https://www.outdoorunc.com/region/pacific-northwest/ Pacific Northwest news from Outdoor Unc https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/overland-expo-sets-its-2027-dates-and-mountain-west-moves-to-brighton/https://www.outdoorunc.com/overlanding/overland-expo-sets-its-2027-dates-and-mountain-west-moves-to-brighton/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:46:00 +0000Five Overland Expos run March through October, and most of the big rallies have dates. Here's the season so far. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-proposes-tighter-trout-and-kokanee-rules-on-two-columbia/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-proposes-tighter-trout-and-kokanee-rules-on-two-columbia/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:58:00 +0000Washington Fish and Wildlife is taking public comments on two proposed fishing rule changes, the department said November 4. On Rufus Woods Lake, anglers… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-weighs-a-bigger-penalty-for-unreturned-puget-sound-crab-cards/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-weighs-a-bigger-penalty-for-unreturned-puget-sound-crab-cards/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:56:00 +0000Washington Fish and Wildlife will hold a virtual public meeting on November 18 about raising the penalty for not returning Puget Sound Dungeness crab… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-razor-clam-digs-return-nov-7-to-11-northern-beaches-only/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-razor-clam-digs-return-nov-7-to-11-northern-beaches-only/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:45:00 +0000Washington Fish and Wildlife approved five days of razor clam digging on Copalis and Mocrocks beaches only, on evening low tides from November 7 to 11… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-holds-a-virtual-town-hall-on-next-year-s-coastal-steelhead/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-holds-a-virtual-town-hall-on-next-year-s-coastal-steelhead/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:55:00 +0000Washington Fish and Wildlife will hold a virtual town hall on Tuesday, November 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., to discuss planning for the 2026-27 coastal… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/the-season-s-first-big-mountain-snow-hits-the-west-this-weekend/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/the-season-s-first-big-mountain-snow-hits-the-west-this-weekend/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 23:20:00 +0000Up to 18 inches in the Sierra high country and Colorado's San Juans and up to two feet in Utah's Cottonwood Canyons, with chain controls and difficult… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/man-gored-trying-to-free-a-mule-deer-buck-tangled-in-wire/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/man-gored-trying-to-free-a-mule-deer-buck-tangled-in-wire/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:40:00 +0000A man was gored in the face by an antler on Monday, October 26, while he and another man tried to cut a young mule deer buck free from wire on private… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/first-razor-clam-dig-of-the-season-is-tonight-at-mocrocks/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/first-razor-clam-dig-of-the-season-is-tonight-at-mocrocks/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000Digging is allowed noon to midnight, with low tide at 7:18 p.m. Copalis follows Tuesday and Wednesday, and Mocrocks again Thursday. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/wonderland-trail-stays-closed-on-rainier-s-north-side/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/wonderland-trail-stays-closed-on-rainier-s-north-side/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000Mount Rainier's Wonderland Trail remains closed from the Carbon River Suspension Bridge to White River Campground, along with the Northern Loop Trail and… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/stillaguamish-river-fishing-closure-runs-through-november-1/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/stillaguamish-river-fishing-closure-runs-through-november-1/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0000The Stillaguamish River from Marine Drive to the forks near Arlington stays closed to all fishing through November 1 under the emergency rule Washington… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/chehalis-river-advisory-gives-way-to-a-full-fishing-closure/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/chehalis-river-advisory-gives-way-to-a-full-fishing-closure/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000The September advisory about possible tribal citations on the Chehalis River near Oakville has been overtaken by a full closure: the Chehalis, with the… https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/black-bear-attacks-a-woman-walking-her-dog-in-index-washington/https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/black-bear-attacks-a-woman-walking-her-dog-in-index-washington/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000She was seriously hurt but expected to recover. Two bears, possibly a sow and cub, had been seen nearby; officers have set a trap. https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/most-yellowstone-roads-and-three-entrances-close-november-1/https://www.outdoorunc.com/public-land/most-yellowstone-roads-and-three-entrances-close-november-1/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:40:00 +0000Saturday, October 31, is the last day to drive most of the park this year. Only the North-to-Northeast road through Lamar Valley stays open all winter. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/drought-closes-most-washington-coast-rivers-to-fishing-saturday/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/drought-closes-most-washington-coast-rivers-to-fishing-saturday/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000The Chehalis, Humptulips, Willapa and Naselle systems, the Copalis and Moclips, and Marine Areas 2-1 and 2-2 close October 24. The Dungeness opens Friday… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/razor-clam-digs-approved-at-copalis-and-mocrocks-october-26-to-29/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/razor-clam-digs-approved-at-copalis-and-mocrocks-october-26-to-29/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000Four evening digs, one beach at a time. Long Beach and Twin Harbors stay closed for marine toxins. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wounded-black-bear-attacks-woman-tracking-it-in-pend-oreille-county/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/wounded-black-bear-attacks-woman-tracking-it-in-pend-oreille-county/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000The bear had been shot with a crossbow the day before. It chased the couple's dog, then attacked her; officers later killed it. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/hoh-and-quillayute-watersheds-close-to-all-fishing-monday/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/hoh-and-quillayute-watersheds-close-to-all-fishing-monday/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000The Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Calawah, Dickey and Hoh close October 19, until further notice, as coho runs come in low. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/quinault-s-north-shoresouth-shore-road-link-comes-out-october-22/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/quinault-s-north-shoresouth-shore-road-link-comes-out-october-22/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000Olympic National Park crews will remove the temporary bridge connecting the Quinault North Shore Road and South Shore Road on October 22. It spans a… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/naselle-hatchery-reopens-to-anglers-with-new-river-structures-to-watch/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/naselle-hatchery-reopens-to-anglers-with-new-river-structures-to-watch/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000The section of the Naselle River at the Naselle Hatchery in Pacific County, Washington, opened to salmon retention on October 16, and the hatchery… https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/olympic-national-park-starts-pile-burns-october-20/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/olympic-national-park-starts-pile-burns-october-20/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:50:00 +0000Olympic National Park's fire crews plan to burn debris piles in the Mora, Hoh, Elwha and Quinault maintenance areas beginning October 20, conditions… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/clearwater-river-on-the-olympic-coast-closes-to-all-fishing/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/clearwater-river-on-the-olympic-coast-closes-to-all-fishing/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000Low water and weak coho catches in the Queets basin. The closure runs until further notice. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/cascade-river-now-open-daily-skagit-tribal-closures-move-to-october-1921/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/cascade-river-now-open-daily-skagit-tribal-closures-move-to-october-1921/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000The middle Skagit closed only on October 15; its next closure runs three days next week. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/idaho-proposes-banning-carcass-moves-between-units-inside-cwd-zones/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/idaho-proposes-banning-carcass-moves-between-units-inside-cwd-zones/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000A second proposal would let bird hunters tag electronically. Comments close October 28. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/several-hood-canal-shellfish-beaches-reopen-wednesday-as-biotoxin/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/several-hood-canal-shellfish-beaches-reopen-wednesday-as-biotoxin/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000Duckabush, Triton Cove, Belfair and Point Whitney reopen or extend seasons. Port Gamble Bay and Mats Mats to Paradise Bay stay closed. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/deception-pass-skagit-bay-and-port-susan-open-for-winter-crabbing/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/deception-pass-skagit-bay-and-port-susan-open-for-winter-crabbing/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 open October 10 after the crabs hardened. Seattle and Tacoma are still undecided. https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/pile-burns-planned-at-ross-lake-and-lake-chelan-through-november/https://www.outdoorunc.com/trail-reports/pile-burns-planned-at-ross-lake-and-lake-chelan-through-november/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000North Cascades National Park Service Complex plans to burn brush piles left from fighting the Border 2 and Sisi fires in Ross Lake and Lake Chelan… https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/skagit-keeps-tight-coho-rules-middle-river-closes-october-12-to-15/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/skagit-keeps-tight-coho-rules-middle-river-closes-october-12-to-15/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000Bait stays banned and barbless hooks required as Chinook encounters pass 80 percent of the season's allowance. https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/idaho-pheasant-season-opens-statewide-october-15-with-a-three-rooster/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/idaho-pheasant-season-opens-statewide-october-15-with-a-three-rooster/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000New this year: one opener for north and south, and a bag of three. Nearly 29,000 birds are being stocked at 24 sites. https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-proposes-year-round-two-pole-fishing-on-the-snake-and/https://www.outdoorunc.com/fishing/washington-proposes-year-round-two-pole-fishing-on-the-snake-and/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000Washington Fish and Wildlife is taking comments through December 7 on a rule that would allow two-pole fishing year-round for all game fish, including… https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/black-bear-attacks-two-people-at-a-home-in-salmon-idaho/https://www.outdoorunc.com/hunting/black-bear-attacks-two-people-at-a-home-in-salmon-idaho/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000The bears had been feeding on unsecured garbage and chickens for days. Idaho Fish and Game says drought is pushing bears toward people.