Statewide bans on baiting, feeding wildlife proposed to help fight CWD
Statewide bans on feeding wildlife and using bait to hunt big game are among a suite of rules proposed to help Washington ...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife catches fake alligator in Cowlitz County
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) responded to reports of an alligator swimming in Cowlitz County. Or so ...
Alligators in Washington State? Not quite, as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife catches fake one in Cowlitz County
Nice try MyFWC Florida Fish and Wildlife - please come and get your pet. Alligators are not native to Washington State and ...
Following appointment shakeup, Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission set to meet Friday
The panel that oversees Washington’s fish and wildlife agency will hold a shorter-than-normal meeting this week, with its ...
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks public input on new hunting rules and feeding ban
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting public comments on proposed changes to hunting season rules ...
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to Host Virtual Valentine's Day Meeting on Conservation and Fisheries
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual public meeting on Feb. 14 to discuss whale watching rules and ...
Chainsaw-wielding vandals wreak havoc on trees at fish hatchery
If the vandalism continues, WDFW police said they would need to restrict trails to the public due to the safety hazard.
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Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Commission decried for being ‘anti-hunting’
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission has recently come under scrutiny for an alleged anti-hunter mentality after several decisions, including the axing of the state’s spring bear ...
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WA Fish and Wildlife Commission has its problems, but we should keep it
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 ...
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With Increasing Influence from Anti-Hunters, Washington’s Wildlife Commission Is Now ‘Dysfunctional,’ According to a University Report
The Ruckleshaus Report focused on one source of conflict: the legislative mandate of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and its commission. The mandate’s second sentence directs that “The ...
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Two men convicted of wildlife killing spree after long investigation
An investigation that began with the brutal attack of several large hatchery fish in 2021 ended with the conviction of the two Montana men responsible for the fish deaths and the killing of four ...