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Day 1: Myrtle Point Gun Club; Day 2: ODFW Coquille Wildlife Area
Day 1: Pope Lake Duck Club, 31207 NW Reeder Rd, Portland; Day 2: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (map)
Oct. 23, 2024 If there's not a photo, it didn't happen Submit your fishing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Best bets for weekend fishing: Presently, there are still lots of coho in the Clackamas and Sandy rivers. Fishing activity has been significant but is dropping off. Near record numbers of coho continue to migrate up the Columbia and many of those migrating above Willamette Falls are staging near the mouths of their spawning tributaries, like the Tualatin, Yamhill, Molalla, Rickreall and the Luckiamute rivers Coho numbers in the North Santiam are increasing
As with all types of hunting, it’s important to choose the right kind of clothing for turkey hunting. Early in the spring turkey season, conditions can be very cold and wet compared to later in the season. At the same time, higher elevations may be colder than the valley floors. The fall turkey hunting season also offers a wide-range of weather conditions, in a variety of places. The weather in October can be very different than conditions in late December. This means proper clothing is important no matter what time of year or where in the state you’re hunting. Layer
A box calls is the most popular turkey call, and is a good choice for new turkey hunters. Box calls not only are easy to use, but they can sound very realistic. A box call can create a wide range of yelps, clucks, purrs, fighting purrs, cackles and gobbles. If you can get yelps, clucks and purrs to sound good on a box call, you’ll routinely bring in birds. Parts of a box call Box calls come in two parts – a narrow rectangular box with a paddle attached at one end. Attached with a single screw in the center
Oct. 23, 2024 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your hunting photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Currently open Eurasian collared dove and mourning dove, ruffed and blue grouse, mourning dove, rooster pheasant, chukar/Hungarian partridge, California and mountain quail, eastern fall turkey, duck, coot, goose, and Wilson's snipe, goose. Announcements, resources Bird harvest statistics from ODFW wildlife areas Wondering how good hunting has been on ODFW wildlife areas? Several wildlife areas post waterfowl (duck and/or goose) and upland game bird harvest statistics on MyODFW.com. Combine recent harvest numbers with current
Hunting licenses are valid from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. You can begin buying your next year's license on Dec. 1 of the prior year. If you have questions, please call ODFW licensing staff at 503-947-6101.
Game bird seasons in Oregon run from July 1 to June 30, which means you'll need to purchase new upland and waterfowl validations before you hunt again in the fall. If you have questions, please call ODFW licensing staff at 503-947-6101.
Turkeys make a lot of different sounds, many of which are different in spring and fall. Though most hunters can routinely fill tags by using only two or three sounds, it’s good to know what other sounds turkeys make and why. The hen yelp and variations The most commonly heard sound in the turkey woods is made by the hen, and it’s called a yelp. Toms also yelp, but it’s louder, raspier and often more drawn-out than that of hens. The yelp is usually delivered in a series of one-note tunes. However, yelps can take on various forms. Specifically, there
Pot calls, often called slate calls, are friction-style calls that are easy to use and produce a range of turkey sounds. Parts of a pot call A pot call consists of three parts: a pot, a calling surface and a striker. The pot holds the slate and acts as a sound chamber. There are holes drilled in the bottom for sound to escape. To keep from covering the holes, hold the pot with the tips of your fingers, keeping it away from the palm of your hand. Pot calls can be made to be all-weather, with the right striker. The
Oct. 23, 2024 If there’s not a photo, it didn’t happen Submit your fishing photo to ODFW and we might use it here or elsewhere on MyODFW.com. Best bets for weekend fishing Fall salmon fishing is fair to good in Nestucca, Tillamook and Nehalem bays. Chinook are throughout the bays and tidewaters in these basins and starting to push into the lower rivers. The Trask and North Fork Nehalem also have hatchery coho runs that are starting to move in. Wild coho fisheries on the North Coast closed October 23, there is no retention of wild coho allowed the