Suspect reportedly seen hunting elk with rifle during archery season in Northeastern WA

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says they recieved a complaint reporting a suspect was illegally ...

Brooks Bull Officially Declared New Archery World-Record Elk. It Narrowly Missed the All-Time Record Due to a Scoring Technicality

A panel of scorers declared the Casey Brooks bull the new archery world-record nontypical elk. It's the No. 2 all-time after ...
KHQ

WDFW issues emergency hunting restrictions in response to Chronic Wasting Disease

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) set new restrictions on hunting for the fall season in response to the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease throughout the Inland ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Despite fire, elk hunters likely to benefit from mild winter

Local elk herds remain in good shape this hunting season following another mild winter and low snowpack, according to the Washington Department of Wildlife. WDFW District 8 biologist Erin Wampole ...
tdn

Washington state elk hunters asked to keep an eye out for abnormalities

Elk hunters in Washington are gearing up for another season, as the general hunting season for Eastern Washington elk opened last Saturday, Oct. 26, followed by the western Washington elk season ...
AOL

WA elk hunters asked to keep an eye out for CWD

Oct. 30—OLYMPIA — Elk hunters in Washington are gearing up for another season, as the general hunting season for Eastern Washington elk opened last Saturday, Oct. 26, followed by the western ...
KREM

WDFW makes new emergency rule to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) passed an emergency rule banning the feeding of deer, elk and moose in parts of Eastern Washington in order to manage the spread ...
Yahoo

WDFW seeks comment on landowner hunting permits in Grant Co.

Aug. 27—WILSON CREEK — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for public comments on proposed updates to landowner hunting permits following recent changes in property ownership and ...
tdn

WDFW Police seek poachers who shot and killed a deer and two elk

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police are asking for help from the public to identify those involved in a “spree shooting” of two elk and a deer in Cowlitz County. The shootings are ...
komonews

Washington bans wildlife feeding to protect animals from disease, reduce hazards to safety

WASHINGTON STATE — It is now illegal to feed deer, elk, and moose in Washington, per a rule approved by the director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The rule went into effect ...
USA Today

Man brags about hunts, portrays self as outdoor celebrity, then is busted

A man who suggested that his hunting exploits should be featured on outdoor TV shows was sentenced as a big-game poacher, and trespasser. Jason Smith, 29, illegally killed four elk, four black bears ...
KGW8

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife enforcing rules making feeding wildlife illegal

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) adopted new rules that prohibit people from feeding wildlife. WDFW's new rules were adopted in an effort to keep Washington ...