on the Wenas Wildlife Area and are asking recreationists throughout the state to take care to avoid sparking a wildfire.

With drought conditions across the state, anyone heading outdoors for the long Memorial Day weekend should be aware of fire risks, said Clay Sprague, manager of the WDFW lands division. Information about local fire-danger is available at http://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/firedanger/BurnRisk.aspx .

“It’s essential that we protect public lands for both recreation and wildlife habitat,” Sprague said.

Effective May 22 through Sept. 30, target shooting will be restricted on the Wenas Wildlife Area to the hours between sunrise and 10 a.m., when the risk of starting a wildfire is less severe.

The department has restricted target shooting on the wildlife area, located between Yakima and Ellensburg, every year since 2012. This year’s restriction takes effect earlier in the year and reduces by one hour the number of hours per day that target shooting is allowed, said Cindi Confer Morris, manager …read more

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