Beaver State Podcast
The Beaver State Podcast is a product of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that takes a look at hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing in Oregon through conversations with Oregonians, ODFW staff and luminaries throughout the conservation world.
Each 30-45 minute podcast will explore complex fish and wildlife topics broadly and in detail, and future episodes will feature weekly information from the Recreation Report.
Recent Episodes
Episode 102
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We talk all things pronghorn with ODFW's ungulate species coordinator Don Whittaker in this episode
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Episode 97
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Hunter Education with Jered Goodwin
ODFW's Hunter Education Coordinator, Jered Goodwin, sat down for a wide-ranging look at Oregon's Hunter Education Program and where it's headed in the future
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Episode 96
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Access and Habitat with Travis Schultz
Travis is the Access and Habitat Program Coordinator, and he sat down with us for this episode to talk about some of the lesser known aspects of Access and Habitat
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Episode 94
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North Bank White-tailed deer with DeWaine Jackson
We talk to ODFW's DeWaine Jackson about how he's used the special habitat management area to research ungulates over the course of his career with the agency
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Episode 76A
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Cascade Elk
ODFW's Big Game Manger Brian Wolfer talks about the biology, life history strategy and thoughts around hunting these Roosevelt elk in the Cascade Mountains
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Episode 76B
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Coastal Elk
ODFW's North Coast District Wildlife Biologist Paul Atwood covers the basics of Oregon's coastal Roosevelt elk
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Episode 75
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Rocky Mountain Elk
Part two of our three-part series on Oregon's elk focuses on hunting Rocky Mountain elk on the east side of the state from sage brush steppe to the alpine regions and everything in between.
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Episode 74
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The science of elk
Elk might be the most charismatic megafauna in the state
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Episode 68
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Hunting black-tailed deer in Oregon
Black-tailed deer are called Pacific ghosts for a reason
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Episode 66
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The Ochocos
The Beaver State Podcast takes you on a road trip through the Ochoco Mountains with district wildlife biologist Greg Jackle
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Episode 56
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Sooty Grouse Hooting Surveys
Sooty grouse are popular gamebirds in Oregon, but they're cryptic and tough to keep track of unless it's mating season and the male grouse are hooting
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Episode 49
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Chukar
We talk chukar biology with ODFW upland gamebird biologist Mikal Cline and hunting them with avid chukar hunter Carla Gibson.
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Episode 17
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Scott Haugen
Scott took a few minutes to talk to us about how the industry has changed and what he tells folks who ask him how they can become an outdoor writer
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