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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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Regulating harvest, health, and enhancement of wildlife populations
It is legal to salvage meat from deer and elk struck by vehicles in Oregon. You must complete a free...
Where to hunt big game
All funds raised by deer and elk auction and raffle tags go directly to the Access and Habitat Program...
Buying a license or permit
Eastern Oregon mule deer are managed by Deer Hunt Areas. Check here for more details
All other big game
...From WMUs to Deer Hunt Areas in 2026
Starting in 2026, deer hunts in Eastern Oregon will be organized by Deer Hunt Areas instead of traditional Wildlife Management...
What hunters should know
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal disease infecting deer, elk, and moose across North America. While CWD has not...
Buying a license or permit
Creating a purchase group allows you to buy licenses, tags and other documents for family and friends, both online and with agents. After
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Buying a license or permit
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife owns or manages nearly 200,000 acres of land set aside for wildlife use...
How to fish
More people in Oregon fish for trout than for any other kind of fish. Anglers can experience a lifetime of...
How to fish
A quick guide to cleaning and storing the fish you catch.
Buying a license or permit
Or redeem your Sports Pac vouchers
Directions for purchasing a license or tag online or from a license vendor, for redeeming your Sports Pac voucher, and...
Major improvements are now complete at Yellowjacket Lake, about 30 miles northwest of Burns. The upgrades include a new...
You caught it, now it's time to cook it—and what better time than during a holiday meal with your family...
The white sturgeon is one of Oregon's most iconic and distinctive fish species with a lineage dating back to the...
The white sturgeon is one of Oregon's most iconic and distinctive fish species with a lineage dating back to the...
Oregon offers some great opportunities for the first-time hunter -- from deer and elk, to geese and ducks, to chukar...
Education
Oregon has more than 75 ranges where you can improve your shooting and archery skills. Shooting range map.
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How to fish
Bass are an increasingly popular game fish even in a state noted for its native salmon, steelhead and trout. Bass...
Oregon is home to two rare, at-risk desert bats, the pallid and spotted bats, both recognized as State Wildlife Action...
This newsletter provides a summary of Oregon’s 2024 sport bottomfish fishery.
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