Wingshooter's Guide to Washington: Upland Birds and Waterfowl Book

	Acknowledgements	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Tips on Using This Book	xiii
	Washington Facts	xv
	Eastern/Western Washington Defined	xv
	Major Roads and Rivers of Washington	xvi
	Washington Bird Hunting Regulations	2
	Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region Map	6
	Summary of Washington Hunting Seasons	7
	Washington Pheasant Release Program	8
	Upland Wildlife Restoration Program	10
	Evergreen State Turkey Hunting	11
	Memories	12
	Upland Birds
	Ruffed Grouse	15
	Spruce Grouse	21
	Blue Grouse	25
	Mountain Quail	31
	Valley Quail (California Quail)	35
	Chukar Partridge	41
	Hungarian (Gray) Partridge	47
	Ring-necked Pheasant	51
	Wild Turkey (Eastern, Rio Grande, Merriam's)	57
	Mourning Dove	61
	Pheasant with a Stick	62
	Waterfowl
	Dabbling Ducks	65
	Mallard	68
	Northern Pintail	68
	American Widgeon	69
	Eurasian Widgeon	70
	Gadwall	70
	Northern Shoveler	71
	Green-winged Teal	71
	Cinnamon Teal	71
	Blue-winged Teal	72
	Wood Duck	73
	Diving Ducks	74
	Canvasback	75
	Redhead	76
	Ring-necked Duck	76
	Lesser Scaup	76
	Greater Scaup	77
	Common Goldeneye	78
	Barrow's Goldeneye	78
	Ruddy Duck	78
	Bufflehead	79
	Hooded Merganser	79
	Common Merganser	79
	Red-breasted Merganser	80
	Sea Ducks
	Harlequin Duck	81
	White-winged Scoter	81
	Black Scoter	82
	Surf Scoter	82
	Oldsquaw	82
	Geese
	Canada Goose	85
	Lesser Snow Goose	85
	Ross' Goose	85
	White-fronted Goose	85
	Ross' Goose	86
	Black Brant	86
	Identifying Waterfowl	86
	Hunting in Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Regions
Region 1	Eastern Washington
	Eastern Washington Map	88
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	90
	Valley Quail Distribution	92
	Chukar Quail Distribution	94
	Hungarian (Gray) Partridge Distribution	96
	Forest Grouse Distribution	98
	Duck Distribution	100
	Goose Distribution	102
Region 1	Hub Cities
	Clarkston / Asotin County	104
	Dayton / Columbia County	106
	Republic / Ferry County	108
	Pomeroy / Garfield County	111
	Davenport / Lincoln County	113
	Spokane / Spokane County	116
	Colville / Stevens County	120
	Walla Walla / Walla Walla County	122
	Pullman / Whitman County	125
	Newsport / Pend Oreille County	128
Region 2	North Central Washington
	North Central Washington Map	130
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	132
	Valley Quail Distribution	134
	Chukar Quail Distribution	136
	Hungarian (Gray) Partridge Distribution	138
	Forest Grouse Distribution	140
	Duck Distribution	142
	Goose Distribution	144
Region 2	Hub Cities
	Othello / Adams County	146
	Wenatchee / Chelan County	148
	Bridgeport / Douglas County	150
	Moses Lake / Grant County	152
	Omak / Okanogan County	154
Region 3	South Central Washington
	South Central Washington Map	156
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	158
	Valley Quail Distribution	160
	Chukar Quail Distribution	162
	Hungarian (Gray) Partridge Distribution	164
	Forest Grouse Distribution	166
	Duck Distribution	168
	Goose Distribution	170
Region 3	Hub Cities
	Richland / Benton County	172
	Pasco / Franklin County	174
	Ellensburg / Kittatas County	176
	Yakima / Yakima County	179
Region 4	North Puget Sound
	North Puget Sound Map	182
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	184
	Valley Quail Distribution	186
	Forest Grouse Distribution	188
	Duck Distribution	190
	Goose Distribution	192
Region 4	Hub Cities
	Oak Harbor / Island County	194
	Kent / King County	196
	Mount Vernon / Skagit County	198
	Everett / Snohomish County	200
	Bellingham / Whatcom County	203
Region 5	Southwest Washington Map
	Southwest Washington Map	206
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	208
	Valley Quail Distribution	210
	Chukar Partridge Distribution	212
	Hungarian (Gray) Partridge Distribution	214
	Forest Grouse Distribution	216
	Duck Distribution	218
	Goose Distribution	220
Region 5	Hub Cities
	Vancouver / Clark County	222
	Longview / Cowlitz County	225
	Goldendale / Klickitat County	228
	Chehalis / Lewis county	230
	Stevenson / Skamania County	232
	Cathlamet / Wahkiakum County	234
Region 6	Coastal
	Coastal Map	236
	Ring-necked Pheasant Distribution	238
	Mountain Quail Distribution	240
	Forest Grouse Distribution	242
	Duck Distribution	244
	Goose Distribution	246
Region 6	Hub Cities
	Port Angeles / Clallam County	248
	Aberdeen / Grays Harbor County	251
	Port Townsend / Jefferson County	253
	Bremerton / Kitsap County	255
	Shelton / Mason County	258
	Raymond / Pacific County	260
	Tacoma / Pierce County	262
	Olympia / Thurston County	265
	Hunting on Indian Lands	268
	National and Wildlife Refuges	270
	Access Guide to Federal and State Lands	274
	Access to Private Land	277
	Washington State Land Ownership Map	278
	Washington's Wildlife Areas	280
	Washington Wildlife Area Map	282
	Traveling with Gun and Dog	284
	Hunter Conditioning and Equipment	286
	Conditioning of Hunting Dogs	288
	Equipment Checklist	289
	Preserving Game Birds for Mounting	290
	Field Preparation of Game Birds for the Table	292
	Information on Hunting and Maps	293
	Washington Bird Hunting Guides and Outfitters	294
	Washington Sporting Goods Stores By Region	296
	Recommended Reading	301
	Index	302