February 27, 2002

• Fish and Wildlife officer honored with Garfield County's "Peace Officer of the Year" award

February 25, 2002

• Razor clam dig cleared to begin Wednesday

February 22, 2002

• Deadline for spring turkey raffle extended

February 21, 2002

• Sturgeon anglers face new retention limits

February 20, 2002

• Spring turkey hunting raffle deadline is Feb. 24, 2002

February 15, 2002

• Draft Yakima elk plan available for public review

February 13, 2002

• WDFW's television program, "Wild About Washington," now online

February 12, 2002

• Upcoming crab closures include all gear, not just pots

February 11, 2002

• Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts 2002-03 sport fishing rules, steelhead restrictions
• State's growing peregrine falcon population leads WDFW to consider status reclassification

February 7, 2002

• Sullivan Lake bighorn sheep winter feeding stopped for season due to cougars
• Pre-season salmon management planning under way

February 1, 2002

• Washington man sentenced in illegal shellfish case
• Updated rotenone policy, 2002-2003 sportifsh rules and sharks among Feb. 8-9, 2002 Commission meeting topics
• Selective fishing beginning on large returning Columbia River spring chinook run