WDFW Sees Increased Traffic At CWD Sampling Stations This Fall
Late rifle whitetail season wrapped up with a bit bigger bang than last year in Northeast Washington, at least in terms of deer sampled at four biological check stations.
Troopers Looking For Info On 2 Oregon Bucks Left To Waste
Oregon wildlife troopers are looking for information on a pair of buck wastage cases in Baker and Lincoln Counties in early November.
WDFW, QIN Disagree Over Need To Close Grays Harbor, Queets Coho
For the time being anyway, WDFW appears to be holding its ground and holding Grays Harbor and Queets River coho fisheries open despite strong pressure from the Quinault Indian Nation to shut them down.
Chum Fishing Opens In More Of Area 13, Plus Kennedy Creek
With inseason estimates pointing to enough chum salmon to provide for some harvest, state managers announced late this afternoon (OK, early this evening) that more of Marine Area 13 will open for fishing, along with Kennedy Creek.
Former WA Fish & Wildlife Commission Insider Featured On Podcast
Randy Newberg of Hunt Talk Radio and Outdoor Life’s Andrew McKean interviewed former Commissioner Kim Thorburn about what she saw during her eight years on the citizen panel that oversees WDFW policies, how she didn’t turn out to be what the governor thought she’d be when he appointed the vegan birdwatcher in 2015, her opposition to the controversial draft conservation policy, a commissioner’s preposterous suggestion that hunters just go hire their own bear biologist, and how to speak before the nine members.
Post-Turkey Free Fishing Days Coming Up In Oregon
ODFW is reminding anglers, crabbers and clammers that the year’s last Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon is coming up the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, when no fishing or shellfishing licenses or tags are required, but all the other usual rules apply.
SW WA Fishing Report (11-15-23)
Mid-November 2023 fishing report for select Southwest Washington rivers.
15,573-acre Minam Wildlife Area Acquisition Completed
An “extremely significant acquisition” of over 24 square miles of timberlands and range in Northeast Oregon for a state wildlife area is now complete, leaving project partners happy with the collaborative effort, and an onsite celebration is scheduled for next June.
The Danger Of Disinformation: Why Washington Cougar, Bear Petition Should Be Denied
A petition that aims to reverse Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission decisions on cougar and bear hunting “seeks to drown out reason,” is misleading about the status of both populations, unfairly attacks state biologists and should be denied, argues Jillian Garrett.
CWD Discovered In New Idaho Hunting Unit; South Of Other Outbreak
Idaho wildlife officials say a mule deer buck harvested south of New Meadows has tested positive for chronic wasting disease and an outbreak here presents management challenges because the herd is migratory.
7-day Mid-November Razor Clam Greenlighted
The next round of razor clam digging on the Washington Coast starts November 12 and runs through November 18, state shellfish managers announced this afternoon.
Oregon Hunter Shoots, Self-reports Killing Wolf
An Oregon elk hunter self-reported shooting and killing a wolf last Thursday morning after it approached to within 20 yards and left him fearing for his safety.
DNR Board Approves 9,115-acre Land Buy In Wahkiakum Co.
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources has approved a large, multi-parcel timberland buy in Wahkiakum County in a $55 million deal that will close in December.
Sheriff Says Wolves In Klickitat County A ‘Bad Idea’
With a breeding pair of wolves already in the area, a Southcentral Washington sheriff says the species shouldn’t be “introduced” in his jurisdiction and that arresting someone for shooting one to protect their livestock or pets would be a violation of their constitutional rights.
Comment Open On 20 Proposed WDFW Acquisitions
WDFW is looking for public input on 20 proposed acquisitions in 11 counties for fish and wildlife habitat and public access, including 9,300 acres in the Beezley Hills of Grant County and owned by The Nature Conservancy.
The Life, Death And Rebirth Of Curlew Lake
Yellow perch have officially taken over Curlew Lake. OK, so that’s not exactly breaking news and, yes, there still are and likely always will be rainbow trout to catch at the famed Northcentral Washington fishery. But …