The preliminary outlook for Columbia fall Chinook in 2025 calls for a return to the mouth similar to and maybe even better than last year's actual run, which came in at 123 percent of forecast.

A pair of bills that would increase the price of most Washington fishing and hunting licenses by 38 percent and bring back the Columbia River endorsement have passed out of budget committees in ...

The news I posted Wednesday that WDFW will attempt to capture and radio-collar 125 Southeast Washington elk calves this spring to determine the reasons why so many are dying before they even reach a ...

Early to mid-April 2025 spring Chinook and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries including That One.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved WDFW-recommended cougar and bear hunting rules nearly unanimously this afternoon.

Late August 2024 Chinook, coho, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia River, Buoy 10, Columbia Gorge pools and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

ODFW lays out official information on 2025 summer and fall salmon and steelhead fisheries on the Columbia between Oregon and Washington.

By Brandon Jewett Editor’s note: This is part one of a story written by Brandon Jewett of Yakima about hunting and fishing with his dynamo of a daughter, Jo. We’re serializing it in four installments ...

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – April 28-May 4, 2025 BUZZ RAMSEY AND JEFF FLATT SHOW OFF A ...

Deer managers and biologists at the Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife provide their thoughts on this season’s blacktail, mule deer and whitetail prospects.

ODFW details potential new mule deer hunt unit names, changes to long-standing area boundaries, and why there may be slightly fewer tags on tap for the species during the 2026 season east of the ...

Blunt words from Washington hunting defenders in the wake of the Fish and Wildlife Commission's kiboshing of the state's longstanding limited-entry spring bear season by a 5-4 vote last Saturday.