Upcoming changes for hunters, anglers as WDFW modernizes licenses

Beginning July 8, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer provide hunting and fishing licenses or other license products on waterproof, tear-resistant ...
Yakima Herald

Washington will stop printing hunting, fishing licenses on waterproof paper

Old printers, paper jams and disappearing ink have conspired to usher in a major change for Washington hunters and anglers.
Northwest Sportsman Magazine

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 ...

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

Starting July 8, WDFW will no longer provide licenses on waterproof, tear-resistant paper.
107.3 KFFM

WA Hunting Licenses To Go All ‘Digital?’ No More Paper? Find Out More

FIsh and Wildlife, citing increased costs of the plastic, paper and production expenses, says July 1st they will no longer ...
Columbia Basin Herald

Licensing locations

There are three ways to buy a fishing license in Washington. Anglers can visit the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov and order online, or they can call ...
KREM

Washington to launch 'MyWDFW' app for digital hunting, fishing licenses in 2026

WASHINGTON — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Wednesday it will release a new digital licensing app called "MyWDFW" for the 2026 license year on April 1, 2026. The app ...
KREM

Washington's 'MyWDFW' app available for digital hunting, fishing licenses in 2026

WASHINGTON — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Wednesday its new digital licensing app called "MyWDFW" is now available for download on Google Play and Apple App stores.