WDFW biologists will attempt to capture and radio-collar 125 elk calves, starting in mid-May, to monitor their survival and determine causes of death through the following year....
Hatchery managers have indicated that the broodstock collection goal for LWSNFH has been met, making continued closure of the salmon and steelhead fisheries unnecessary. ...
Poachers shot a mature buck deer out of season in the White River unit, then left it to waste on or about May 1. The Oregon Hunters Association is offering $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in...
Nearly 95 percent of a new strain of local, natural-origin summer-run steelhead smolts have now left their rearing ponds on the Skykomish River and are heading to Puget Sound, according to state fishery managers....
Reason for action: White Sturgeon hatchery programs began in 2001 in British Columbia (BC) and 2004 in Washington. Stocking ranged from 2,000-12,000 juvenile sturgeon per year from 2001 to 2010 (including both Washington and BC releases). Survival of...
Effective Monday, May 10 the general marine bag limit is reduced to five fish (from six) per angler per day for sport bottomfish. The sub-bag limit of one China, copper, or quillback rockfish remains in place....
Backers of a North-central Washington highway and wildlife safety project are vowing to keep pushing for funding after coming tantalizingly close to scoring $18 million to build six critter underpasses and 11 miles of deer fencing along a deadly stretch of...
The Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) is offering $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest or citation in the case of three elk that were poached west of Bend on or about Oct. 28, 2020....
“The busiest part of the boating season hasn’t started yet and crews are already making progress in keeping fouled boats out of Washington water bodies and potentially preventing an infestation of aquatic invasive species,” said Captain Eric Anderson, WDFW aquatic invasive...
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance with identifying the person(s) responsible for the unlawful taking of a buck deer in the White River Unit....
Salmon feed from a commercial vendor is under scrutiny as Washington hatchery managers report losses of young Chinook at five facilities as well as undersized fish that are complicating mass-marking efforts....