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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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Where to clam and crab
Umpqua River is one of Oregon's largest estuaries; however, high freshwater influence makes the bay seasonal for crabbing. Softshell clam...
Where to clam and crab
Crabbing can be good year-round but the best catches are in the winter. Tidal flats throughout the bay produce lots...
Where to clam and crab
Lower Yaquina Bay is “marine dominated”, meaning there is little freshwater influence, and offers many shellfishing oppurtunities.
Where to clam and crab
Love the taste of crab and want to try harvesting your own? Already at the beach and looking for a...
Buying a license or permit
All anglers fishing for salmon, steelhead or sturgeon (catch-and-release and retention) on all rivers and tributaries in the Columbia River...
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to...
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to...
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to...
Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to...
how to hunt
Late summer and early fall is wildfire season in Oregon and access to the placed you like to hunt, fish or...
how to hunt
Late summer and early fall is wildfire season in Oregon and access to the placed you like to hunt, fish or...
how to hunt
Late summer and early fall is wildfire season in Oregon and access to the placed you like to hunt, fish or...
how to hunt
Late summer and early fall is wildfire season in Oregon and access to the placed you like to hunt, fish or...
How to hunt game birds
Youth hunts focused on fun, safety and success
Youth Pheasant Hunts give young hunters a chance to hunt in a controlled setting with a focus safety and success.
How to hunt game birds
See where most turkey harvest, effort happens
Harvest and effort data can help you identify promising places to hunt. This page includes maps showing harvest, hunter days...
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...
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...
Opportunity for kids
The time shared between a youngster and a mentor is invaluable. There simply is no better way to introduce a...
Opportunity for kids
The time shared between a youngster and a mentor is invaluable. There simply is no better way to introduce a...
Can't find a place to see Oregon’s iconic spring chinook salmon spawning? Want to cross the ferruginous hawk off your birdwatching...
How to hunt big game
Oregon’s Bowhunter Education Program teaches bowhunters the fundamentals of safe, responsible archery hunting
and an appreciation and respect for the environment...
how to hunt
Oregon offers some great opportunities for the first-time hunter -- from deer and elk, to geese and ducks, to chukar...
how to hunt
Oregon offers some great opportunities for the first-time hunter -- from deer and elk, to geese and ducks, to chukar...
Columbian white-tailed and black-tailed deer share the same habitat in some parts of western Oregon. This video and related graphic illustrate several key...