Tag: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Christmas will soon be here and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has some gift ideas for the outdoor enthusiast in your life. All...

Make fishing part of your Thanksgiving weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Friday...

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set 2025 sturgeon retention seasons for the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam during a hearing today. Sturgeon retention...

As elk hunting seasons get underway, hunters should make plans to get any elk they harvest tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The Oregon Department...

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

Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) is partnering with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to encourage hunters to get their deer and elk...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2025 Big Game Hunting Regulations on Friday at its meeting in The Dalles. The commission first heard staff...

Youth hunters (age 17 and under) who will have completed hunter education by the time of the event can sign up now for the...

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing Tuesday afternoon. Chinook...

Manulife (formerly Hancock) properties in northeast Oregon has reopened for day use only, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Day use hours...

Several Access and Habitat areas that closed in July due to fire danger have reopened to public access. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will host a series of online public meetings in July with district wildlife biologists presenting proposed...

Oregon's deer and elk give birth from May through July. It's natural for mother animals to leave their young alone and hidden for extended...

Construction of the pedestrian bridge to reconnect Umatilla's South Hill area with the main parts of the city is advancing toward completion. The city in...

Oregon and Washington fishery managers have finalized preseason planning for 2024 Columbia River summer and fall recreational salmon and steelhead fisheries. Forecasts for summer and...

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added 11 additional fishing days - June 1 to June 11 - for recreational spring Chinook downstream of...

Following an in-season update of the expected upriver spring Chinook return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added 10 additional fishing days for recreational...

Finding a young wild animal alone does not mean it needs to be rescued. In fact, the best course of action is to leave...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host several youth fishing events the first three Saturdays in May around the Columbia River Gorge. ODFW...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is encouraging hunters to apply for their controlled and premium hunts as soon as possible and before...