Opening weekend of rifle deer season was a good one for some Washington deer hunters, if a popular forum and Facebook group that were lit up with pics of smiling sportsmen are any indication....
Salmon need cool, clean water to survive. That includes enough oxygen and healthy habitat. To address these two needs, and support salmon recovery in the state, the Department of Ecology is proposing to revise state water quality standards....
WDFW reports separating from more than three dozen staffers as the deadline for state employees to show proof of full Covid vaccination or receive exemptions came Monday....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to make decisions on land acquisitions and hunting rules regarding importation of dead wildlife and firearm restriction areas during its Oct. 21-22 virtual meeting. In addition, the Commission will discuss the 2022 spring bear special hunting...
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 75 bank anglers kept eight Chinook, three Chinook jacks, 22 coho, two coho jacks and released one Chinook and three coho. 6 boats/16 rods kept five Chinook, one Chinook jack and six coho. ...
Poachers shot a white-tailed buck deer in NE Oregon and a bull elk in SW Oregon in a one-week timespan. Rewards stand at $500 (or four hunter preference points) in each instance for a call to the Turn in Poachers (TIP)...
A Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation article outlines what the pro-hunting, -wildlife and -habitat organization believes is misuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act by highly litigious environmental groups....
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers have approved the next round of razor clam digs, kicking off Tuesday, Oct. 19 on coastal beaches....
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is looking for applicants to serve on a fishing guide advisory committee to provide input on broad fisheries and conservation issues as well as specific projects like guide logbook reporting. ...
A federal judge has dismissed portions of a lawsuit filed by a North Sound fishing organization over Washington salmon seasons the past two years and how they're set, but will entertain further arguments on some elements of it....
The Department will select up to 20 qualified individuals to serve two-year terms on the advisory group, which provides guidance to WDFW on topics affecting recreational fisheries for salmon, rockfish and other marine fish species in Puget Sound....
A new lawsuit aims to halt a Washington initiative that's increasing hatchery Chinook production so that more are available for starving southern resident killer whales, with shirttail benefits for fishermen....
Fishing effort declined by 18% compared to the week prior but harvest increased by 7%. Boats averaged 1.4 salmon per boat, 13 hours per salmon,. Bank anglers averaged 32 hours per salmon at the Ringold Springs access....
Traice Lundberg was at home watching the Seahawks game when he received a series of phone calls that would change his life. It started with a call from a fishing friend, which was shortly cut off by a call from another...
Here's a look at what the 2021 Washington rifle deer season may bring, disease and access issues to be aware of, and why WDFW is adding extra game check stations in Northeast Washington....