PHOTO PROVIDED OSP seeks public assistance in the killing of three bald eagles near Tangent On March 16, an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division trooper responded to a complaint of three deceased bald eagles in the area of Tangent just south of Albany. A trooper responded and identified[Read More…]
Outdoors
Boat inspection stations open around Oregon
ODFW aquatic invasive technicians decontaminate a pontoon boat at the owner’s residence. Boating season is starting and people hauling both motorized and non-motorized boats must stop at watercraft inspection stations opening around Oregon next week. Look for large, orange ”Boat Inspection Ahead” signs followed by ”Inspection Required for All Watercraft”[Read More…]
Commission adopts ocean salmon and Pacific halibut seasons, 2018-19 game bird regulations
The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2018 ocean salmon and Pacific halibut seasons and 2018-19 game bird hunting regulations when they met in Astoria on April 20. Ocean salmon regulations are based on Pacific Fishery Management Council recommendations. The Commission also adopted rules for state water terminal fisheries. See a[Read More…]
OSP fish and wildlife troopers arrest Benton County man for wildlife crimes
In early March of this year, Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife troopers executed a search warrant in Benton County near the city of Adair, resulting in the seizure of multiple deer and elk antlers, a shoulder mount of a bighorn sheep and a compound bow. The investigation started[Read More…]
OSP requests public’s assistance after dead elk discovered near Silver Falls State Park
On April 2, troopers from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division received a call reporting a dead elk off of Silver Ridge Road, west of Silver Falls State Park. Troopers located the elk and were able to determine it was a large branch antler bull that had been[Read More…]
Spring turkey season begins April 15
All you need to spring turkey hunt is camo, a call and a shotgun. A hen or jake decoy can also improve your odds. You can hunt for six weeks (April 15 to May 31) anywhere in the state. Spring turkey hunting is general season, and anyone can purchase a[Read More…]
Fish evacuees leave Leaburg, other hatcheries
Coho evacuated from Cascade to Leaburg Hatchery after the Eagle Creek Fire last September were released into the Lostine River in northeast Oregon last week. JEFF YANKE-OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE Many of the 1.75 million juvenile fish evacuated from Cascade Hatchery in Cascade Locks after last year’s Eagle[Read More…]
Entire Oregon coast now open for crabbing
OREGONLIVE.COM The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce that recreational and commercial crabbing is now open from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the California border. Crab samples taken from the area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have[Read More…]