Oct. 25—A coalition of environmental groups is urging Washington to undo some recent changes to cougar and black bear hunting rules, arguing the tweaks have led to too many of the animals being ...

This month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission is attempting to close these loopholes, and others, through much-needed changes to Washington’s cougar hunting regulations. Washingtonians who wish ...

Washington wildlife commissioners will consider tightening bear, cougar hunting rules Mon., Dec. 18, 2023 A cougar is cornered in a tree in Riverside State Park on Oct. 31.

OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted 8-1 to approve amended cougar hunting rules. Spurred by a petition from wildlife conservation organizations, the new rules aim ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.— Wildlife conservation groups today petitioned the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to amend state hunting rules for cougars and bears. The legal petition asks the commission to ...

Washington state’s recreational land access pass will see its price increase by 50%, while hunting and fishing permit fees ...

Biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ... In 2020, the Commission expanded cougar hunting limits, increasing the number of cougars that hunters could kill each year ...

Back when Washington State wanted to heavily manage its cougar numbers, my buddy and our dogs took up the chase.