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How to hunt game birds
Our biologist share their take on the upcoming season
ODFW biologists share the latest updates for wild turkey hunting in their local district, as well as tips and tactics...
How to hunt game birds
Historic harvest statistics can guide you to areas with good habitat that support healthy bird populations.
And we need your help
We're looking for ways to make our Recreation Report even more useful. Take a six-minute survey to tell us what...
How to hunt game birds
Download the Game Bird Release Permit
Rules for permits and releasing birds, pursuit seasons and competitive dog trials. Download Game Bird Release Permit.
Where to hunt game birds
How you can benefit
Hunt by Reservation landowners are diverse. They range from small rural farms to large land trusts. Some need help reducing...
Where to hunt game birds
Legal shooting hours for game bird and Northwest Permit Goose during the 2023-24 hunting seasons.
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...
How to hunt game birds
Our biologist share their take on the upcoming season
ODFW biologists share the latest updates for wild turkey hunting in their local district, as well as tips and tactics...
How to hunt game birds
Adjust your strategy for changing conditions
Frigid temperatures, frozen water, wary birds – the last month of duck hunting season can be tough. Here are some...
How to hunt game birds
What hunters need to know
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has caused the death of many wild and domestic birds in Oregon. Here’s...
Where to hunt big game
Oregon Open Fields is a grant that the A&H Program has been awarded from the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)...
How to hunt game birds
A test of your shooting skills, a delight for your palette
Learning the flight patterns of the birds, and honing your long-range shooting skills are keys to this unique and challenging...
Where to hunt game birds
Three ways to increase your draw odds
Located just north of Portland and sandwiched between the Multnomah Channel and the Columbia River, Sauvie Island Wildlife Area is...
How to hunt big game
To maximize their hunting opportunities
Some youth big game hunts rival adult tags in terms of the number of preference points needed to draw. Knowing...
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
Our tips for new or novice hunters
Whether it’s spending more time outdoors or harvesting food for the freezer, there are lots reasons to become a hunter...
How to hunt game birds
Filling someone else’s tag, hunting out of season are common violations
Poachers devastate mule deer herds in southeastern Oregon and brazenly shoot bighorn sheep in the north. Poaching is a problem...
Creating a purchase group allows you to buy licenses, tags and other documents for family and friends, both online and at agents. After...
Where to hunt game birds
A nine-mile system of habitat trails offers upland bird hunters opportunities for mountain quail and blue and ruffed grouse.
How to hunt game birds
Legal hunting weapons and weapon restrictions for hunting big game and game birds in Oregon.
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...
how to hunt
Oregon offers some great opportunities for the first-time hunter -- from deer and elk, to geese and ducks, to chukar...
Opportunity for kids
The time shared between a youngster and a mentor is invaluable. There simply is no better way to introduce a...
Where to hunt big game
Regulated Hunt Areas (RHAs) are cooperative programs between Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and private landowners that offer regulated...