Fall Hunting Season Brings Trespass Issues

WAITSBURG - Deer hunting season opened Oct. 13 and the Department of Fish and Wildlife said the week had been quiet in terms of the numbers of hunters.

But, local law enforce- ment still reports instances of trespassing on private lands and poaching in the Touchet Valley area.

"Trespass during hunting season is a problem," said Madonna Luers, a public information officer with the Washington State Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife's Spokane Valley office. "It's their responsibility to know where they're at and get that permission secured."

Deer season opened Oct. 13 and Luers said her field off...