State wildlife biologists counted 158 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 15 percent increase over last year’s count of 137, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management 2019 Annual Report released today at odfw.com/wolves....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new 2020 hunting season regulations and new cougar management guidelines at their April 9-10 meeting....
Washington's Department of Ecology is touting seven federal grants worth $5-plus million that will benefit Puget Sound estuaries, some of the most "complex, productive ecosystems in the world, rivaling the planet’s rain forests and coral reefs."...
Walleye gillnetting operations will run for three weeks this spring, April 13 to May 1. Crews will target spawning walleye in the shallow, northern sections of the lake....
Washington salmon managers are posting "tentative" information on the state's 2020-21 fisheries, adding details on the saltwater side and revealing much about the shape of river seasons, particularly in populous Puget Sound....
There was heavy disappointment but also optimism and calls to action as this year's just-approved Washington salmon seasons were discussed on Puget Sound airwaves this morning....
Continued low returns of some key Chinook salmon stocks are expected to limit numerous Washington salmon fisheries in the upcoming season, state fishery managers announced today. ...
The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted ocean salmon season recommendations that provide recreational and commercial opportunities for most of the Pacific coast, and achieve conservation goals for the numerous individual salmon stocks on the West Coast....
Olympic National Park is recruiting skilled volunteers to assist with the lethal removal of non-native mountain goats from the park. Selected volunteers will be required to travel on foot up to 15 miles a day through park wilderness, much of which...
ODFW is closing recreational hunting, fishing, crabbing and clamming to non-residents due to concerns about travel to Oregon to participate in these outdoor activities. Such travel could spread the virus and put more of a burden on Oregon’s rural communities....
In what may go down as one of WDFW's most anticipated -- and feared -- announcements, the agency extended Washington's initial two-week fishing and hunting halt until at least May 4, effectively postponing the start of spring turkey, lowland lakes, halibut,...
While the state of Oregon is currently not recommending out-of-state residents visit the state for recreation due to the Governor’s Stay Home, Save Lives order, all watercraft entering Oregon are still required to be inspected at an aquatic invasive species station...
At their April 4 meeting, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted a rule that temporarily suspends the sale of several types of nonresident fishing and hunting licenses, tags, and permits. ...
Most fishing and hunting seasons remain open in Oregon, but participants should continue to comply with social distancing and other guidelines set forth in the Governor’s Stay Home, Save Lives order....
“These funds will pay for a variety of treatments including forest thinning, meadow restoration, prescribed burning, noxious weed treatment, aspen restoration and planting nutritional forbs, all to benefit habitat for elk and many other species of wildlife,” said Blake Henning, RMEF...
