"It was unbelievable, but it happened." That's how Travis Van Noy summarizes an out-of-this-world backcountry bowhunting experience he had last month in Washington's North Cascades involving a mule deer and not one, not two but three wolverines....
Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have approved the next round of razor clam digs on the Washington coast, with the first digs kicking off Wednesday, Nov. 3....
Washington Coast steelhead managers rolled out forecasts for winter-run streams from Raymond north to Forks and asked anglers for their feedback on initial fishery proposals during a two-hour virtual town hall Tuesday evening....
On October 11, 2021, a large Black-tail buck was reported injured in the reporting party’s yard within the city of Astoria. Sgt. Warwick responded and determined the deer was mortally wounded, so he had to put it down. Upon skinning the...
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies strongly supports introduction of the Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act (H.R. 5692), which will strengthen partnerships between state and federal agencies in the fight against aquatic invasive species....
Washington Coast winter steelhead are the subject of a virtual town hall Tuesday evening from 5-7, with stock assessments, monitoring and possible 2021-22 season regulations all on the agenda....
Youth hunters can enter a drawing for a one-day guided hunt on the C2 Ranch, a 10,000-acre property near Eagle Point. Five lucky applicants will have an opportunity to harvest a southwest Oregon blacktail deer. ...
The future of Washington's permit-only spring black bear hunt took a beating during a public hearing before the Fish and Wildlife Commission this afternoon, with the overwhelming majority of 53 callers saying it should end or asking that the vote on...
Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Washington state Governor Jay Inslee issued the following joint statement on next steps for a joint federal-state process on salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific Northwest....
The National Wildlife Federation and a coalition of fishing and conservation groups jointly requested, with the Biden Administration, Oregon, and the Nez Perce Tribe, a pause until next summer in litigation challenging the latest federal plan for hydropower operations on the...
WDFW's carnivore section manager has rolled out a bevy of information on spring black bear permit hunting ahead of Friday's Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission discussion of the 2022 season proposal....
The annual pikeminnow fishery on the Columbia and Snake wrapped up this past Sunday and managers are reporting a down year for the program that pays anglers to catch and remove the salmonid smolt eaters, though there are silver linings....