OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting public input on proposed updates to landowner hunting permits offered on private properties in Grant and Spokane counties following changes to their ownership and management.
7,880 acres of private property previously accessible through the Buckrun landowner hunting permit program in Grant County has been sold. The property owners retained 30,213 acres, resulting in a 20% reduction in acreage available for hunting access. Additionally, the Columbia Plateau Wildlife Management Association (CPWMA) in Spokane County has dissolved. The CPWMA previously managed land on several private properties to offer 19 elk hunting permits on 3,877 acres through WDFW’s landowner hunting permit program.
In response to these changes, WDFW is proposing reducing the number of deer hunting permits offered on the Buckrun property in huntable acres. This will result in the reduction of available permits. Additionally, WDFW is working with the three landowners previously involved in the CPWMA and is proposing to transfer the properties into a different WDFW public lands access program…