Washington DFW will Shift Pheasant Releases due to Fire Damage

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

OLYMPIA –-(Ammoland.com)-– State wildlife managers plan to release thousands of pheasants at the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area in Thurston County this year, but not in the area ravaged by a wildfire that swept across 345 acres south of the creek last month.

The 926-acre wildlife area, owned by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), has attracted pheasant hunters from around the region for more than 50 years. With hunting seasons drawing near, the department plans to distribute the 4,000 birds typically released there each season in a new way.

“Fortunately, firefighters prevented the blaze from jumping Scatter Creek, so we can still have a hunting season in the wildlife area,” said Christopher White, WDFW pheasant manager for the wildlife area. “We had to improvise a bit, but we think this distribution will support a good hunt this year.”

Rather than divide the birds between the northern and southern sections as in previous years, WDFW will release 3,500 pheasants north of Scatter Creek, White said. Another 500 birds will be redirected to nearby release sites at Lincoln Creek, Skookumchuck and …Read the Rest

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