Groups seek changes to Washington’s cougar, black bear hunting rules Oct. 25, 2023 Updated Wed., Oct. 25, 2023 at 6:38 p.m. A collared cougar reacts after being treed by hounds in 2020.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A slim majority of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has proposed ratcheting down on hunting cougars. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday embraced claims by ...

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 ...