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Wildfires: Impact on hunting, fishing, wildlife

Wildfire season in Oregon and access to the place you like to hunt, fish or recreate may be impacted. So be sure to check for access restrictions before heading out.
August 29, 2025
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2023 Sport Halibut Newsletter

This newsletter provides a summary of Oregon’s 2023 sport halibut fishery.
February 2, 2024
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2026 Free Fishing Days and events

January 14, 2026
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Apply now for Chair of the Access & Habitat Board; Help shape wildlife habitat and hunting access projects in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting applications for the Chair position on the state Access & Habitat (A&H) Program Board. The deadline to apply is April 3, 2026. Application forms and additional information are available at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/lands/AH/get_involved.asp The current Chair has completed the maximum…

February 4, 2026
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Wildlife themed interpretative series on Saturdays in July, August

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Learn how to spot and identify animal tracks, splash around in a stream to check out aquatic bugs, and play "survival of the fish-est." Join the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Jackson County Parks, and Rogue River Watershed Council for Wildlife Wisdom every Saturday from…

July 10, 2025
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Ongoing fisher research in southern Oregon now includes trapping and collaring bobcats

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting research on fisher, a forest-dwelling carnivore that once occupied forests across the Cascade and Klamath-Siskiyou regions. Today, Oregon's remaining fisher persist as a small, isolated population in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains. And ODFW researchers want to know how…

February 10, 2026
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Make your own descending device

With just a couple of tools and a few minutes, The Fish Grip™, originally designed as a safer way for anglers to land fish, can easily be converted into a rockfish descending device. Fish Grips™ can be purchased at local tackle shops or online.‌
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Tech Tips for Kokanee Fishing

February 9, 2026
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Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet March 5

SALEM, Ore. — ODFW's Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board will meet in person on Thursday, March 5 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the classroom at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE. A virtual option is also available. The public can attend in person or virtually on Teams…

February 26, 2026
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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. Header image by Dave Budeau

September 05, 2017
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Legal hunting methods and weapon restrictions

Legal hunting weapons and weapon restrictions for hunting big game and game birds in Oregon.
April 6, 2020
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Kingfishers and Woodpeckers

Oregon has one species of kingfisher, the raucous Belted kingfisher and 12 woodpecker species. Six woodpeckers are Oregon Conservation Strategy Species of management concern and in need of conservation. Famous for their hammering and hole drilling, woodpeckers might decide your home looks like a good place to set up shop. Learn how to discourage this on our Living with Wildlife, Birds page.

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50 places to go fishing on the south coast

Let’s go fishing! Not enough time? Think again. If you live on Oregon’s South Coast, there are a number of places you can easily travel to fish. Directions and times are approximate.
February 24, 2021
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Hunters: Return black-tailed deer teeth

Information gleaned from the teeth of harvested black-tail deer will help ODFW biologists learn more about the deer population.
December 5, 2025
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Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Hunts

The Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Hunts offer new hunters a chance to hone their skills in a hunt that’s close to home and offers a good chance of bagging some birds.
August 25, 2025
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Hunting on private lands: Access & Habitat Program

Private lands accounts for just over half of Oregon’s land base and include farms, range lands, wetlands, forests and stream corridors. To improve landowner-hunter relations and engage landowners in the conservation of fish and wildlife, the Oregon Legislature created the Access & Habitat (A&H) Program in 1993. The law established a funding mechanism to provide grants to private landowners, timber and agriculture corporations, sportsmen groups, natural resource agencies, and others for projects designed to increase public hunting access to private lands and/or improve wildlife habitat.
February 2, 2026
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Catch-and-release: Tips to reduce fish mortality

In some Oregon state waters catch-and-release fishing is required in order to protect valuable fish resources. One way anglers can help maintain and restore native fish populations is to learn how to catch and release wild fish properly.
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Kenneth Denman Wildlife Area Visitors' Guide

February 16, 2018
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Firearm safety

Hunting involves a deadly weapon that can kill more than just your target. Hunting and handling your gun safely MUST be a top priority. Start with the fundamentals Start by learning these four gun safety fundamentals and you’ll be well on you way to a lifetime of safe hunting. Assume all guns are always loaded. The primary benefit of handling all guns as if they were loaded, is that it will help you develop safe gun handling habits. Never let the muzzle of the gun (the shooting end) point at something you’re not willing to shoot. Often referred to as…
May 19, 2020
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ODFW invites anglers to recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut public meetings: Meetings held in Brookings, North Bend, Newport

NEWPORT, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff are hosting in person meetings Oct. 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2026 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut seasons with anglers. The Oct. 8 meeting in Newport also offers a virtual option. Meeting information: Oct. 6, Brookings: 5:30-7:30 p.m…

September 23, 2025