Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Olympia Headquarters Office
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
PO Box 43200
Olympia, WA 98504-3200
Agency Receptionist: - (360) 902-2200
TDD: - (800) 833-6388
Wildlife Program: - (360) 902-2515
Report Wolf Incident (24 hrs) - (877) 933-9847
Enforcement Program: - (360) 902-2936
Poaching in Progress: - Dial: 911
To report a violation: (24 hrs) - (877) 933-9847
Fish Program: - (360) 902-2700
Hunter Education: - (360) 902-8111
Licensing Division: - (360) 902-2464
ADA Program - (360) 902-2349
Regional Offices
Region 1 - Spokane: - (509) 892-1001
2315 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley, WA 99216-1566
Region 2 - Ephrata: - (509) 754-4624
1550 Alder St. NW, Ephrata, WA 98823-9699
District Office - Wenatchee: - (509) 662-0452
3860 Highway 97A., Wenatchee, WA 98801-9607
Region 3 - Yakima: - (509) 575-2740
1701 S 24th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902-5720
Region 4 - Mill Creek: - (425) 775-1311
16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012-1541
Region 5 - Ridgefield: - (360) 696-6211
5525 S 11th Street, Ridgefield, WA 98642
Region 6 - Montesano: - (360) 249-4628
48 Devonshire Road, Montesano, WA 98563-9618
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission:
Barbara Baker, Commission Chair (At-large position, Thurston County)
Molly Linville, Vice Chair (Eastern Washington position, Douglas County)
James “Jim” R. Anderson (At-large position, Pierce County)
John Lehmkuhl, Ph.D. (Eastern Washington position, Chelan County)
Donald “Don” McIsaac, Ph.D. (Western Washington position, Clark County)
Tim Ragen, Ph.D. (Western Washington position, Skagit County)
Melanie Rowland, J.D. (At-large position, Okanogan County)
Lorna Smith (Western Washington position, Jefferson County)
Kim Thorburn (Eastern Washington position, Spokane County)
Kelly Susewind, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director
Help WDFW Manage Your Wildlife Resources
Radio-Collars and Chemical Immobilizing Drugs
Attention hunters: When drugs are used to capture an animal, it is marked with an ear tag printed with directions to call the Department before consuming the meat. This is so that WDFW staff can look up information associated with that animal to determine whether sufficient time has passed for drug residues to be depleted from the animal’s system per federal Food and Drug Administration guidelines. In most cases this time period is 30 days or less from the time the animal received the drugs, although there are exceptions depending on the drug that was used. If you harvest an animal that cannot be consumed due to potential drug residues remaining in the meat, the Department will re-issue your original transport tag, special permit, or special permit points as appropriate. It is legal to harvest wildlife with radio-collars and/or ear tags. Please notify WDFW if a collared animal is harvested using the contact information on the collar or by contacting your local WDFW office. Please be aware that several Tribes also capture animals and you may have to contact their biologists before contacting WDFW.
BearWise Washington
YOU can help keep bears wild by being BearWise at your home or while camping, hunting, fishing or hiking.
- Never feed or approach bears
- Clean and secure attractants including garbage, food, grills, recycling
- Never leave pet or livestock feed out
- Remove bird feeders
Learn more about living responsibly with black bears by visiting BearWise.org
Review Hunts in the Upgraded
Hunt Planner!
Go to https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/re... and click on
“Hunt Planner Webmap”
- New features, improved functionality, and more intuitive design
- Browser-based, mobile-friendly web map*
- Review harvest statistics and trends alongside hunting opportunities**
* No additional Mobile App download required. Accessible in all modern web browsers
** Not available for all hunting opportunities
