Category Outdoors

Spring bear hunt draw results now available

File photo The spring bear hunt draw results are now available. Login at the MyODFW.com licensing page and look under Recreational Portfolio / Controlled Hunts to view results, or call Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Licensing at (503) 947-6101.  Hunters who drew a tag…

Problems, some fun snowballs out of winter storm

CRESWELL CITY HALL; LIGHTS OUT MONDAY’S SNOWDAY. Scott Olson/The Creswell Chronicle Late Sunday and Monday, Creswell got hammered with an estimated 18 inches of snow, leaving many without power, cell service and without open stores to buy supplies. The storm on Feb. 24 and 25…

Elk River anglers: radio-tagged fish must be released unharmed

A WILD ELK RIVER FALL CHINOOK IS OUTFITTED WITH A RADIO TAG. Photo provided/Austin Huff Elk River anglers are reminded to release unharmed any radio-tagged fall chinook salmon caught. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting a research project tagging up to 100 hatchery…

Turn in poachers – get big game preference points

A new program will provide big game preference points in lieu of a cash reward to people who turn in poachers. The program builds on the long standing Turn in Poachers Program (TIP), a successful collaboration between the Oregon Hunters Association and Oregon State Police…

New treaty ensures sustainable management of region’s iconic fish

The parties of the Pacific Salmon Treaty have agreed on new coastwide salmon fishing agreements. The Pacific Salmon Commission is comprised of representatives from Canada, the states of Oregon, Washington and Alaska, and the Northwest and Columbia River Treaty Tribes. Commissioners from the United States…

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