WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT – The beat goes on for Washington Fish and Wildlife police in the 10 far-eastern counties, according to the weekly report obtained today.  Illegal possession of painted turtles, dispatching injured deer, citing anglers from Hog Canyon to the Grande Ronde all were in the mix.

Read on for a sampling of what they did last week:

• An angler cited previously for using two poles at Hog Canyon Lake, which is not open to two-pole fishing, was cited again when caught in a repeat performance.
• Two youths shooting in the no-shooting zone around Hog Canyon were warned.
• A Cheney man was cited for possession western painted turtles. The person had been warned last summer.
• One officer met with landowners to work on allowing more public access for hunting.
• Two officers were tied up for most of two days in a jury trial that ultimately convicted a man of hunting elk without a license.
• An investigation continued in the unlawful killing of a bobcat in northwest Stevens County.
• Possible wolf sightings in the Mill Canyon area of Lincoln County were investigated.
• One Spokane-area officer received six calls regarding moose last week.  He had a master hunter who was drawn for a moose damage permit respond to one of the aggressive moose cases.  The moose put the slip on the hunter for three days.
• Numerous mule deer carcasses along the upper Grande Ronde River. They appeared to have died from a disease.  A carcass was collected and delivered to WSU for diagnostics. 
• An injured deer was put down after it was reported running around Liberty Lake with its stomach ripped open.
• An elk Hot Spot hunt was initiated to reduce crop damage in the Almota area of Whitman County, while officers dealt with elk damage issues in at least three other areas. 
• Violations were found among steelheaders on the Grande Ronde River.

Officers also dealt with people littering, hydraulic code violations, people allowing their dogs to chase deer and moose, and one man smoking marijuana – in front of his little kids.