This web site is for the pheasant hunters in the Belfair & Grapeview areas of Mason County, WA State.
The non-profit club is run by volunteers to assist the WDFW in operating the pheasant release site.
This page was last updated on: January 22, 2012
Click here to view the Western WA pheasant hunting schedule for 2011
Click here to view photos from the August 24, 2011 kickoff meeting
Club dues are $7 for the season. Please join our club and if you want to do more, become a volunteer and give us a hand. All the labor to get the pheasants weekly, unload into the pen, load them the night before release, go out early in the morning on the release days (Wed, Sat, & Sun) and release the pheasants, return the boxes to the pen, and open and close the access gate is done by dedicated club volunteers. You can mail your 2012 dues to: Peninsula Birdhunters Association, C/O Robert Newbill, P.O. Box 187, Tahuya WA 98588. Thank you!
Click here to view the Western WA pheasant release program brochure for 2011
Click here to view the 2012 Peninsula Birdhunters hunting calendar
CLUB HISTORY: The Peninsula Birdhunters Association was formed around 1970 by Martin Basner, Elmer Sandstrom, and Bill Raines. At that time, pheasants were picked up in Tacoma and released once a week on Friday night. The first release site was located at Camp Wesley Harris then relocated into the Tahuya Forest. The club dues were $1 back then increasing to $3 about 1980 and to $7 in 2008. Still a bargain to be able to enjoy pheasant hunting so close to home. Of the original founders, Bill Raines is the only surviving member and is still an active hunter and we still use his pheasant holding pen. Senator Bob Oke was director of the club until his death on May 14, 2007. Other long time members of the club include Chuck Tuai (past president), Bob Ronnie, Juels Kronnagel, Al Fortman, Leonard Caskey, Martin Fettig, Jim Payne, and Gary Pod. Dave Ojima was president from 2000 through 2011. Bob Bishop will be the president starting in 2012. If anyone has any more information on the club history, please let us know so it can be added.
Click here for 2011 volunteer assignments
Click here to view 2011 photos of the club volunteers & pheasant hunters
Click here to view 2011 photos of the Youth & Senior hunt
These were the volunteers during the 2011 season: Bill & Maryann Raines, Bob Newbill, Jim Pavlicek, Bob Bishop (will be president in 2012) Mark Ogle, Joshua Raymond, Sandy Brewster, George Aaro, Kelly Nelson, Jim Payne, Larry Kralicek, Chuck Lumadue, Brian Bancroft, Michael Parmenter, Bob Bixenmann, Phil Hunt, Andrew Odette, Chris Gamblin, Ed Corich, Tim Stewart, Russ & lew Sikes, Mark Wilson, Dave Robertson, Rick Sheridan, Josh Durbin, Dave & Erica Hurd, Mike Szekely, Kurt Parker, Steve Turner, Curt Cady, Shawn Squires, Eric & Michelle Spiegel and Dave Ojima. If I left anyone off, please let me know. Thanks, you all did a great job & provided a quality pheasant hunt for everyone.
