Department of Fish and Wildlife release
Good luck big game hunters!
The controlled hunt draw results will be posted by June 20, and here's a reminder about how to check your results online. We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for you – except when we type.
Our workshops and events calendar is filling up with:
Find more details, including how to register.
Spring is the perfect time for wildlife watching. Some animals are still migrating and there are plenty of babies about. While you're watching, use the iNaturalist app to identify and record the animals you see. Your information contributes valuable data to help improve wildlife conservation. Learn more about how to participate in the iNaturalist project.
Speaking of young wildlife, you might come across a fledging bird on the ground, or a deer or elk calf hidden in the grass and be tempted to "help." But don't! It's likely these animals haven't been abandoned or orphaned; mom is probably nearby waiting for you to leave so she can return to her young. Learn more about why to leave these young animals alone.
Last week we listed just a few of the options. We'll repeat that list this week just in case you ran out of time to do them all:
Once you've decided what to do, check the zone reports to figure out where to do it.
Marine Board's Opportunities and Access Report incorporates information from federal and state agencies, local facility operators and fellow boaters to provide up-to-date information so boaters can decide where to recreate and what to expect this season. Subscribe to receive email updates.