Sportsmen’s Show slated Feb. 8-12
PORTLAND — A trout-fishing pond for youth, seminars by hunting and fishing experts and booths by hundreds of outdoor equipment manufacturers, guides, outfitters and others are scheduled Feb. 8 through 12 at the 42nd annual Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show.
The event will be at the Portland Expo Center. Admission will cost $12 for adults and $5 for juniors ages 6 to 16. A two-day pass costs $18.
Among the show’s features this year will be Brutus, a 900-pound grizzly bear, co-star of the National Geographic show Expedition Wild.
Outdoor survival expert Brett Stoffel will present seminars; a head, horns and antlers trophy competition will return, and a 3,000-gallon freshwater demonstration tank will be used to demonstrate bass and panfish angling methods.
Fishing seminars will cover a wide variety of topics, including angling for spring chinook salmon and steelhead.
Master Hunter enrollment open through Feb. 15
OLYMPIA — Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15 for the Master Hunt Permit Program in Washington.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife enlists master hunters for controlled hunts to remove problem animals that damage property. Master hunters also participate in volunteer projects involving increasing access to private lands, habitat enhancement, data collection, hunter education and landowner relations.
The agency will have four orientation meetings that will focus on giving new information to current master hunters and educating prospective applicants on the program.
The meeting in Southwest Washington will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Cowlitz PUD, 961 12th Ave., Longview.
Washington has about 1,650 certified master hunters.
Hunters enrolling in the program must pay a $50 application fee, pass a criminal background check, pass a written test, demonstrate shooting proficiency and provide at least 20 hours of approved volunteer service plus other qualifications listed online at http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/masterhunter.
Hunters are allowed only two chances to pass the written test.
