The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) announced that the modern firearm general deer hunting season opens on Saturday, October 11.

Gov. Bob Ferguson makes his way through the room prior to being sworn in on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Photo by Ryan Berry/Washington State Standard) ...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff apply tags and record data while sampling Chinook salmon at the Washougal River weir in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of ...

With fall weather dampening wildland fire conditions in Washington, officials are beginning to reflect on the fire season.

Even in Switzerland, wolves cause problems for farmers with sheep and other livestock. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife should explore moving wolves to Western Washington to speed up ...

Barbara Baker, chairwoman of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is widely seen as “dysfunctional” and needs to be reformed, according to a report ...

An investigation has been ordered into Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission and now environmentalists want the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s director gone. Gov. Bob Ferguson directed ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking volunteers to help out with its upcoming National Hunting and Fishing Day in September. On September 13, WDFW, in ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for public assistance in identifying two cases of illegal deer and elk killings. According to Fish and Wildlife, two dead elk ...

The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges to hunters even as many national parks and other government services close.