State Fish and Wildlife has decided to offer an eight-day brant hunt after aerial surveys indicated the population was strong enough in Skagit County to support a more liberal season than last year.

In a long career as an outdoor journalist, one of the few things in the hook-‘n-bullet world I’ve never had the opportunity to try is brant hunting. Always wanted to, because the small, dark, sea ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the brant hunting season in Skagit County has been called off. State Fish and Wildlife officials say in-season bird counts fell well below the level necessary ...

MILL CREEK — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced Skagit County will remain closed to brant geese hunting this season. Fish and Wildlife brant counts this winter will allow for ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced there will be no hunting season for brant geese in Skagit County. It’s the second consecutive year there will not be brant season in the county.