An inseason runsize downgrade of nearly 1,900 wild steelhead is leading state managers to close all fishing on the Sauk and Skagit Rivers effective the end of the day, April 10. Tribal managers are also closing their fisheries....
Molly Linville will return to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, Jim Anderson has been reappointed, and an Anacortes man will also join the citizen panel....
A minimum of 230 wolves roamed the Evergreen State at the end of last year, a decrease over the previous count and ending 15 straight years of population growth, though the number of packs grew and overall numbers have still grown...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted late this morning to acquire 655 acres in Pacific County for waterfowl, salmon habitat restoration and improve recreational access....
Temporary good news for Willamette Valley kokanee anglers: The Army Corps of Engineers is delaying their super-deep drawdown of Detroit Lake from this fall to late 2026....
With some Central Oregon mule deer coming out of winter "at very low weights" following a bad fire season last year, the Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area won't open for shed hunting and other public entry till May 1 so as...
Washington state lawmakers will hold a public hearing Thursday afternoon on a bill that would increase most hunting and fishing license fees by 38 percent....
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is reacting to a report that some in Congress are "considering the sale of public lands as part of an upcoming budget reconciliation bill – a move that threatens to privatize landscapes cherished by hunters, anglers, and...
As WDFW considers updates to a required federal fishery plan for holding seasons over ESA-listed salmon and steelhead stocks in Southwest Washington tributaries, it is surveying anglers and the public on how they balance opportunity with conservation goals. The survey is...
In his monthly column, Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission defends salmon hatcheries, arguing they "have improved genetic diversity, increased abundance, and in many places have supported populations at risk" and support at least 70 percent of the catch...
Enjoy the last weeks of that Skagit-Sauk wild steelhead fishery – it looks to be on the chopping block for the foreseeable future unless anglers can convince state lawmakers otherwise soon....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet April 3-5 to decide on cougar and black bear hunting seasons and a 655-acre Pacific County acquisition, as well as hear the annual wolf report and about Blue Mountain elk calf survival, among...
WDFW reports that Director Kelly Susewind has approved new chronic wasting disease rules, as well as most of the 2025 season's hunting regulations that agency staff had come to him with....
