WDFW announces that the Cascade River will open daily for hatchery spring Chinook fishing starting immediately; at least 988 of the fin-clipped salmon have returned to the hatchery there as of June 20....
Idaho has joined Wyoming in denying the donation request for a voter-mandated reintroduction effort that is supposed to start by the end of this year, putting more pressure on the remaining donor states for the 10 to 15 wolves a year...
Sportsmen, state residents, local and national conservation organizations, the Governor's Office and preservationists all had their say on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission's draft Conservation Policy at meetings in Seattle that continue this morning....
Washington wildlife overseers don't appear too enthusiastic at the moment about donating wolves to Colorado for a voter-mandated wolf reintroduction effort in that state, but did express interest in at least hearing more about it....
Not only did the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals halt scrapping this summer's Alaska Chinook commercial troll fishery, which would have been a signature win for Wild Fish Conservancy, but a three-judge panel also denied yet another WFC bid to...
ODFW reports that the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission signed off on two of three tribal agreements on fish and wildlife management with the state, delaying approval of the third till August "to allow more time for coordination, including discussion between...
Oregon Coast fall salmon fishery proposals are beginning to emerge from the fog, with overall less restrictive wild Chinook seasons than last year on the table, along with a chance to fish the nearshore Chetco, Elk and Sixes Bubbles for the...
Suggestions can be related to specific game species, permits, access, or general game management. Suggestions submitted during the scoping period will play a role in the Department deciding which hunting rule change proposals should move forward in the rule making process....
An Evergreen State sportsmen's organization has filed a lawsuit against Governor Inslee and five of his appointees to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and seeks to replace them with vetted and more hunter- and angler-friendly members....
A rule that would have permanently closed the Quillayute and Hoh systems to steelheading in April was nixed by WDFW at the last moment after sharp criticism of the proposal and process....
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider adopting agreements on managing fish and wildlife resources with three tribal confederations, as well as take up other matters, at its meeting this week in Newport....