The federal government is pulling out of a deal that paused a long-running court case over Columbia River hydropower operations and their impacts on listed salmon and steelhead stocks and which might ...

As Washington hunters sat on pins and needles earlier this week prodding WDFW’s special permits website in hopes of seeing they’d been drawn, I got a backdoor glimpse into how the agency awards the ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Oregon and Washington fishery managers have finalized preseason planning for 2025 Columbia River summer and fall ...

DEER and ELK Mule deer survival rates were good considering the long winter we experienced here is Umatilla County. However, mule deer numbers are still below management objectives (MOs) in all units, ...

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved WDFW-recommended cougar and bear hunting rules nearly unanimously this afternoon. BRANDON JEWETT SMILES OVER AN EASTERN WASHINGTON BOAR HE KILLED ...

By Jillian Garrett Times are changing in the world of outdoor recreation, and nowhere more so than when it comes to wildlife. In the most recent edition of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated ...

A bill that would hike the cost of most Washington fishing and hunting licenses by 38 percent narrowly passed out of the Senate today. With a 25-24 roll-call vote, Substitute Senate Bill 5583 now ...

House Bill 2434 and its bid to disband the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission won't go anywhere in Olympia this session, but this morning its prime sponsor certainly achieved his goal in ...

A legislative hearing on holding a public vote to amend Washington’s state constitution to enshrine the rights to hunt, fish and trap attracted a lot of attention this afternoon in Olympia, one of a ...

Think tank’s deep dive into ‘dysfunctional’ Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission might be used by legislature to dissolve the citizen oversight panel instead of correct recent years’ issues. By ...

Washington lawmakers passed a bill reinstating the Columbia River endorsement to fish for salmon and steelhead this afternoon following amendments to it in the Senate and concurrence from the House.

WDFW crews report potentially worrisome catches on southern Lake Washington this week: a small northern pike, and salmon fry in the belly of American shad. A SMALL NORTHERN PIKE TURNED UP IN A WDFW ...