Purpose: To amend WAC 232-28-02240 Game management units (GMUs)--Special game areas--Boundary descriptions--Muzzleloader area descriptions.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 232-28-02240.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-05-090 on February 18, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

April 20, 1998

Lisa Pelly, Chair

Fish and Wildlife Commission

WAC 232-28-02240  Game management units (GMUs)--Special game areas--Boundary descriptions--Muzzleloader area descriptions.

((Muzzleloader Area No. 908 Acme (Whatcom County): Same as Bow Area No. 808.))

Muzzleloader Area No. 910 Cle Elum (Kittitas County): Beginning at Easton; then southeast along the main BPA Powerlines to Big Creek; then west and south on the Big Creek Trail to its junction with USFS Road 4517; then east on USFS Road 4517 to its junction with Spur Road 117 (at the powerlines); then to Granite Creek Trail 1326; then south on Granite Creek Trail 1326 to the top of South Cle Elum Ridge; then east along the ridge on Granite Creek Trail 1326 to Spur Road 111; then east on Road 111 to the Peoh Point Road (3350); then southeast on Road 3350 to the junction with Road 3352; then east on Road 3352 to the Cedar Creek Road; then south on the Cedar Creek Road to the Morrison Canyon Road; then southeast on the Morrison Canyon Road to Interstate Highway 90; then east on I-90 to Exit 106 and junction with U.S. Highway 97; then north on U.S. Highway 97 to Hungary Junction Road and east on Hungary Junction Road to Look Road; then south on Look Road to Brick Mill Road; then east on Brick Mill Road to Venture Road to Lyons Road; then east on Lyons Road to Fox Road; then south on Fox Road to Christensen Road; then east on Christensen Road to Parke Creek Road; then east and north on Parke Creek Road to the BPA powerlines (Section 22, T18N, R20E) north of Parke Creek Group Home; then northwest along BPA Powerlines to Colockum Pass Road; then north on the Colockum Pass Road to upper powerlines (Section 16, T19N, R20E); then west along BPA powerlines to the Wilson Creek Road; then north on Wilson Creek Road to the Lillard Hill Road; northwest on Lillard Hill Road to USFS Road 3517; then northwest on USFS Road 3517 to the Reecer Creek Road, USFS Road 35; then south on USFS Road 35 to USFS Road 3507 and then northwest on USFS Road 3507 to Spur Road 120 (Snowshoe Ridge Road); then west on Spur Road 120 (Snowshoe Ridge Road) to Spur Road 114; then north and south on Spur Road 114 to Spur Road 116; then north on Spur Road 116 to USFS Road 9718 (Cougar Gulch Road); then southwest on USFS Road 9718 through the town of Liberty to U.S. Highway 97; then north on U.S. Highway 97 to USFS Road 9738, Blue Creek; then west on USFS Road 9738 to USFS Road 9702 Dickey Creek; then west on USFS Road 9702 to the North Teanaway Road; then south to the junction with Middle Fork Teanaway Road; then west on Middle Fork Road 1/4 mile to Teanaway Campground; then south up #17 Canyon Road to Cle Elum Ridge Road; then west along Cle Elum Ridge Road and south to the bottom of #5 Canyon Road; then south to Highway 903 and Bullfrog Road (Sportland Mini-Mart); then south on Bullfrog Road to Interstate Highway 90; then west on Interstate Highway 90 to Easton and point of beginning.

((Muzzleloader Area No. 921 Baleville (Pacific County): Beginning at the junction of the Hammond Road and U.S. Highway 105; then north on the Hammond Road to the radio towers; continue north on the D 2100 line to its junction with the D-line; then northwest along the D-line (also known as the Rayonier 2720) to its junction with the Rayonier 2700 line; then southwest on the Rayonier 2700 line to its junction with Highway 105; then east on Highway 105 to the Hammond Road and point of beginning.))

Muzzleloader Area No. 925 Ritzville (Adams County): Beginning at the junction of Interstate 90 and S.R. 261 near the Town of Ritzville; then south along S.R. 261 to S.R. 26; then east on S.R. 26 to the Whitman County line; then north along the Adams, Whitman County line to where it intersects the Lincoln, Adams County line; then north along the Adams, Lincoln County line to Interstate 90; then west along Interstate 90 to point of beginning.

Muzzleloader Area No. 926 Guemes (Skagit County): That part of GMU 407 (North Sound) on Guemes Island.

((Muzzleloader Area No. 940 Coal Creek (Skagit County): Beginning at the point where State Highway 20 crosses Childs Creek approximately one mile west of Lyman; then north up said creek to Crown Pacific 110 Road; then west along said road to Crown Pacific 130 Road; then west along said road to Crown Pacific 132 Road; then continue west along said road to where it crosses Hanson Creek; then south down Hanson Creek to State Highway 20 to Childs Creek and point of beginning.))

Muzzleloader Area No. 944 Clemen (Yakima County): That portion of GMU 342 beginning at the junction of Highway 410 and USFS Road 1701 (Big Bald Mountain Road); then north to USFS Road 1712; then east on USFS Road 1712 (Clemen Ridge Road) to the east edge of Meyster Canyon; then along the east side of Meyster Canyon to the elk fence; then west along the elk fence to Waterworks Canyon and Highway 410 and to point of beginning.

((Muzzleloader Area No. 950 Toutle Mountain (Cowlitz County): Beginning at the confluence of the South Fork Toutle River and the North Fork Toutle River; then up the South Fork Toutle River to Johnson Creek; then up Johnson Creek to the Weyerhaeuser Company 4400 Road; then northeast on the 440 Road to the 2421 Road; then north to the 2400 Road; then east on the 2400 Road to Alder Creek; then north down Alder Creek to the North Fork Toutle River; then west down the North Fork Toutle River to the confluence with the South Fork Toutle River and point of beginning.

Muzzleloader Area No. 961 Hoko River (Clallam County): Within one mile of the Hoko County Road between Highway 112 and the Olympic National Park Boundary near Lake Ozette.

Muzzleloader Area No. 962 Elwha (Clallam County): Beginning at the U.S. Highway 101 Bridge on the Elwha River; then south on the Elwha River to the Olympic National Park Boundary; then along Olympic National Park Boundary to the section line between Sections 32 and 33 of T30N, R7 W.W.M.; then north on the section lines to U.S. Highway 101; then east on U.S. Highway 101 to Elwha River and point of beginning.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 97-06-060 (Order 97-43), § 232-28-02240, filed 2/27/97, effective 3/30/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.010 and 77.12.040. 96-04-027, § 232-28-02240, filed 2/1/96, effective 3/3/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040. 94-18-058 (Order 94-57), § 232-28-02240, filed 8/31/94, effective 10/1/94; 94-11-040 (Order 648), § 232-28-02240, filed 5/10/94, effective 6/10/94.]