The Spokesman-Review guide to hunting deer, elk, turkey, waterfowl, upland birds and other game across Eastern Washington and North Idaho with special reports, harvest outlooks and best bets for a successful hunt.
Big game hunters in Eastern Washington faces a host of uncertainties this year, including the lingering impacts of a drought, forest fires and the outbreak of two wildlife diseases. Biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say there will still be opportunity to fill a tag.
This waterfowl season is difficult to predict, as the USFWS Waterfowl Breeding Duck Population and Habitat Survey was canceled for the second time because of the COVID virus.
The trends make it easy to be pessimistic about upland bird hunting seasons in Eastern Washington. But a hunter with a bird dog has at least one compelling reason to go out. With some planning, foot work and luck – they’ll both be fulfilled, and perhaps pleasantly surprised.
