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Washington 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed

admin · 2026-04-07T06:51:03.864Z

Washington's 2026 hunting regulations aren't a minor calendar shuffle — there are structural changes in here that affect how you plan your eastern Washington deer season, what you can legally bring back across state lines, and how the big game raffle and auction programs actually function. "If you hunt deer, elk, or moose in any WDFW management region where CWD has been detected, you're now required to submit a sample of the animal for testing." Mandatory sampling is a different world than ...

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Washington 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) runs its season-setting process through formal rulemaking every year, and 2026 brought a meaningful set of changes — not just calendar tweaks.

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