A day of waterfowl hunting is set aside just for veterans and active military each year (January 31, 2026 this season).

The last day to retain a white sturgeon in the John Day Pool (mainstem Columbia River from John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam and adjacent tributaries) is Friday, Jan. 9.

2026 Rogue South Coast Winter Steelhead Validation is required to target steelhead starting December 1.

ODFW is urging waterfowl hunters to use extreme caution with their dogs after laboratory results revealed high levels of microcystin in a water sample collected from

Mussel harvesting open coastwide. 

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