Deadline To Report 2021 Oregon Deer, Elk Hunts Coming Up
While some 43 percent of 2021 Oregon deer and elk tags still need to be reported on, ODFW has an incentive to do so by the January 31 deadline....
Category: HEADLINES
Columbia Gorge Pools Fishing Report (1-18-22)
Mid-January 2022 sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day Pools....
WDFW Commission Hears From Public Before Bear Petitions Vote
"I might not get to comment!" That was the message Brian Lynn sent me this morning as the clock ticked down on open public input before the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission....
Bill To Relegalize Commercial Pound Nets, Fish Wheels Heard
Commercial salmon and steelhead fishing gear that has been banned for nearly 90 years in Washington could be legalized under a bill that had a public hearing today....
Area 10 Blackmouth Fishery Paused
WDFW announces that blackmouth fishing on Seattle's Marine Area 10 will pause starting this weekend to preserve fish for later in the season due to rising encounter rates that govern the fishery....
2 More ID CWD Cases; Cow Elk NE Of White Bird, Whitetail Doe
IDFG reports that two more animals have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a whitetail doe in the same area as four other cases, and a cow elk northeast of White Bird....
State Manager Accused Of Hunting Violation
Extremist environmentalists on an all-out blitz to "reform" WDFW are jumping on the chance to label an agency manager with a derogatory term after he allegedly committed a big game hunting violation in mid-November and said he quickly owned up to...
Bend Angler Blows Away OR Whitefish Record With 5.75-lbr.
ODFW details the catching of the new Oregon state record mountain whitefish, a 5-pound, 12-ounce fish that may also be a new world record....
No Go On Skagit-Sauk Wild Steelhead Fishery
There won't be a Skagit-Sauk catch-and-release wild winter steelhead fishery as the forecasted return is too low to open the popular season on the North Cascade rivers....
Low Count Means 2-day Skagit Brant Hunt, But More Ops Elsewhere
WDFW says that with the fifth lowest count of brant geese on the Skagit Delta, hunting there will only be open for two days, but outlines opportunities in Whatcom, Clallam and Pacific Counties....
Biologists Monitor Conditions After Huge Snowfall On Deer Range
Last week's massive snow dump on the east slopes of Washington's Cascades produced some very alarming images of deer up to their ears in winter's white blanket and, even more disturbingly, reports of a coyote-assisting crust forming on the snow....
Another Wolf Poached In NE OR; Update: Large Reward For Info
Oregon State Police looking for information on the shooting of a 2-year-old wolf found dead north of Lostine on January 8....
Columbia Gorge Fishing Report (1-10-22)
Early January 2022 keeper sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Columbia Gorge's Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day Pools....
Jan. 14-20 Razor Clam Dig OKed On Washington Coast
WDFW announces a mid-January set of razor clam digs at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches....
WDFW Commission In The Thick Of A Storm
Lawmakers are looking at new ways to remove and appoint members; they've also introduced a bill to stuff WDFW and its commission under DNR's chief and strip the commission of its powers and make it an advisory board; an agitator is...
Columbia Gorge Sturgeon Fishing Update (1-5-22)
WDFW reports on how many sturgeon have been harvested in the Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day Pools since the start of the season January 1....