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(May 16, 2015, 9:45 am) LA GRANDE, Ore. A unique spring Chinook fishery will open on the Powder River next Tuesday when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 200 spring Chinook salmon into the river.
A unique spring Chinook fishery will open on the Powder River next Tuesday when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release approximately 200 spring Chinook salmon into the river.
(March 28, 2015, 6:57 pm) CLACKAMAS, Ore
More than 1,000 hearty rainbow trout will be waiting in the waters of Canby Pond on Saturday, April 4 when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rolls out a free youth fishing event at the city’s favorite fishing hole. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(March 26, 2015, 11:25 am) CHRISTMAS VALLEY, Ore
Every spring in March, I head east to hunt jackrabbits in the area around Christmas Valley and Hampton. That’s about a 4 hour ride from Salem, either straight east on Highway 20 to Hampton or south out of Bend on Hwy 97 and then head east on Hwy 31 just south of La Pine. This region of high desert sage and juniper is home to many a skittish bunny.
(February 24, 2015, 11:47 am) SALEM, Ore
This time of year isn’t just for Easter egg hunting. Many Oregonians are in the outdoors looking for another seasonal treat– shed antlers.
Oregon’s male deer and elk naturally shed their antlers at this time of year (only to regrow them in spring and summer). Buck deer usually shed theirs from late December through March, and bull elk from late February through early April.
(February 10, 2015, 9:02 pm) La Pine
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Troopers in Deschutes and Klamath Counties arrest La Pine man and others relating to Mule Deer Poaching.
(February 10, 2015, 8:53 pm) SALEM, Ore.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will award four South Coast bay clam dive permits on April 11, 2015 at ODFW headquarters in Salem.
(December 11, 2014, 12:31 pm) SALEM, Ore ODFW hosts introductory waterfowl hunting courses
For the last 15 years or so, ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) has hosted a variety of educational classes on many topics. These include hunting, fishing and other outdoor education subjects, and are usually focused on current seasonal activities. For example, two current courses coming up this month deal with waterfowl hunting. The first will be held this Sunday December 14th at the Cabela’s located in Tualatin. The course is titled Waterfowl Hunting Clinic 101, and is designed for persons who are wanting to learn about this topic, but may not have access to a friend or relative who can teach them the basics.
(December 10, 2014, 7:10 pm) SALEM, Ore
Lake County ranchers Don and Diana Robinson were awarded this year’s Riley Freeman Award at the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) meeting in Bend on Dec. 6. “The Robinsons are actively involved in protecting and enhancing habitat for fish and wildlife on their land,” said ODFW Interim Director Curt Melcher when presenting the award in Bend.
(November 3, 2014, 11:07 pm) SALEM, Ore A Different Kind of Salmon
When most Oregonians think about salmon fishing on the coast, they think about chinook and maybe coho. But there is another run that offers some great sport, and it’s barely more than an hour from Salem. This little gem of a fishery is called the chum salmon run on the Miami and Kilchis rivers.
(October 23, 2014, 8:46 pm) KEIZER, Ore.
The States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) presented the City of Keizer a Mid-Size Access Award for the new Keizer Rapids Boating Facility on the Willamette River during their annual conference held in Arkansas during the week of October 13.
Only one such award is given each year.