We are an all-volunteer, 501 (c) (3) non-profit group promoting effective conservation, supporting hunting ethics and good sportsmanship, advocating for healthy habitat and improving and increasing outdoor recreation opportunities, especially hunting and fishing.
General Meeting on November 18--- All are Welcome
We are pleased to announce that Brock Hoenes, North Central Regional Director (Region 2) for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be joining us as our guest at the upcoming General Meeting. Mr. Hoenes will participate in a question-and-answer session, offering members an opportunity to engage directly with him on topics related to our region. If you wish to submit questions for Mr. Hoenes, please use the designated form available below. Please, note that, due to time limitations, we will have some prepared questions , and may not be able to fit in all audience/submitted questions in the session. We appreciate your understanding. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting, which will be held at Appleatchee Riders, 1130 Circle Street, Wenatchee. Directions to the venue are provided both on our website (Important Information) and here on the Calendar.
Ask Mr. Hoenes a Question
Meeting Schedule and Location Details
Board meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. General meetings, when scheduled, will be posted on this site, included in the Newsletter, and shared on both our Facebook page and Instagram account. Both board and general meetings are open to all members and the public.
Meetings are held at Appleatchee Riders, located at 1130 Circle Street in Wenatchee. The directions to the venue are: travel south on Miller Street, turn right onto Circle Street, and enter the Appleatchee facility on the right. After entering, in a short distance proceed left up the slope, and the meeting hall will be situated on your right.
Volunteer Opportunities
Region 2 Master Hunter Opportunities October, 2025
Ambassadors of the Hunting Ethos
Fall Planting on Burch Mountain near Wenatchee,
Saturday 11/1
Dates:
Saturday November 1stTimes: 9 am to 3 pm
Location: Burch Mountain, near Wenatchee
Burch Mountain is home to critical mule deer winter range, but the 2021 Red Apple fire removed much of shrub cover that deer rely on. Pheasants Forever, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and the Mule Deer Foundation, has developed this planting to return these valuable resources to the landscape. As the shrubs mature, they will provide a seed source for surrounding lands to expand this valuable habitat.The planting will mainly consist of shrubs that will provide quality forage and cover for overwintering mule deer. The planting site is approximately 1 mile from the parking location with about 700 feet of elevation change. Volunteers will be asked to help plant antelope bitterbrush, sagebrush, serviceberry, and wax currant. Other tasks may include helping install deer fencing to protect plantings from browse damage while they become established.
To Sign-up: Fill out this spreadsheet or Email Michael Dello Russo
Opportunities in October Trail Work Parties Volunteer with CDLT to help restore trails and habitat! CDLT will be planting, mulching, and doing other trail work. There are still five more volunteer opportunities this month. :
Oct. 14 at Jacobson Preserve | 12-3 pm
Oct. 18 at Horse Lake Trailhead| 9-11 am
Oct. 21 Saddle Rock Natural Area* | 12-3 pm
Oct. 28 Saddle Rock Natural Area* | 12-3 pm
More Details and Register Here Make a Difference Day October 25th with CDLT Join us in celebrating Make a Difference Day by giving back to the lands we all love! Together, we’ll continue our restoration efforts in the Wenatchee Foothills. Date: Sat, October 25, 2025Time: 9:00am-1:00pmLocation: Saddle Rock Natural AreaVolunteers will help with: •Planting native vegetation, mulching and watering young plants•
Maintaining trails to keep them safe and sustainable.
Region 2 Master Hunter Opportunities/ Open to everyone-- You do not have to be a Master Hunter or Candidate Master Hunter
July 9, 2024
Keeping the Hunting Heritage Alive
What’s included:
· · Help Bios with Waterfowl Activities in Grant/Adams Counties
· Help Bios with Pygmy Rabbits
· How to Become a Hunter Education Instructor
Continue reading for more information…
Help Bios with Waterfowl Activities in Grant/Adams Counties
Ongoing Opportunity
Assisting District Biologists and Waterfowl Section staff in waterfowl and migratory game bird monitoring activities including: banding, surveys, and other monitoring activities within District 5 (Grant and Adams counties). This is an ongoing activity so register if you are interested to be notified as opportunities open.
Help Bios with Pygmy Rabbits
Working alongside WDFW biologists and technicians in the shrubsteppe habitat of northcentral Washington, volunteers will assist with implementing activities to establish two additional wild populations of the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit. Volunteers will assist with capturing juvenile rabbits from semi-captive breeding enclosures or from an existing wild population and translocating them to acclimation pens at release sites in the wild. Assistance is also needed for maintaining and relocating captive breeding and acclimation pen infrastructure.
During capture efforts, we additionally collect biological samples for genetic monitoring and disease/health research.
Typically, reintroduction activities occur from early March through early October.
Click Here to Apply
How to Become a Hunter Education Instructor
Many Master Hunters are also Hunter Education Instructors. You may have considered this in the past, but either figure the process was too complicated to get certified or the commitment too large. NOT TRUE.
Certification Process:
1. Complete two hour online best teaching practices course.
2. Attend a three hour Pre-Service Training that covers best teaching practices in hunter education, important policies, and resources for instructors.
3. Assist with a hunter education class to complete a mentoring checklist.
4. Pass a background check (just like with Master Hunter).
To maintain your certification: Assist with one class each year. That’s it. Hunter Education teams could use your skills and knowledge in safe, legal, and ethical hunting and firearm handling. This can take many forms and can be as simple as assisting with one class session which doesn’t always means having to teach in front of a group, but instead coach students.
Contact Nick to learn all the ways you can assist!
Nick Montanari, Hunter Education & Volunteer Coordinator
(509) 449-9975
About
Who We Are
The Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association (WSA) was founded in 1928 and incorporated in 1949. WSA is a nonprofit organization of conservation minded sportsmen who are dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and acquisition of wildlife habitat and to the conservation and responsible management of fish and wildlife in their natural habitats. WSA strives to ensure that outdoor recreation, fishing and hunting in our area will be preserved and enhanced for current and future generations. We sponsor and support youth programs to introduce youth to outdoor recreation, fishing and hunting.
WSA invites all interested people to become members. You need not be an outdoor recreationist, hunter, fisher, wildlife viewer. to join and participate in our activities. All board meetings and general meetings are open to the public. Attend a meeting, participate in a work project and you may develop lifelong friendships while participating in activities that benefit wildlife, wildlife habitat or youth. Anyone interested in volunteering, contributing monetary donations or donations of goods/materials contact us for information.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recognized the Wenatchee Sportsman’s Association as it's Organization of the Year in 2019
City of Rock Island-Rock Island Community Food Bank and WSA sponsored Kids Fishing Day at the Pit Pond
A Happy Angler at the Pit Pond in Rock Island
WSA Volunteers Clean Up Homeless Camp at Lily Lake 2023
WSA Volunteers fill feeders with grain for wintering wildlife
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WSA and many local groups sponsor Youth Hunting and Fishing Day 2019
Pruning brush from water sources in Navarre Coulee (spring 2024). Volunteer for our work parties. Come out and help and feel good about giving back when you are done ! Work will usually qualify for Master Hunter volunteer hours.
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Denny Snyder and his daughter Hope, staff the WSA 2024 Salmon Festival booth.
WSA volunteers rebuild one of six wildlife feeders destroyed in 2024 Chelan Butte wildfire.
There are forty-five feeders that have been built and are maintained by WSA for wildlife on the Quilomene, Colockum and Chelan Wildlife Areas to supplement native forage during winter. An example of the feeders used are depicted above - the feeder on the right is an “A-Frame” type feeder and the feeder on the left is a “Deer Friendly Feeder.” The A-Frame is designed for easier access for filling and is designed to prevent deer and elk from accessing the grain. Both feeders contain barrels having a hole in the bottom and resting on a feed tray. The barrels are filled with wheat, corn or a combination of wheat and corn depending upon the type of birds in the vicinity that are being fed during the winter. They are filled with grain supplied by WDFW or purchased by WSA in the late fall so that the birds have access to food when the ground is covered with snow. Birds being fed are predominately quail, chukars, Hungarian partridge, and turkeys.
Over one hundred water sources have been developed and are maintained by the WSA for wildlife use on the Quilomene, Colockum and Chelan Wildlife Areas. The water sources vary from old stock tanks that were used by pioneer farmers on the WDFW lands, to modern stock tanks and vinyl half barrels inserted in the ground. There are tanks connected to natural springs located in the vicinity by poly pipe – sometimes the springs are four to five hundred yards away. Often, the natural springs by themselves are too small, located in inaccessible vegetation, or too deep underground to provide an adequate water source for animals. In early spring, the water sources are checked to confirm that they are properly functioning. Oftentimes, lines get blocked by silt, broken from freezing, or chewed by coyotes and have to be repaired.
Where natural springs are nonexistent, guzzlers are used to capture rain and snow melt. Two of the many guzzlers used are depicted in the bottom two pictures. The tank on the left depicts one surrounded by natural vegetation and the one on the right is one rebuilt after it was burned in the 2013 Colockum wildfire. The guzzlers are composed of a five hundred-gallon, fiberglass tank buried in the ground with two collector shields to capture snow melt or rain to fill the tank. There is a ramp that descends into the tank so small animals can climb out of the water.
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