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How to hunt big game
There are no leftover tags for the 2019 spring bear season.
How to fish
Wipers, a cross between striped and white bass, reach prodigious proportions in the productive waters of Ana Reservoir. Their size...
Hunters and anglers can still visit their local ODFW license agent to purchase and print licenses, tags and other documents....
Buying a license or permit
With the new licensing system, hunters and anglers can now buy documents online to print immediately from home or carry...
How to fish
We make it easy to take your family fishing – with free fishing events, recommended family-friendly fishing locations, and how-to...
how to hunt
Oregon has everything it takes to be on any big game hunter's bucket list: Over 34 million acres of public...
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Pronghorn antelope are the fastest ungulates in North America and can reach speeds of up to 40 miles an hour....
how to hunt
Bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat the rarest game mammals in Oregon today, with less than 100 bighorn sheep tags...
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease infecting deer and elk across North America. Here’s what Oregon hunters...
How to hunt big game
Winners of 2018 Take a Friend Hunting Contest Announced
How to hunt big game
Oregon offers spring and fall bear hunting seasons. Fall is entirely general season, while spring in now all controlled hunt....
A growing number of people take to the woods in winter, looking for antlers that have been shed by Oregon’s deer...
Buying a license or permit
The free disabled veteran combination license, and permit for disabled hunters and anglers make it easier for everyone to participate.
Buying a license or permit
Pioneer and other licenses are available for senior hunters and anglers at a reduced cost.
how to buy a license or permit
Beginning on January 1, 2019, salvaging deer and elk struck by vehicles is legal in Oregon as required by Senate...
how to buy a license or permit
Some of ODFW's smaller field offices are not staffed to sell licenses to the public. However, staff at our larger...
The following step-by-step guide will walk you through the new online registration system. With ODFW’s electronic licensing system, you can...
Buying a license or permit
With ODFW’s electronic licensing system, you can now purchase your licenses and tags online 24/7, 365 days a year, and...
Buying a license or permit
Hunting and fishing licenses are generally valid for the calendar year. The exceptions are game bird hunting permits and validations...
Where to fish
Recurring drought conditions in central Oregon in recent years has had a significant impact on water levels in Wickiup Reservoir....
Where to hunt big game
ODFW wildlife biologists offer a look at the habitat conditions and hunting outlook for the upcoming season.
Where to hunt game birds
The 2018-19 Oregon game bird seasons look promising with pheasant numbers up in the east, forest grouse numbers up in...