Tag: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Salmon Fishing Closed Above Bonneville Dam as of Today
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington closed salmon and steelhead fishing on the mainstem Columbia River between Bonneville Dam and the Oregon/Washington border (upstream...
UCSO: If You See Young Wildlife That Looks Abandoned, It’s Probably...
Each spring, Oregon is blessed with an abundance of ducklings, bear cubs, seal pups, and fawns, among other wild baby critters.
This time of year...
Deer Tags Reduced for Some Heppner, Interstate, Starkey Hunts
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife announced on Wednesday that tag numbers for four controlled deer hunts are being reduced for the 2022...
Oreogn Fish & Wildlife Seeks Public Feedback on 2023-25 budget
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will host four virtual public listening sessions, one for each of four regions in the state, to...
Spring Chinook Fishing to Open on Umatilla River on April 16
Spring Chinook fishing will open under normal permanent regulations on the Umatilla River this year for the first time since 2018.
Due to poor returns,...
Spring Chinook Fishing to Open on Hood River April 15
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has set the following regulations for a spring Chinook fishery on the Hood River:
Open for adult...
New Program Launched for Turning in Poachers of Non-Game Species
When people conjure up the image of a poacher, it’s usually a shady character shooting a trophy buck or bull out of season or...
ODFW Offering Youth Turkey Hunting Clinic in April in Central Point
Youth interested in turkey hunting can attend a clinic on April 2 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Denman Wildlife Area in Central...
ODFW Seeks Input on Steelhead Management in Columbia Basin
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the...
Check-In Requirements for Specific Wildlife Species Resume March 19
A temporary rule that waived in-person check in requirements for certain wildlife species during the pandemic expires March 18.
Beginning Saturday, March 19, anyone who...
Reward of $22,500 Offered for Information on Wolf Poached Feb. 15
Nonprofit groups will pay up to $22,500 for information that leads to an arrest or citation regarding a wolf poached Feb. 15 near the...
C2 Cattle Ranch Youth Turkey Hunt Drawing Now Open
The C2 Cattle Company offers six lucky youth the opportunity to hunt spring turkeys on its ranch near Medford.
Deadline to apply is March 1 at...
Several Hunters Win Prizes for Completing A&H Access Permit
It pays to be a conscientious hunter. Six hunters were awarded prizes for filling out a daily use permit at an Access & Habitat...
Fish & Wildlife Art Contest to Award $2,000 to Winning Artists
Artists are invited to compete in one or all three of the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's (ODFW) 2023 stamp art competitions.
The winning...
Poachers Kill 2 Pronghorn, Leave 2 Others Mortally Wounded in Thrill...
Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to suffer on the night of Jan. 16 in a thrill kill near the eastern...
ODFW: Hunters Who Fail to Report Deer, Elk Tags by Jan....
Big game hunters who purchased or were issued a deer or elk tag in 2021 must report their hunt by Tuesday, Jan. 31 at...
New State, Possible World Record Mt. Whitefish Caught on Deschutes River
Alex Dietz of Bend was fly fishing with an egg pattern on the Deschutes River outside Warm Springs on Dec. 19, 2021 when he...
Wolf Found Shot in Wallowa County
The Oregon State Police is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for killing a wolf in Wallowa County.
The OSP received...
New Detections of Deadly Virus Found in Oregon Wild Rabbits
More detections of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild rabbit have been confirmed by the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory including in...
ODFW Seeks Comment on Plan for Columbia Basin Wildlife Areas
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) is accepting public comments on an updated management plan for the Columbia Basin Wildlife Areas (Irrigon, Willow Creek,...
