Calendar of events: Deer hunting opener Saturday

• Published October 06, 2008

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HUNTING

Saturday: The modern firearm season for western Washington blacktail deer opens and runs through Oct. 31. The muzzleloader season for western Washington blacktail deer ends on Friday. For more information, visit wdfw.wa.gov.

Nov. 1: The modern firearm season for western Washington elk begins and runs through Nov. 10 in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

A late archery season for elk starts on Nov. 19 in many parts of western Washington. For more information, check wdfw.wa.gov

BIRDING

Now through Dec. 31: Don’t miss the Burke Museum’s exhibition on the gigantic bird migration to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge every summer. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is on the University of Washington campus. For more information, call 206-543-7907 or visit www. burkemuseum.org.

SHELLFISHING

Oct. 16: The first razor clam dig of the fall will start on Oct. 16 — if tests show that the clams are safe to eat.

Three evening digs are scheduled for Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks from Oct. 16 through 18. Long Beach will open to clammers on Oct. 17 and 18.

Clammers can dig between noon and midnight, but the best clamming starts about an hour before low tide.

Each clammer is limited to the first 15 razor clams dug. Clammers age 15 or older must have a license. Any 2008 annual shellfish/seaweed license or combination fishing license is still valid. Another option is a razor-clam only license available in annual or three-day only versions. For more information, visit fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. Clam diggers are not required to display their licenses on outer clothing. Low tides for the first dig are: 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 16. 9:17 p.m. on Oct. 17. 10:08 p.m. on Oct. 18. Clammers should bring flashlights or lanterns to these evening digs.

LECTURES

Oct. 20: Make plans to spend your lunch hour with archaeologist Scott S. Williams, who will talk about the The Beeswax Wreck, which was a 17th Century Spanish Galleon that wrecked on the Oregon Coast near the Nehalem Spit. Tribal oral histories tell us a lot about the wreck and the survivors. Williams will talk about the history of the wreck and present attempts to locate it once more.