Joel Turner of Eatonville second in Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation calling contest

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  Eatonville resident Joe Turner took second place in the professional division during the recent 2012 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships.

• Elk foundation grants fund more habitat work, research across state

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  Habitat work and elk research are part of the work that will take place in Washington this year, funded by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

• State to change some Washington elk hunts

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  The luxury of targeting "any elk" during general hunting seasons in portions of northeastern Washington would end under a proposed plan to boost numbers of elk in Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens counties.

  The draft plan will be presented in public meetings this week in Spokane and Colville. It also is available for review at http://wdfw.wa.gov, where a link provides opportunity to submit comments through Feb. 10.

  "We have managed elk in this part of the state -- where elk groups are small and scattered -- with liberal hunting rules to keep elk numbers low and minimize agricultural damage," said Kevin Robinette, the agency's regional wildlife manager. "But we have heard from hunters that they want to see more elk."

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