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Everyone Belongs Outdoors
ODFW welcomes everyone to hunt, fish, trap, harvest shellfish and participate in wildlife viewing to the degree their passion exists
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Everyone Belongs Outdoors
Hunter's Technique Hunter's Bounty Hunter's Plan Hunter's Guide
Register now to attend an ODFW Hunter Recruitment Program workshop
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Everyone Belongs Outdoors
Hunter's Bounty Hunter's Plan Hunter's Guide Hunter's Resources
The goal in using key elements to spot the animal before
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Everyone Belongs Outdoors
Hunter's Plan Hunter's Guide Hunter's Resources Hunter's Technique
By following the Hunter's plan for big game success
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How to hunt big game
Choice of e-tagging or paper tags
The ODFW electronic licensing system makes it easy to tag your harvest for salmon, steelhead and halibut, as well as...
how to hunt
Over-winter survival was generally good for Oregon's deer and elk herds. Parts of the state even got a reprieve from...
where to hunt
Safety Checklist
Wildfire season in Oregon and access to the place you like to hunt, fish or recreate may be impacted. So be sure...
Regulating harvest, health, and enhancement of wildlife populations
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to...
Opportunity for kids
Opportunity for kids
Mentored Youth Hunter Program allows youth 9 through 15 years of age to hunt without first passing an approved hunter safety...
how to hunt
This is your one-stop platform for learning how to hunt and fish in Oregon. Register to participate in one...
This online module serves as the required training for Bighorn Ewe and Rocky Mountain Goat tag holders. It is recommended...
How to hunt big game
An area-by-area look at the upcoming season
Spring bear is the first big game hunt of the season. Here's a look at what hunters can expect in...
How to hunt big game
See the latest and historic data on big game population surveys from 2012 to present.
Regulation changes you should know about
Check out the fishing, clamming, crabbing and hunting regulation updates for 2024. These new regulations are highlighted in yellow in...
Where to hunt big game
Private lands accounts for just over half of Oregon’s land base and include farms, range lands, wetlands, forests and stream...
Where to hunt big game
Due to increasing numbers of elk on private land and chronic elk damage, ODFW is piloting a new general season...
How to hunt big game
This permit allows hunters with certain disabilities to use a draw locking device attached to the riser of a modern...
How to hunt big game
"I was out hunting near a reserve, and I shot a white-tailed deer. I didn’t know it was a white-tailed...
How to hunt game birds
Legal hunting weapons and weapon restrictions for hunting big game and game birds in Oregon.
How to hunt big game
Oregon’s population of about 6,000 cougars occupies a wide variety of habitat across the state, offering a year-round, readily-accessible hunting...
how to hunt
Bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat the rarest game mammals in Oregon today, with less than 100 bighorn sheep tags...
how to hunt
Pronghorn antelope are the fastest ungulates in North America and can reach speeds of up to 40 miles an hour...