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Area 1 Bird information
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Ferry County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 1277) (Geese - 369) (Pheasants - 571) (Grouse - 10993) (Quail - 1319)
Columbia River
Location: The entire East side of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Colville National Forest
Location: The entire West side of the county
What: Grouse and Turkeys
How: Hunt any of the forest roads. The more inaccessible the road, the better the hunting.
Stevens County -
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 2205) (Geese - 1202) (Pheasants - 905) (Grouse - 24392) (Quail - 556)
Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Refuge
Location: Just East of Colville on HWY 20
What: Grouse and Turkey
How: Large area set aside for hunting birds and big game. Lots of pheasants and the area is growing greater and greater populations of turkeys.
Columbia River
Location: The entire West side of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Pend Oreille County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 4400) (Geese - 1194) (Pheasants - 0) (Grouse - 11027) (Quail - 9)
Pend Orielle River
Location: The entire middle of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Kaniksu National Forest
Location: The entire East side of the county
What: Grouse and Turkeys
How: Hunt any of the forest roads. The more inaccessible the road, the better the hunting.
Colville National Forest
Location: The entire West side of the county
What: Grouse and Turkeys
How: Hunt any of the forest roads. The more inaccessible the road, the better the hunting.
Lincoln County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 5464) (Geese - 5260) (Pheasants - 1496) (Grouse - 435) (Quail - 4483)
Columbia River
Location: The entire Northeast side of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area
Location: Twenty miles west of Davenport off HWY 2 to Creston South rd which runs straight to Swanson Lake.
What: Ducks, Geese, Quail and Pheasants
How: Ponds are good for waterfowl if they have not dried up by waterfowl season. Great unit for pheasants and other upland birds. The area is patchwork public and private. Pay attention to the signs and do not trespass.
Columbia River
Location: The entire Northeast side of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Columbia River
Location: The entire Northwest side of the county
What: Ducks, Geese, and Turkeys
How: Big water waterfowling. Set up in any leeward cove along the river and wait for waterfowl trading back and forth. Numerous areas to set up in. Turkeys can also be found along the shoreline. Do not trespass!
Spokane County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 6151) (Geese - 5281) (Pheasants - 4444) (Grouse - 5110) (Quail - 5549)
Fishtrap Lake
Location: Just off Fish trap road between Cheney and Sprague
What: Pheasants and waterfowl
How: BLM land near the lake holds pheasants which were released by the WDFW just before the youth September pheasant season. There are also 7000 acres of land with trails interspersed throughout. Tons of little wetlands and ponds to jump shoot or set out dekes. Go in at either W. Scroggle Rd. Valley rd on the North side has a boat launch. All along the old state highway has numerous access points to get into the unit.
Whitman County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 6503) (Geese - 1532) (Pheasants - 12766) (Grouse - 183) (Quail - 7059)
Snake River
Location: The entire southern portion of Whitman county
What: Ducks, Geese, Chuckar, pheasant and quail
How: The river holds a bounty of waterfowling opportunities. Set up anywhere you can hide up against vegetation or rock outcropping. The dam sections will be deep slow moving water above and fast moving water below. Use an appropriate sized boat. There are numerous outcroppings along the river that hold coveys of quail, chuckar, and pheasant. Do not trespass. Make sure the areas you hunt are public access.
Walla Walla County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 28568) (Geese - 4121) (Pheasants - 10582) (Grouse - 1538) (Quail - 4982)
McNary Wildlife Area
Location: Just East of the TriCities and South of the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers. Fee unit
What: Ducks and Geese
How: There are a few different units in this area. The largest one is a fee unit and is by reservation. Great info can be found at http://www.fws.gov/midcolumbiariver/morehunt.htm
Lake Sacajawea
Location: 10 miles NE of Burbank either North of HWY 124 or South of Pasco-Kahlotus Rd. This is the lake behind Ice Harbor Dam
What: Ducks and Geese
How: Lake of the Snake River will hold a number of waterfowl. Hunt waterfowl here in the lee sides of coves and eddies. Boat put ins at Chabonneau Park, Levey Park, off Herman Rd and Fishook Park.
Columbia County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 1286) (Geese - 189) (Pheasants - 3391) (Grouse - 1478) (Quail - 4274)
WT Wooten Wildlife Area
Location: Near Pomeroy. Off of Hwy 12, go South on the Tucannon Rd. Approx 15 miles
What: Pheasant, Quail, Hungarian Partridge
How: Over 11,000 Acres to hunt. Prime Blue Mountains property.
Garfield County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 1679) (Geese - 360) (Pheasants - 3970) (Grouse - 0) (Quail - 2207)
No information at this time
Asotin County –
2006 Harvest = (Ducks - 1020) (Geese - 189) (Pheasants - 1347) (Grouse - 889) (Quail - 519)
Asotin Wildlife Area
Location: 25 miles East of Asotin up the Asotin Rd
What: Pheasants, Quail, Hungarian Partridge
How: 12,300 acres of prime upland bird habitat.
Chief Timothy Wildlife Unit
Location: 7 miles west of Clarkston, Washington, on U.S. Highway 12
What: Ducks and Geese and Pheasant
How: 72 Acres to set up for ducks and geese on the Snake. Area owned and maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. WDFW releases pheasants here just before the youth hunt in September.