The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission had a pretty busy day today, opening the Coquille for the first fall Chinook fishery since 2021 (hatchery only), approving tweaks to the 2026 fishing regs ...

Litigation over Columbia River hydropower operations impacts on salmon and steelhead that had been paused appears to be headed back to court as Northwest fish and fishing interests, including a ...

Thanks to a "strong comeback," the whitetails of the Lower Columbia River are on the verge of a federal delisting proposal.

Washington Coast Chinook are "most likely at low risk of extinction," according to a federal status review, potentially lowering the odds of an eventual Endangered Species Act listing for the ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife talks about the loss of legislative funding for the Salmon River Hatchery and how production on the system as well as with other Chinook, coho, steelhead and ...

When the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meets September 11-12 in Ontario, it will take up mule deer and sage grouse management, recreational sportfishing regulation changes, and more. Here are ...

ODFW and the Oregon Hunters Association are again teaming up to encourage deer and elk hunters to get their harvests checked for chronic wasting disease; those who submit tests will be put in to a ...

WDFW is reminding Washington deer, elk and moose hunters about new rules in place this fall big game season that are meant to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease.

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved fishing seasons for wild coho as proposed as well as asked ODFW to look for additional late-season opportunities on three midcoast systems, but did not ...

Editor’s note, 2:05 p.m., August 14, 2025: Updated at bottom with a WDFW press release Federal and state overseers this morning sent out an inseason action notice that salmon fishing off of Oregon’s ...

WDFW is reminding Washington black bear hunters about new rules in place for the fall season, including delayed openers and reduced limits for the Willapa Hills and Okanagan management units, tooth ...