As publishedEastern WA only: youth Sept 12-13 2026; general Oct 3 2026-Jan 18 2027
Eastern Washington only; no season in Western Washington.
WDFW publishes no discrete, forward-looking pre-season outlook for this species comparable to SD/NE/KS-style flagship documents. The only WA-specific data source found is the retrospective, all-species "Game Status and Trend Report" (535 pages, 2025 edition published Feb 25, 2026), which reports the completed prior season's harvest/status rather than forecasting the upcoming one -- treated as no dedicated forecast program exists, per this plan's established convention for retrospective-only coverage.