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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.
ODFW is hosting a public meeting July 29 from 6-7:30 p.m. to get input on the 2026 recreational halibut season.
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended hatchery steelhead retention for recreational anglers on the mainstem Columbia River downstream of The Dalles Dam using joint state action ...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet late next week in Bellingham to decide on legislative and supplemental budget requests, vote on leadership positions, and hear updates on various ...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding a public meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, July 28, to discuss its plans for a habitat restoration project on the Shillapoo Wildlife Area near ...
Update, 2 p.m.,July 17, 2025: According to WDFW, after a meeting of state and tribal comanagers this morning to go over catches and return data, the forecast was boosted by 5,000 fish over yesterday’s ...
By Rick Itami Sockeye anglers who enjoyed a record run of three quarters of a million fish returning to the Columbia River in 2024 were hopeful for another fishing bonanza in 2025. An early prediction ...
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game shares details on recent investigations, convictions and charges in three separate deer and elk cases spanning the Panhandle and southeastern portion of the state ...
Thirty-six youngsters recently enjoyed the Washington Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation's Jakes Day, which aims to "spark their curiosity about the natural world, encouraging a lasting ...
Mid-July 2025 steelhead, sockeye, Chinook, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
A 4-year-old child out with their family in Olympic National Park was airlifted to Harborview Hospital yesterday after being bitten by a radio-collared cougar.
It's been a relatively quiet summer on the Northwest wolf front, thank goodness, but there are a couple newsworthy items out today, one in Eastern Oregon, the other in Northeast Washington.