Chronic wasting disease's leapfrog into westcentral Idaho has left state wildlife officials there “very surprised” that it appeared so far from other sources of the fatal deer family malady, and it also has neighboring CWD-free states reacting as well....
Two mule deer bucks harvested in the Slate Creek drainage near Lucile in October tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, according to Idaho Fish and Game. ...
Here’s a free and fun way to entertain family and friends over Thanksgiving weekend—take them fishing. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27....
A WDFW commissioner's bid to provide a "recommendation" on this coastal winter steelhead regs failed this morning, but it also shed more light on WDFW Director Kelly Susewind's thinking at this late stage....
As flood waters begin to recede today across the soaking-wet northwestern slice of Washington, fish managers will get a better look at impacts to state hatcheries. ...
You couldn't quite call them fireworks, but there certainly was some smoke this morning during a Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission discussion of the 2022 spring black bear permit hunt proposal....
Washington Coast steelhead managers announced that their fourth and last virtual town hall on the 2021-22 winter season will be held November 29, with discussions centered around the agreed-to fishery plans set with tribal comanagers and final public input on the...
This fall’s strong razor clam season continues as shellfish managers with WDFW have confirmed the latest round of digs for Washington’s coastal beaches, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16....
With WDFW narrowing in on river-specific regs for coastal winter steelhead fisheries, some anglers are urging the agency to just shut it all down for the season instead....
The decision to reopen the area comes after final summer catch assessments by WDFW indicated that the summer season did not fully take the state share, leaving catch available for winter crabbing opportunity. ...
What's being termed a "significant investment in wildlife, fish, parks, and tribal lands" has been passed by the US House of Representatives tonight, and one clear winner appears to salmon, deer and other species trying to get around migratory barriers....
Reason for action: The in-season estimate of Chum returns to the South Sound portion of Puget Sound indicate that there are sufficient returning numbers to allow for recreational harvest. ...
An estimated 11,494 adult chinook, 957 chinook jacks, and 134 coho were harvested during 33,271 angler trips for the Hanford Reach fall salmon fishery. Harvest was down 22% compared to the 2020 fishery....
Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a special meeting in mid-November to talk spring bear hunting ahead of their final decision on 2022's special permit season....