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Game Bird Hunting Report - East Area

EASTERN OREGON August 27, 2026 Season begins: September 1 Mourning dove, ruffed and blue grouse, Rooster pheasant and Quail (Western Oregon), Turkey (Select WMU's) Announcements, resources  2026-27 Game Bird Regulations online and available at ODFW licensed agents and vendors. Buy your 2026-27 bird stamp(s) and validations - Available for purchase now: upland and waterfowl validations, federal duck stamp and don't skip the HIP survey. New season started July 1, 2026, redeem your sports-pac vouchers.   Don't miss the Youth Upland Game Bird Hunts register now. Hunting at Baskett Slough NWR is by advance reservation. For application and more information, see fws.gov/refuge/baskett-slough. Applications are accepted until…

September 05, 2017

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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 a good chance to bag a bird.

August 31, 2026

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Sturgeon fishing in Oregon

The white sturgeon is one of Oregon's most iconic and distinctive fish species with a lineage dating back to the age of the dinosaurs. Due to population concerns, the sturgeon fishery is highly regulated in terms of retention opportunity and size limits. The structure of retention seasons is likely to change in 2026 with no New Year's Day opener in Bonneville and The Dalles pools, as quotas have been met in just a few days in recent years. Oregon and Washington will hold a joint state hearing Nov. 13, 2025 at 2 p.m. to discuss and lay out a new…

November 1, 2025

A legal-size sturgeon stretched across a canoe seat

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Hunting Sauvie Island’s North Unit

A beginner's guide to waterfowl hunting on Sauvie Island - hunting in the North Unit. Part 4 of a 5 part series.

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Sage-grouse hunting in Oregon

Better known for their elaborate courtship displays, greater sage-grouse also offers the wingshooter a unique hunting experience. This is a small, well-regulated hunt by permit only. Permit applications are due in mid-August each year. Apply for a permit

August 18, 2025

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2026 Free Fishing Days and events

January 14, 2026

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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.

Recreation Report

Big Game Hunting Report - Columbia Area

COLUMBIA BIG GAME HUNTING August 27, 2026 Currently open Bear, cougar ( check current harvest numbers), coyote, youth only controlled series hunts, general season antlerless elk damage, premium, auction and raffle hunts. Season openings beginning in August Archery *Check Big Game regulations for hunt details and purchase your tag before hunting. Announcements and resources Big game statistics - You'll find links to population, harvest and maps that can help you decide where to hunt this season. Check the Leftover Tag List for an opportunity to hunt this year. Get ahead of the game-- Register for Hunter Safety Education before the…

September 05, 2017

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Gearing up for fishing

If you’re just getting started fishing, or you want to try a new kind of fishing, you’ll need a rod, reel and some tackle. To help you get started, we’ve put together some fishing outfits for trout, panfish (bluegill, crappie, pumpkin seed, sunfish), bass, steelhead, walleye, salmon and sturgeon.

December 19, 2025

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Start clamming

Digging for razor and bay clams is fun, easy and tasty.

razor clammers in the surf at Ft Stevens State Park

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Wildfire and its impact on fish and wildlife

Most of the wildlife in Oregon evolved with wildfire. And even though fires are intensifying, they are nothing new to Oregon’s wild animals. There are also no documented cases of fires that have wiped out entire populations or species.

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Start crabbing

If you love Dungeness crab, you’ll love that you can harvest them yourself.

crabber holding up two nice Dungeness crab

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Big game raffle and auction hunts

All funds raised by deer and elk auction and raffle tags go directly to the Access and Habitat Program. Funds raised by bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and Rocky Mountain goat auction and raffle tags go directly to the management of those species.

November 25, 2025

Press Release

Commission meets Sept. 11-12 in Ontario to consider 2026 big game hunting and sport fishing regulations

SALEM, Ore.–The Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Sept. 11 and 12 in Ontario for a field tour on Thursday and a regular meeting on Friday. See agenda here. The meeting will also be livestreamed from the Commission page. To testify on an agenda item virtually, register on the agenda page…

September 8, 2025

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Sturgeon fishing

November 4, 2025

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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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Oregon's record fish

See the Oregon records for both coldwater and warmwater game fish. And, find the forms to submit if you think you've caught a new record!

March 4, 2026

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65 places to go fishing in Lane County

Lane County offers so much to explore — from coastal lakes and rivers to mountain lakes and streams. The Willamette River runs through the Eugene-Springfield metro area and is fed by three major rivers: the McKenzie, Middle Fork Willamette and Coast Fork Willamette. Florence is surrounded by large dune lakes, the Siuslaw River and Pacific Ocean. With so many places to fish, it’s no wonder Lane County is an angler’s paradise. For current regulations, call your local ODFW office or check MyODFW.com.

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Hunting Sauvie Island’s West Side Unit

A beginner's guide to waterfowl hunting on Sauvie Island- Hunting in the Westside Unit. Part 3 of a 5 part series.

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Hunting Sauvie Island’s East Side Unit

A beginner's guide to waterfowl hunting on Sauvie Island - Hunting in the Eastside Unit. Part 2 of a 5 part series.