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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

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Episode 121
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Nicole goes hunting

Tim and Nicole talk about Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow, a program that provides natural resource professionals training in the diverse values and important roles of hunting and its impact on conservation.
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Nicole goes hunting
Episode 72
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Oregon is goose rich

ODFW migratory bird coordinator Brandon Reishus explains goose biology, habitat preferences, migration differences and what makes parts of Oregon so good for the goose and the gander
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Episode 70
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Sage grouse

We cover their biology, conservation efforts and hunting these fascinatingly iconic birds.
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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 41
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Poaching

A wide-ranging conversation about poaching, enforcement efforts, new technology to combat poaching and about how all Oregonians can play a role in the fight to reduce poaching
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Episode 38
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Myth-Busting Hunt Reporting

There seems to be a lot of confusion about why people have to report their hunt regardless of whether they were successful or not or even if they hunted in the first place
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Episode 29
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Waterfowl

ODFW's waterfowl biologist, Brandon Reishus, talks through the 2020/2021 outlook as well as waterfowl management in the age of Covid-19.
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Episode 8
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Talking Turkey

We cover their biology, geography, a new tool for hunters to access turkey hunting on private land and why turkeys gobble in this episode
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