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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Where to fish
Not enough time to go fishing? Think again—if you live in the Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Sisters or LaPine areas there...
Where to hunt game birds
State Wildlife Areas available for bird hunting in the Columbia Basin. Part 2 of a 4 part series of articles.
How to hunt big game
It's easy to check your results, and purchase your tag, on the ODFW electronic licensing system. NOTE: Once the draw...
Give a years worth of outdoor adventure
What to get for family and friends who love the outdoors—the birder, hiker, aspiring angler, avid hunter or neighbor who...
How to clam and crab
Razor clams and other bivalves are filter feeders that eat single celled plants called phytoplankton. Some species of phytoplankton manufacture biological...
Where to hunt big game
Here you’ll find links to population, harvest and point summary reports that can help you decide what hunts to apply...
How to fish
If you’re just getting started fishing, or you want to try a new kind of fishing, you’ll need a rod...
Buying a license or permit
Get your permit to hunt goose in the northwest corner of Oregon- part of the Pacific Flyway for migrating waterfowl.
Where to fish
On Free Fishing Weekends, you don’t need a license to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon. That’s no license...
Where to fish
The south coast area extends along the Oregon coast from Yachats south to the Oregon-California border. The area offers some...
Where to fish
Each year ODFW stocks millions of trout in dozens of reservoirs, lakes and ponds across the state.
Finding these locations...
How to fish
Steelhead have been called the ultimate game fish. These elusive and challenging fish can test an angler’s patience and persistence...
Buying a license or permit
ODFW’s Premium Hunts give any hunter a chance to draw an additional deer, elk or pronghorn tag with a months-long...
How to clam and crab
How-to and where-to catch crabs on Oregon’s coast
If you love Dungeness crab, you’ll love that you can harvest them yourself.
Where to fish
Oregon's Klamath and Lake counties offer outstanding warmwater fishing in the region's lakes and reservoirs, and even in the lower...
How to fish
Not all of Oregon’s high elevation lakes support fish populations. To help create fisheries in some of these off-road areas...
How to hunt big game
There are four ways to get your animal sampled for CWD, and the process takes just minutes.
Where to fish
A dozen great rivers pour out of the Coast Range Mountains into tidal bays that welcome runs of salmon and...
How to fish
There are several ways to begin your fishing journey – you can join a friend or family member on their...
Where to fish
Most warmwater anglers traveling to the northeast area are probably heading to Brownlee Reservoir, a huge 15,000 acre waterbody located...
Buying a license or permit
A Waterway Access Permit is required for non-motorized boats 10 feet and longer. The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Permit is...
Let us share your photos with other anglers, hunters and wildlife appreciators. When you submit your photos to ODFW, they...