Kids learn to hunt turkey April 1 at White River

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 28, 2017 Register by March 28 for the annual turkey hunting clinic for kids ages 8 to 17, a popular event sponsored by ODFW, Oregon Hunters Association and Celilo Bowmen. The event is Saturday, April 1 at the White River Wildlife Area near...

ODFW disease monitoring in California bighorn sheep

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 24, 2017 ODFW is increasing disease monitoring in California bighorn sheep throughout Oregon this year as part of ongoing research with Oregon State University and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. ODFW traditionally relocates sheep each year as part of a...

Online reporting for licensed furtakers

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 24, 2017 ODFW launched an online reporting system earlier this year to make it easier for Oregon’s licensed furtakers to report the results of their season and confirm their report has been received. The online reporting system can be found at the...

ODFW seeks volunteers for Access and Habitat Board

Author: ODFW Report Date: February 23, 2017 Applications are currently being accepted for one Landowner Representative opening on the statewide Access and Habitat Board. The South Willamette, North Willamette, Deschutes-Klamath and Malheur Councils all have positions open for Landowner Representatives. The Malheur Council also has a Chair...

The use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle

Author: DSC Report Date: February 17, 2017 For his last hurrah before departing office, outgoing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Daniel Ashe released USFWS Directors Order 219, expanding the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle. Dallas Safari Club (DSC) objects to the Order, and...

Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days a Success!

Author: CDFW Report Date: February 14, 2017 Nearly 1,000 young hunters took to the fields on Feb. 4-5 this year, as Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days opened to clearing skies and the ducks and geese were plentiful. These special two days of waterfowl hunting were open only to...

State of Nevada's waterfowl

Author: NDOW Report Date: February 11, 2017 Waterfowl season closed in Southern Nevada at the end of January, and at the close of the season, game wardens noticed an alarming increase in mistaken and illegal kills of some types of birds, including ten cormorants, five swans and...

Jackson moose decline; big game managment

Author: Ryan Benson Report Date: February 9, 2017 Moose in Jackson Hole, Wyoming are in serious trouble. Before wolves were introduced into Yellowstone, there were 3,000 to 5,000 moose in Jackson. Today, less than 20 years after the experimental wolf introduction, there are less than 500 moose left.

Spring turkey & Hunting application deadlines near

Author: CDFW Report Date: February 8, 2017 California’s 2017 general spring wild turkey hunting season opens statewide on March 25 and extends through April 30. The archery-only season will follow immediately afterward, running from May 1-14. Hunters who have a current junior hunting license may also hunt the...

Applications available for 2017 Joice Island pig hunts

Author: CDFW Report Date: February 8, 2017 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering pig hunting opportunities in March and April at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. CDFW will be holding the limited-entry, permit-only hunts to control a small population of wild pigs...

Volunteers Needed for Bighorn Sheep Survey

Author: CDFW Report Date: February 2, 2017 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) are seeking volunteers to assist biologists on Feb. 25 and 26, 2017 (Saturday evening and all day Sunday). No survey...

Possible avian cholera outbreak in northeast Oregon

Author: ODFW Report Date: January 31, 2017 State and federal wildlife managers are investigating a possible outbreak of avian cholera in ducks after members of the public reported several hundred dead ducks at wetlands on private land in the Stanfield and Milton-Freewater areas over the weekend. The public...