In 2025, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife sold approximately 866,000 fishing licenses and 201,000 hunting licenses, according to community outreach liaison Becky Elder with the ...
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission recently held a hybrid meeting in Walla Walla. The Commission discussed ...
As part of a push to modernize its licensing program, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will halt issuing ...
As the weather warms, encounters between wildlife and pets can become more common. In early March, a cougar attacked a family ...
Starting July 8, WDFW will no longer provide licenses on waterproof, tear-resistant paper.
Old printers, paper jams and disappearing ink have conspired to usher in a major change for Washington hunters and anglers.
Governor-elect Bob Ferguson makes his way through the room prior to being sworn in as Governor on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Ryan Berry/Washington ...
If you told me two years ago that I would be writing a piece to defend the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, I’d have questioned your sanity. My criticism of them over the past five years has ...
For several reasons, 2025 was a big year for the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Washingtonians across the state spent the year hunting, fishing and recreating in state-owned lands.