More grim news on Lake Washington sockeye. This year’s second lowest count at the Ballard Locks was followed by an “all-time low” spawning run of the red salmon up the Cedar River. “Now just about everything that can go wrong is...
Opening weekend of Washington's rifle deer season was "good" in the state's northeast corner and average in the Okanogan, according to results from check stations....
Ahead of a five-year review and public comment on Columbia salmon and steelhead reforms, fishing advocates are sending out red alerts the tide might be turning in the lower river....
It was a tale of two rivers growing up. OK, three, since we lived for several years just off the banks of the Sultan, a tributary of the Skykomish. Born in the mountains, they've always symbolized true rivers in my mind....
There actually are some good signs out there – solid postseason buck escapement numbers in places, an easy winter that should mean more available deer in previously hard-hit units, and a liberalized bag limit in a key area for certain weapons...
While Beaver State bowmen have already taken the field, rifle hunters get their first cracks at deer and elk later this fall as their seasons open. What should they expect?...
We Washington hunters and anglers don’t all have the best grasp on where our recreational license fees actually go. I will readily admit to that myself — and here I’ve been watching WDFW fairly closely over the past decade and a...
A litigious native fish group appears to be in the process of dropping its complaint against federally funded Columbia River salmon and steelhead hatcheries. ...
Hunters can never have enough knives, and while some blades may be less functional than others, not so with the Raptorazor. And now you just might win one of the company's big game skinning or quartering blades by liking and sharing...
The Seward Military Resort is open to active duty and retired military personnel, and DoD civilians. It is located in Seward, on the Kenai Peninsula which is termed “Alaska’s Playground” for good reason. Just about everything you can think of to...
Every summer Northwest Sportsman/California Sportsman/Alaska Sporting Journal sales manager Brian Lull breaks out of the asylum and spends a few weeks guiding on Alaska’s Nushagak River for Jake’s Nushagak Salmon Camp. In the wake of last season’s emergency closure, the river...