Plenty of Good Reasons to Renew Fishing and Hunting Licenses Soon

By Justin Stakes

Olympia, WA -(AmmoLand.com)- Several fisheries are set to open in the weeks ahead, and the year’s first hunting season isn’t far behind.

With a new season of outdoor adventures about to begin, Washingtonians might want to consider purchasing 2016-17 fishing and hunting licenses before current licenses expire at midnight March 31.

The cost of fishing and hunting licenses remains the same as last year, and most annual licenses include a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) vehicle-access pass. That pass allows people to use and park at more than 700 WDFW water access sites and 33 wildlife areas throughout the state. More licensing information is available at http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/.

Meanwhile, several outdoor opportunities are available in the coming weeks, including:

• Columbia River spring chinook: A boat angler fishing the lower Columbia River caught the first spring chinook salmon of the season in early February. Plenty more will be caught in the weeks ahead as the region’s first major salmon fishery of the year picks up speed.

• Razor clams: A razor clam dig at Long Beach continues through March, and another is scheduled March …Read the Rest

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