Ducks and Donuts October 19

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: October 4, 2019 Don't forget! Ducks and Donuts is on Saturday, October 19 at the Overton Wildlife Managment Area Youth Waterfowl Hunt. Joins us for warm drinks and donuts and prize drawing at 4 a.m. After your hunt, treat yourself to our pancake...

Commission adopts 2020 Big Game Regulations

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: September 14, 2019 GOLD BEACH, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2020 Big Game Regulations at its meeting today in Gold Beach. Next year, the Western Oregon deer bag limit will allow for spike harvest with the new bag limit of “one buck with...

Upland Game and Dove Hunting Podcast

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: August 30, 2019 Upland game hunters... it's that time of year! This Sunday is the season opener for a number of species, including blue grouse, ruffed grouse, Himalayan snowcock and dove. We figured it was the perfect time to cover upland game hunting...

Feeding bears is against state law

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: August 22, 2019 NEWPORT, Ore.—ODFW and Oregon State Police (OSP) are reminding residents in the Florence and Dune City communities that knowingly feeding bears is against Oregon state law (ORS 496.730) and can lead to habituated bears that become a human safety threat.

Pronghorn Season Set to Open in Northeastern California

Author: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Date: August 22, 2019 Sagebrush flats, rolling hills, wide-open skies and crisp mornings characterize California’s general pronghorn antelope season, which opens Saturday, Aug. 24 in northeastern California. While thousands apply for the opportunity each year, only a small group of Californians will get the chance...

Sage-grouse hunt applications due by Aug. 19

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: July 30, 2019 Sage-grouse hunters are reminded they need to apply for a permit by Aug. 19 to hunt the fall season. Permits available for the 2019 season are reduced to 645 from last year’s allocation of 740. These reductions will only affect three...

Why The Remington Model 870 is Not Dead Yet

Author: Homer Raymundo Report Date: July 12, 2019 The Remington 870 is one of those shotguns that people either love or toss in the back of the gun safe and maybe take it out here and there to clean it. To me, the Remington 870 is an iconic...

Sporting Clay Shoot on July 13

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: July 8, 2019 Don't miss the Sporting Clay Shoot on July 13 at the Capitol City Gun Club! Proceeds go the the International Wildlife Crimestoppers, Inc., a non-profit dedicated to stopping ALL poaching! The non-profit has funded a lot of NDOW's law enforcement...

Leftover Tag Sale Delayed Until August 1: Tags Sold Only Online This Year

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: June 27, 2019 The sale of about 200 leftover controlled big game hunt tags will be delayed until Thursday, Aug. 1. The process for these tags is changing this year due to ODFW’s new electronic licensing system, with leftover tags being sold exclusively online,...

ODFW Hosts Big Game Regulation Meetings Around The State Beginning July 2

Author: OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff Report Date: June 26, 2019 Join ODFW district staff at one of 20 meetings happening around the state in July. The meetings will focus on big game regulations and are a great chance to come and hear about changes proposed for the 2020 seasons, comment on...

Pronghorn Hunting Seminars

Author: Nevada Department of Wildlife Report Date: June 26, 2019 If you want to learn more about antelope hunting in Nevada, be sure to sign up for one of our Pronghorn Hunting Seminars. NDOW biologists will speak on topics including pronghorn life history, game care, taxidermy, hunting laws and regulations,...

Why No Bounty Program for Nutria?

Author: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Report Date: June 7, 2019 Question: I’ve been following the effort to eradicate invasive nutria from California. Why not let the state’s hunters and trappers help by offering a bounty on nutria? Louisiana pays $5 for every nutria tail hunters and trappers turn in. Surely,...