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2024 spring bear hunting forecast

Spring bear is the first big game hunt of the season. Here's a look at what hunters can expect in 2024.

March 28, 2024

Spring hunter holds up the claw of a large, recently harvested bear.

Workshop and Events

FULL - Mentored Pheasant Hunt Workshop - Monmouth

Date

September 14 and 15, 2024

Location

ODFW EE Wilson Wildlife Area - 29555 Camp Adair Rd Monmouth, OR 97361

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Furbearer trapping and hunting

Find all the information you need to trap or hunt furbearers in Oregon, including licensing requirements and seasons. Furtakers Harvest Reporting Online Mail/Fax

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Using big game hunting blinds on federal land

The number of big game hunters using blinds has increased over the last 20 years. Be sure to follow regulations if you plan to use them on federal land.

Pronghorn antelope gathered at a desert watering hole.

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2024 big game hunting forecast

ODFW wildlife biologists offer a look at the habitat conditions and hunting outlook for the upcoming season.

August 27, 2024

Recreation Report

Game Bird Hunting Report - West Area

Nov. 27, 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, ruffed and blue grouse, quail (mountain and CA), fall turkey, South Coast goose, rooster pheasant, chukar/Hungarian partridge, duck, SW goose, Upcoming season: NW permit goose (Nov. 23) 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

September 21, 2017

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Responsible shed hunting

A growing number of people take to the woods in winter, looking for antlers that have been shed by Oregon’s deer and elk. This also is a critical time for big game, and shed hunting responsibly can help protect vulnerable animals.

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How to hunt deer and elk in Oregon

Oregon has everything it takes to be on any big game hunter's bucket list: Over 34 million acres of public land open to hunters. Diverse habitats from coastal rain forests to eastern deserts, with a couple of mountain ranges in between. Trophy opportunities include deer and elk.

Species and Subspecies

Wild turkey

Wild turkeys are not native to Oregon but were first successfully introduced in 1961. Since then more than 10,000 turkeys have been transplanted to locations all over Oregon and continue to thrive in most game units through the state. Turkey hunting is a popular activity in Oregon and has grown more than ten-fold since a statewide spring season opened in 1987. Oregon’s six-week spring turkey season is among the most liberal in the United States. Hunters have an opportunity to take up to three gobblers during the spring season and up to two birds during the fall, one of which

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Hunting Maps

Here you will find maps to help determine public vs. private land, wildlife management unit and controlled hunt boundaries, travel management areas, and ODFW wildlife areas.

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Hunting cougar in Oregon

Cougar season and hunting information, including information about cougar conflict target areas. Resuming in 2022, successful cougar hunters must appear in-person at an ODFW office to check in their cougar.

Workshop and Events

Adult Mentored Duck Hunting Workshop - Coquille/Myrtle Point - EVENT FULL

Date

November 16 & 17, 2024

Location

Day 1: Myrtle Point Gun Club; Day 2: ODFW Coquille Wildlife Area

Two hunters waiting for ducks to fly into their decoy spread

Workshop and Events

Adult Mentored Duck Hunting Workshop - Gervais/Sauvie Island - EVENT FULL

Date

November 9 & 10, 2024

Location

Day 1: Mid-Valley Clays - 6181 Concomly Rd NE, Gervais; Day 2: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area - Mudhen

Workshop and Events

Learn to Hunt - Adult Mentor Duck Hunting Workshop - Coquille/Myrtle Point - EVENT IS FULL

Date

Nov 18 & 19, 2023

Location

Day 1: Myrtle Point Gun Club; Day 2: ODFW Coquille Wildlife Area

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Oregon furbearer hunting and trapping regulations

Furbearer hunting and trapping regulations are issued ever other year. Report your harvest

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Hunting bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat

Bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat the rarest game mammals in Oregon today, with less than 100 bighorn sheep tags and 20 Rocky Mtn goat tags offered in 2015. The tags are “once-in-a-lifetime” so hunters who draw them can’t draw them again.

March 2, 2019

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2024-25 game bird hunting forecast

The outlook for 2024-25 looks strong for Oregon game bird hunters.

September 17, 2024

Brown/white spaniel posing with an open shotgun and three small snipe

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Hunting and fire danger in Oregon

As early season hunters know, dry conditions and the associated wildfire danger can have a large impact on your hunting opportunity. Check below for resources for finding fire closures and restrictions, and for ODFW's policy on tag refunds and restoration of preference points.

A large plume of gray smoke billows from a wildlife into the sky

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Recreating during drought

As much of Oregon continues to experience years of on-going drought, hunters, anglers and wildlife viewers can expect the continued warm, dry conditions to impact their activities. This page includes tips to help you continue to enjoy the outdoors during drought conditions.

Chickahominy reservoir barely a puddle during 2022 drought

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How to check your controlled hunt draw results

It's easy to check your results, and purchase your tag, on the ODFW electronic licensing system. NOTE: Once the draw results begin loading into the system, they will load one series at a time. If you want to see all of your results at once, wait until the end of the day when all the series have been loaded. Controlled hunt draw results are announced by June 12 each year.