The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is proposing changes in the way random drawings are conducted for special-hunt permits. If approved by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission this April, these changes would take effect prior to the special-hunt drawings for the 2010 hunting season. 

2010 Spring black bear applications due March 12, 2010
Spring black bear applications for the 2010 bear drawing are now on sale. The cost of the application fee is $6.50 for residents and $60.50 for non-residents. Hunters must submit their application by 11:59 PM March 12, 2010.

Bighorn sheep and pneumonia
Like other wildlife, bighorn sheep are subject to periodic disease outbreaks. A respiratory disease that takes a toll on wild bighorns is pneumonia.
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