Game management plans

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife monitors game population and harvest around the state, including big and small game, waterfowl, and migratory birds.  See harvest statistics from recent years, and learn about the department's long-term vision and goals for a variety of species.

Game status and trends

• WDFW Game Status and Trend Reports

Game harvest

• Annual game harvest reports

Season setting and rule making

• Season setting timeline

Game management plans

• Final 2015-2021 Game Management Plan
  • Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 2015-2021 Game Management Plan
  • September 2015 Revised Bighorn Sheep Herd Objectives
• 2015-2017 Ungulate Assessment
• Final Management Plan for the Mule Deer
• Final Management Plan for the White-tailed Deer
• Washington Sea Duck Management Strategies: Draft Report to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
• Washington State Management Plan for Wild Turkey: November 2005 – June 2010

Elk herd management plans

• North Rainier Elk Herd Plan (2020)
• Blue Mountains Elk Herd Plan (2020)
• Colockum Elk Herd Plan
  • See also: Colockum Elk Herd Study: 2008-2012
• Mount St. Helens Elk Herd Plan
• North Cascade (Nooksack) Elk Herd Plan
• North Rainier Elk Herd Plan (2002)
• Olympic Elk Herd Plan
• Rattlesnake Hills (Hanford) Elk Herd Plan
• Selkirk Elk Herd Plan
• South Rainier Elk Herd Plan
• Willapa Hills Elk Herd Plan
• Yakima Elk Herd Plan