Are Ducks In Heaven?

Author: Don E. Webster Report Date: April 19, 2017 Author’s Note: Inevitably, this time of year causes me to reminisce about the many great experiences I've had in the outdoors, many of which were spent in the marshes with friends. I'd like to share a chapter from my book,...

ODFW Weekly Recreational Report

Author: ODFW Report Date: April 12, 2017 First of several Free Fishing Days will take place April 22-23 Anglers and would-be anglers can enjoy a weekend of free fishing on April 22-23. On these two days, Oregonians and visitors can fish, crab and clam for free anywhere in...

Wolf Annual Report public meeting April 21

Author: ODFW Report Date: April 12, 2017 ODFW releases its 2016 Wolf Annual Report and a Draft Revised Wolf Management Plan. Find both documents at ODFW’s Wolf webpage (dfw.state.or.us/wolves) These documents will be presented (for information only, not adoption) at the upcoming Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on...

CDFW deer and pig hunting in western Merced County

Author: CDFW Report Date: April 12, 2017 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for a limited number of deer and pig hunt access permits on opening weekend, Aug. 12–13, 2017 in Zone A for the general season. The locations for this hunt...

Take a friend hunting – win a prize

Author: ODFW Report Date: April 7, 2017 Maybe it’s a work friend who has never been hunting but is curious about the sport—or your spouse who wants to experience your weekends during the fall hunting season. Or it's an old friend who hasn't made time to hunt...

Long Distance Turkey

Author: John Higley Report Date: April 2, 2017 You went where to do what? That’s a question I get often after traveling for turkey hunting to a distant location. “Heck,” some would say, “we’ve got turkeys all over northern California.” Yes, we do, but we don’t...

Youth turkey hunters: Apply by March 31 for chance to win guided hunt

Author: ODFW Report Date: March 16, 2017 ODFW is offering 10 youth hunters (ages 17 and under) the chance to win a guided turkey hunt on a private ranch in Jackson County during the spring 2017 turkey season. Ten hunts will be raffled off on March 31,...

Nonlead Ammunition required for CA 2017 spring wild turkey seasons

Author: CDFW Report Date: March 6, 2017 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding hunters that nonlead ammunition is now required statewide when hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun. The upcoming 2017 spring wild turkey season will be the first hunting season with significant...

Wolf dies in unintentional take in northeast Oregon

Author: ODFW Report Date: March 3, 2017 Wolf OR48, a Shamrock Pack adult male, died on Feb. 26 on private land in northeast Oregon after an unintentional take by the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services. The wolf died after encountering an M-44 device, a spring-activated device containing...

Severe winter makes responsible shed hunting critical

Author: ODFW Report Date: March 1, 2017 As weather breaks and snow begins melting at lower elevations, more hunters are expected to take to Oregon’s outdoors—not for the chance to harvest a deer or elk but to look for their shed antlers. (Oregon’s buck deer shed their...

Kids learn to hunt turkey April 1 at White River

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 28, 2017 Register by March 28 for the annual turkey hunting clinic for kids ages 8 to 17, a popular event sponsored by ODFW, Oregon Hunters Association and Celilo Bowmen. The event is Saturday, April 1 at the White River Wildlife Area near...

ODFW disease monitoring in California bighorn sheep

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 24, 2017 ODFW is increasing disease monitoring in California bighorn sheep throughout Oregon this year as part of ongoing research with Oregon State University and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. ODFW traditionally relocates sheep each year as part of a...