Youth in Clark County will once again have the special opportunity to hunt pheasants this month thanks to an ongoing partnership between the Vancouver Wildlife League (VWL) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
On Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, Sept. 15, volunteers from VWL, with support from WDFW’s hunter education program, will host their annual youth pheasant hunt. The event will be held at two locations on WDFW’s Shillapoo Wildlife Area near Vancouver:
- On LaFrambois Road near the Vancouver Lake boat launch site on the Vancouver Lake Unit.
- On Lower River Road, past Frenchman’s Bar, near Caterpillar Island on the Shillapoo South Unit.
Advance registration is not required. Youth up to 15 can sign up for the day’s hunt by arriving at either location between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. A firearms safety discussion will take place before hunters head into the field, with hunting allowed only after 8 a.m. each day. Youth hunters without dogs will be paired with VWL volunteers who have hunting dogs. VWL will provide a lunch for all youth hunters.
For additional information, including Hunter Education requirements, regulations, and more, visit our news release.
Notice of Photography and/or Videography. When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography and/or videography (which includes audio recording) may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such photography and/or videography and their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you prefer not to have your photo and/or video taken, please inform WDFW staff immediately upon arrival. Staff will provide a sticker or tape for you to wear. You must wear the sticker/tape at all times. WDFW will make an effort to edit or remove any photos and/or video of you in which the sticker/tape is present. Any photos and/or videos posted in error will be immediately edited or removed upon request.
Due to the nature of audio recording that is a necessary part of videography, WDFW cannot warrant that outside/ambient audio from other individuals won’t be captured and released as part of said videography. All parties attending such an event consent to WDFW using such outside/ambient audio recording as part of any videography process.