NE Washington

What do the deer, elk and moose populations look like in Washington, and are they being properly managed? Those are a few of the questions Senate Bill 5960 looks to answer.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said last week it is considering a period of evaluation following repeated livestock depredations.  This comes following a series of depredations in the Kettle Mountains of Ferry County that left one calf dead, three calves injured and one wolf dead.  Th...

Ask the Washington ranching community, and they’ll tell you about the struggles they continue to have with gray wolves.  In response, NE Washington Representative Andrew Engell has introduced legislation he says will manage the animals properly.  The Freshman ...

The region has seen quite a change from Mother Nature over the past couple of weeks, with cooler temperatures and stormy conditions. In fact the past 10 days or so, the PNW has seen storms roll in from the Pacific on average every 36 to 48 hours ...

Aja Bridge says farmers markets are a great way to not only taste local food, but talk with those responsible for growing those products. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

What is the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife going to do about the Wedge wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state? That question remains nearly a week after additional depredations were attributed to the pack. Last weekend, WDFW said seven more cattle were attacked on private pasture land; leaving all cows with injuries ...

What’s to be done about the growing wolf population in Washington, and the growing number of depredations attributed to those wolves?   Northeast Washington representative Joel Kretz, says for producers to protect their livelihood and their income, they need to know where the wolves are.  That’s w...

Governor Jay Inslee is asking the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill fewer wolves in the northeast corner of the state.  In a letter written to Director Kelly Susewind this week, Inslee asked that changes be made to the gray wolf recovery program to increase the reliance on non-lethal methods and to “significantly” reduce the need of lethal removal of wolves.  Inslee said th.

The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced this week two Ag groups will receive grant money for non-lethal wolf deterrent efforts.   The Cattle Producers of Washington will receive $144,908 for a project that involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties.  Me...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced this week two Ag groups will receive grant money for non-lethal wolf deterrent efforts.   The Cattle Producers of Washington will receive $144,908 for a project that involves using conflict specialists to address wolf issues in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Okanogan counties.  Me...