Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Moving Toward Electronic Hunting, Fishing Licenses

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife moving toward electronic hunting, fishing licenses

Starting this summer, WDFW is moving toward electronic hunting, fishing licenses and will no longer offer waterproof, tear-resistant paper licenses

WDFW shifts to mobile licenses for hunters and anglers

WASHINGTON – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced changes to licensing for hunters and anglers, transitioning to mobile options starting July 8, 2026. The shift will eliminate waterproof, tear-resistant paper licenses, encouraging the use of mobile licensing…

For WDFW to continue using waterproof, tear resistant paper for fishing/hunting licenses

Beginning July 8, 2026 WDFW will cease the use of waterproof and tear resistant paper for all hunting/fishing licenses and catch record cards in a move to pressure the public towards their mobile app in order to “save money”.  The problem: The app and/or phone can be unreliable, lose connection/battery, stop working, etc. To those of us who would like to continue using paper: we are subject to …

Washington Fish and Wildlife to Transition to Mobile Hunting and Fishing Licenses

A smartphone displaying the MyWDFW mobile application used for digital hunting and fishing licenses. Photo credit: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. OLYMPIA, WA — Hunters and anglers in Washington will soon see a major change in how they receive and display their licenses. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced that beginning July 8, 2026, the agency will no longer issue hunting and fishing licenses on the fami…

Era Of WDFW's Waterproof, Tear-resistant License Paper Coming To An End

WDFW says that it is doing away with the current special fishing and hunting license paper this summer as it continues to push anglers and hunters to go mobile, but sportsmen will still be able to have their catch cards and other documents printed on standard 8.5x11 copy paper. The post Era Of WDFW’s Waterproof, Tear-resistant License Paper Coming To An End appeared first on .