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ODFW Articles
Need to figure out controlled hunts, find a place to clam, learn how to fish or get directions to a wildlife area? We've got information on all that and more, straight from ODFW biologists and other accomplished hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers.
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![image of Marion Lake](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2019-06/0009_Marion_Lake_ODFW.jpg?itok=xIhlrLFb)
Includes lakes in the Willamette National Forest and Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.
![image of Catalpa Lake](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2019-06/9617_Catalpa_Lake_Sall.jpg?h=70962c1f&itok=OztRauor)
Includes lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest, the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness and the Olallie Lake Scenic Area.
![Image of father and son fishing at Mirror lake](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2019-06/angler%20at%20mirror%20lake.jpg?itok=JqRwUSBZ)
Includes lakes in the Mt. Hood National Forest and the Bull of the Woods and Roaring River wilderness areas.
![Bull moose](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2018-03/1615_bull_elk_dunson_odfw_hero_0.jpg?itok=jbF2cSM1)
Few major changes proposed for 2024 as ODFW has wrapped up its years-long big game review that resulted in some...
![a herd of elk](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2018-01/029_roosevelt_%20elk_herd_odfw%20%28002%29.jpg?itok=qPahQoRw)
See the latest and historic data on big game population surveys from 2012 to present.
![access](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2019-11/access.jpg?h=cff3a76b&itok=c8TCNC7i)
Private lands accounts for just over half of Oregon’s land base and include farms, range lands, wetlands, forests and stream...
ODFW biologists share the latest updates for wild turkey hunting in their local district, as well as tips and tactics...
![Mule deer does](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2023-03/6923_mule_does_on_alert_munsel.jpg?h=3cdc5b8a&itok=uqKwHF6i)
Hunters who want to know more about Oregon’s mule deer management should sign up to receive updates and provide input...
Salvaging deer and elk struck by vehicles is legal in Oregon. However, you must fill out a permit (after the...
Follow this page for background on steelhead management, to provide feedback and learn about decisions when they happen for the...
![two hunters in a blind looking over decoys](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2023-01/two%20hunters%20in%20blind.jpg?h=81aa7fe1&itok=JpYduubi)
Frigid temperatures, frozen water, wary birds – the last month of duck hunting season can be tough. Here are some...
Here's a quick summary of the major fishing and big game hunting regulation changes for 2023.
Pioneer and other licenses are available for senior hunters and anglers at a reduced cost.
![screenshot of a razor clam video](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2022-12/Screenshot%20razor%20clams.jpg?itok=i02ugv_o)
This list features some of the best performing videos of the year and takes viewers to unique parts of Oregon...
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has caused the death of many wild and domestic birds in Oregon. Here’s...
![Canada geese](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2018-03/122_canada_geese_fall_budeau_hero.jpg?h=2065e794&itok=1NiFaLmI)
Oregon Open Fields is a grant that the A&H Program has been awarded from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
![three band-tailed pigeons feeding on the groud](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2022-08/three%20band-tailed%20pigeon.jpg?h=28863d01&itok=8loTUmK8)
Learning the flight patterns of the birds, and honing your long-range shooting skills are keys to this unique and challenging...
![Two hunters waiting for ducks to fly into their decoy spread](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2022-07/Hunting%20over%20decoys%20SI%20WA%20HERO.jpg?h=89ae955f&itok=enAuHfDG)
Located just north of Portland and sandwiched between the Multnomah Channel and the Columbia River, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area is...
![Bull elk](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2018-03/1615_bull_elk_dunson_odfw_hero.jpg?h=22c5f624&itok=sKNSlzrW)
ODFW has been reviewing big game hunting to simplify regulations, provide fair and consistent opportunity and ensure biological objectives are...
Furbearer hunting and trapping regulations are issued ever other year.
![a close up of a steelhead in shallow water](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2021-09/steelhead%20up%20close.jpg?h=601e4c82&itok=sDDFT44f)
Wild steelhead mortalities are generally low under normal fishing regulations. But with several years of low runs, many anglers...
![image of a herd of grazing elk](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2019-12/grazing%20elk.jpg?itok=cy-PqAsw)
Due to increasing numbers of elk on private land and chronic elk damage, ODFW is piloting a new general season...
![mentored youth hunt](/sites/default/files/styles/380x228/public/2022-02/581_mentored_youth_blacktail_thrall_odfw_hero.jpg?itok=MdBPJDsv)
Some youth big game hunts rival adult tags in terms of the number of preference points needed to draw. Knowing...
This permit allows hunters with certain disabilities to use a draw locking device attached to the riser of a modern...