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.
Wenatchee
Sportsmen's
Association
Garn Christensen Photo
Ron Russ Photo
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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.
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WSA Volunteers Clean Up Homeless Camp at Lily Lake 2023
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 fill feeders with grain for wintering wildlife
WSA and many local groups sponsor Youth Hunting and Fishing Day 2019
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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Since, we are not having a banquet this year, the WSA Board made the decision to carry 2023 memberships through 2024. If you attended the banquet or purchased a membership in 2023 you do not need to purchase a 2024 membership and will continue to receive the Guzzler monthly newsletter. Of course, we welcome new members, if you want to receive our newsletter and keep abreast of volunteer opportunities and meeting programs, please join us. Donations to support our mission are welcome.
