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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3
<br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment
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<br />Hunt”) to their property for the purposes of hunting or are enrolled in “Landowner Hunting Permit”
<br />Program, where hunting is permitted based on a drawing selection held by WDFW or the owner. Other
<br />hunting on private lands may be allowed by on-site registration or by written permission by the
<br />landowner. Private hunting also occurs on land along Burbank Creek. These hunting areas are used by
<br />professional hunting guides as part of their 15,000-acre hunting grounds.
<br />Table 3.5-1 Combined Big Game General and Special Permit 2014 Harvest in GMU Crossed by
<br />the Project
<br />SPECIES
<br />NUMBER OF PERMITS BY GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT NAME AND ROUTE SEGMENT
<br />Wahluke-278 (3a, 3b, 3c, NNR-8)
<br />Manastash -340 (NNR-3,NNr-4, MR-1)
<br />Alkali-371 (1b, 3b, NNR-2, NNR-4, NNR-5, NNR-6, NNR-7, MR-1)
<br />Rattlesnake Hills-372 (1a, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, NNR-1)
<br />Elk 0 107 12 7
<br />Deer 58 89 0 19
<br />Source: WDFW 2015
<br />Table 3.5-2 Small Game Harvest by County (2014)
<br />Source: WDFW 2015
<br />Columbia River
<br />Below the Priest Rapids Dam, recreation on the Columbia River is dispersed and, typically, dedicated to
<br />boating, fishing, and sightseeing activities. Rafting the free-flowing portion of the river (below Priest
<br />Rapids Dam through the HRNM) is also a popular activity. In the Project study area, the closest access to
<br />the river is at the Vernita Boat Launch and Fishing Access Site located just upstream from the Vernita
<br />Bridge and outside of the Project study area (see Section 3.8-Visual Resources).
<br />The Hanford Reach is the only stretch of the Columbia River in the United States that is not impounded
<br />by a dam. The Hanford Reach of the Columbia River and public lands within 0.25-mile was
<br />recommended for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers system as a “Recreational River” as a
<br />result of a study conducted by the National Park Service (NPS; NPS 1994; also see Section 3.6).
<br />Wineries
<br />Wineries and wine tasting generates tourism to the region, especially in Grant County. Fox Estate Winery
<br />and Ginkgo Forest Winery both are located near Mattawa in Grant County more than three miles from
<br />each Action Alternative’s centerline.
<br />SPECIES BENTON
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<br />GRANT
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<br />KITTITAS
<br />(#)
<br />YAKIMA
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<br />Canada Goose 3,663 15,709 506 3,772
<br />Chukar Partridge 54 212 896 441
<br />Cottontail Rabbit 22 497 0 1,049
<br />Duck 33,686 79,419 4,254 30,476
<br />Forest Grouse 0 0 2,936 2,753
<br />Gray Partridge 248 164 499 139
<br />Mourning Dove 3,214 14,935 340 8,169
<br />Pheasant 4,353 7,796 535 3,306
<br />Quail 2,622 11,319 1,455 14,344
<br />September Canada Goose 397 1,060 54 258
<br />Snipe 137 128 7 54
<br />Snowshoe Hare 0 0 108 11
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