WDFW Recommends Commission Deny Cougar, Bear Petition

Washington wildlife managers are recommending that the Fish and Wildlife Commission deny a petition seeking to reverse bear and cougar rules approved in 2019 and 2020 – and suggest that much more is actually at stake given what the petitioners really want.
Podcast On Hunting’s Future In WA, US Wraps Up With 13 Forward-looking Ideas

A deep dive into the future of hunting and wildlife management in the Northwest and across America and our place in that wrapped up this week with a toolkit for sportsmen to get and stay involved in charting a broadly supported path forward.
Corps Addresses Santiam Silt, Reservoir Levels In Q&A

With more mud and silt surely set to flow in the coming rainy days and weeks, the Army Corps of Engineers posted a Q&A on the federal court injunction that has led to deep drawdowns at two of its Willamette Valley reservoirs, imperiled downstream water supplies and killed fish.
E-regs Detail Washington Coast Winter Steelhead Seasons More Fully

Following yesterday afternoon’s press release announcing this winter’s Washington Coast steelhead seasons, WDFW has also posted the official fishing rule change notices for Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, Queets, Quinault, Hoh and Quillayute systems.