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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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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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Hunting regulations level the playing field for all hunters and maintain fair chase standards. New technology threatens both.
Something unique is happening in the most populated part of Oregon - the emergence of a new salmon fishery.
how to hunt
Connecting willing private landowners with discerning hunters through an online booking platform
Everyone Belongs Outdoors
Hunter's Resources Hunter's Technique Hunter's Bounty Hunter's Plan
Oregon hunter's bucket list: Over 34 million acres of public land...
by ODFW Water Program
Salmon, trout, and steelhead need abundant clean, cold water to thrive, and ODFW works year-round in streams across the state...
How to hunt big game
Check out the latest point summary reports for all big game, and use the information to strategize while deciding which
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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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Buying a license or permit
The Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit is not a license or tag. Hunters must still obtain a valid hunting...
Education
Hunter's Technique Hunter's Bounty Hunter's Plan Hunter's Guide