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Register Now for Fish & Wildlife’s Youth Hunting Clinics on April...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and partners are hosting several turkey hunting clinics to get young hunters ready for the upcoming spring...

Salmon Return to McKay Creek Near Pendleton After Three Decades

Salmon are spawning for the first time in nearly 30 years in McKay Creek, a tributary of the Umatilla River near Pendleton. The spawning is...

ODFW Program Helps Hermiston Students Get Hooked on Trout

"Eggs to fry," might make you think about a hearty breakfast, but to a third grade teacher at Hermiston’s Highland Hills Elementary School and...

Oregon Gray Wolves Expected to Spread West and South

By Grant Stringer/Oregon Capital Chronicle State biologists say Oregon’s gray wolf population may have reached its ecological limit in the eastern third of the state...

Drive Carefully, It’s Peak Migration Time for Many Animals

Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding puts them on the move, making them...

Fish & Wildlife Approves Killing of Six Gray Wolves in Eastern...

State fish and wildlife officials authorized the killing of six gray wolves in eastern Oregon during the past six weeks, bringing relief to ranchers...

ODFW Confirms Another Rare Sighting of Wolverine in Oregon

Video of a wolverine crossing Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass on April 6 was confirmed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW...

Anglers Capture Photos of Wolverine Along Columbia River Near Portland

A wolverine was sighted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on the morning of Monday, March 20. Wolverine, rare...

Chinook Retention Now Prohibited on Mainstem Columbia River

Fishery managers have closed Chinook retention in the mainstem Columbia River recreational fishery to ensure that non-treaty fisheries remain within the 15 percent allowable...

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Brush Fires Covering 500 Acres

Firefighters on Wednesday battled brush fires covering 500 acres in the area of Highway 730 and crews remain on the scene today extinguishing hot...

Entire Oregon Coast Now Open For Razor Clam Harvesting

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the opening of razor clam harvesting on the...

New Limits Coming for Chinook Fishing Due to Low Numbers

By Alex Baumhardt Due to years of drought and poor ocean conditions, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will restrict fishing for wild Chinook...

2022 Columbia River Summer/Fall Salmon, Steelhead Seasons Set

Oregon and Washington fishery managers recently finalized seasons and regulations for 2022 Columbia River summer and fall recreational salmon and steelhead fisheries. Forecasts for summer...

2021 Saw Highest Number of Wolf Kills Since Their Return to...

More wolves were killed by humans during 2021 than any year since 2009, when wolves re-established themselves in the state, according to the latest...

April 7 is Nature of Oregon Day

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) encourage all Oregonians to celebrate April 7 as Nature...

OSP Seeks Public Assistance in the Poisoning of E. Oregon Wolf...

The Oregon State Police is seeking public assistance in locating the person or persons responsible for the poisoning of the Catherine Wolf Pack in...

Department of Agriculture Lists Oregon’s Top 20 Commodities

Oregon’s greenhouse and nursery industry experienced a COVID-19 boon with value of production topping one billion dollars for a second year in a row,...

$1,000 Reward for Information on Poached Horned Owls Near Helix

A pair of great horned Owls poached near the Eastern Oregon town of Helix on Mar 29 has drawn a reward offer of up...

Sturgeon Retention Closes in John Day Pool Effective March 19

Sturgeon retention fishing will close in the John Day Pool of the Columbia River (John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam) as of 11:59...

Pneumonia Outbreak Crosses I-84, Spreads to 2nd Bighorn Sheep Herd

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) have determined that the same strain...

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