The same day last week that a King County Superior Court commissioner issued a temporary restraining order pausing WDFW's efforts to remove a wolf from a depredating pack in Northeast Washington, agency staffers investigated a fresh confirmed wolf depredation that led to the euthanization of a calf. The post WDFW Investigated New Calf Depredation Same Day Court Official Halted Lethal Removal Permit appeared first on .|
HEY! YOU! Lucky hunter with the dead far Eastern Washington deer in the bed of that pickup headed west on I-90! Nice buck, but did you know you can't bring the whole carcass of any deer nor elk or moose out of 100-series game management units any more? The post 100-series Deer, Elk, Moose Carcasses Can’t Be Moved Out Of Region, WDFW Reminding Hunters appeared first on .|
Imagine just getting the federal approval to fire up a coveted new winter steelhead program after the old one was killed off via lawsuit settlement, but then having to scrap the whole idea because the legislature didn't give you enough money to run the hatchery and now you also have to close the facility. The post New Integrated Washougal Winter Steelhead Program Also Cut In Skamania Hatchery Closure appeared first on .|
Mid-October 2025 coho, Chinook and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries. The post SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Reports (10-21-25) appeared first on .|
Washington state steelhead managers will brief anglers on 2025-26 coastal winter run forecasts and proposed fishery regulations at a pair of upcoming virtual town halls. The post WDFW To Talk 2025-26 Coastal Steelhead Forecast, Possible Fisheries appeared first on .|
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers reacts to a US Supreme Court decision to leave in place a lower court's ruling upholding the legality of "corner crossing," which BHA termed "a resounding victory for all who value their right to access public lands." The post BHA Celebrates SCOTUS Corner Crossing Decision appeared first on .|
Hunting and wildlife advocates are warning about impacts to an elk calving area, hunting access and more as public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for a multi-faceted 1,090-acre development by Mission Ridge ski area above Wenatchee draws to a close in the coming days. The post Time’s Running Out To Comment On Ski Resort’s Development Plans In Colockum appeared first on .|
ODFW reports on how Chinook salmon are fanning out into the upper Klamath Basin for the first time in more than 100 years following the removal of four downstream dams. The post Chinook Return To Waters Above Upper Klamath Lake appeared first on .|
We’ve got a back 40 full of Oregon ash trees. Nice big old tall ones my wife can barely wrap her arms all the way around; robust saplings waiting in the wings; a kajillion sproutlings. They’ve all recently been handed a “death sentence,” as has nearly every other ash tree in the entire Willamette Valley and the rest of the Northwest. The post Ashes To Ashes: The Impending Death Of Millions Of Critical Riparian Trees appeared first on .|
Good news for hunters, as 13,000 acres of private land have been added to the Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area this season, and new maps from ODFW are available for downloading.| nwsportsmanmag.com
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A camera just placed in the fish ladder at Keno Dam on Oregon's upper Klamath River captured the first video of a salmon in the facility since the removal of four downstream dams. It follows on salmon observed in the ladder last year, and for ODFW "(reminds) us of their resiliency as they return to a portion of river basin that hasn’t seen salmon for more than 100 years."| nwsportsmanmag.com
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers reacts to the federal Department of the Interior's proposal to rescind the Public Lands Rule for BLM ground, which affirmed "conserving public lands is a legitimate and important use, on equal footing with energy development, timber harvest, grazing, and recreation" and was overwhelmingly supported in public comment.| nwsportsmanmag.com
Late August 2025 fall Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia, Buoy 10 and select Southwest Washington tributaries.| nwsportsmanmag.com
WDFW says it must take "additional measures" to make sure a lake on San Juan Island is rid of illegally introduced northern pike and will hold a public meeting next week to talk about rotenoning it.| nwsportsmanmag.com
ODFW is proposing to restart Chinook salmon fishing in the Coquille River this fall following the efforts of the Coquille Tribe, ODFW staff and extensive community volunteer work to improve the performance of the hatchery program.| nwsportsmanmag.com
ODFW is proposing several changes to 2026's Sport Fishing Regulations, including allowing spearfishing for bass as well as walleye in more moving waters of the state and standardizing the kokanee limit to ten a day. The Fish and Wildlife Commission will adopt new regs in September.| nwsportsmanmag.com
This year's Baker Lake sockeye run is now expected to smash a record set just two years ago.| nwsportsmanmag.com
When Buzz Ramsey talks, people tend to listen. I know I do. For decades upon decades now, the famed cowboy-hatted Northwest angler has been catching salmon and steelhead, tinkering with lures and sharing expert advice with fellow fishermen. Ramsey retired at the end of 2020 after a long career at Yakima Bait and Luhr Jensen, […]| nwsportsmanmag.com
Enjoy the last weeks of that Skagit-Sauk wild steelhead fishery – it looks to be on the chopping block for the foreseeable future unless anglers can convince state lawmakers otherwise soon.| nwsportsmanmag.com
