Tag: 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...

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took action to close salmon and steelhead fishing in the mainstem Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam as...

By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s gray wolf population did not increase last year due in part to a large number of wolves killed by...

The Irrigon and Umatilla fish hatcheries have been temporarily closed to public access while maintenance crews work on updates to the facilities. Depending on how...

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took joint state action to add another two days (Wednesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 11) of recreational...

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

"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...

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...

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

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

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...