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UpdatesSep 22, 2026

A repeal of the state ammunition excise cleared its second reading and now moves to a final vote later this month.

Retailers across the region described growing queues and frustrated customers as processing times climbed through the late summer months.

Experienced Northwest hikers and range instructors weigh in on weight, weather and responsibility in the alpine backcountry.

A short Friday digest will collect the week's legislation, access and shooting sports developments into a single read.

The funding will expand voluntary safety courses and secure storage clinics in a dozen rural counties over the next two years.

The alliance published a two-day programme covering litigation, range development and youth programme funding across the state.

Distributors reported thinner inventories at the case level, with several Northwest shops limiting purchases per customer.

Revised guidance clarifies corner crossing and easement questions that have frustrated hunters along the state's checkerboard sections.

The decision leaves several municipal restrictions in an uncertain position and has already prompted at least two councils to pause enforcement.

Volunteer coaches credited steady grant funding and donated equipment for the largest single-season expansion of the youth league.