Deer populations and hunting success are “remarkably consistent” in Southwest Washington, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife says.
So, in 2014, the agency is predicting about 2,500 bucks will be harvested in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties with 15 percent to 20 percent of hunters getting an animal.
The department’s 2014 hunting outlook can be found online at wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/prospects/district09.pdf.
The Washougal game unit has been the No. 1 producer of bucks each fall for the past three seasons, according the game harvest statistics.