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Features: Slender birds, mourning doves have long tails and small heads. Their soft cooing and whistling wings make them unmistakable. Habitats: Mourning doves perch on telephone wires or in trees. They forage on the ground for seeds. Techniques: Scouting is always helpful. Look for a tree or telephone line that is near a food crop. Once a location is found, find a spot where a backdrop will breakup your silhouette and take a seat. Wait for a passing shot. Extra shells may be necessary.


This vast area covers the Columbia Basin through the Blue, Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains to the Snake River.
Cabela's - 7555 SW Nyberg St Tualatin, OR 97062

Cabela's - 7555 SW Nyberg St Tualatin, OR 97062

Cabela's - 7555 SW Nyberg St Tualatin, OR 97062

Conference room at Thompson's Sanitary Service - 7450 NE Avery St. Newport, OR 97365





Features: Brant are a small to medium-size goose. They have smoky black backs and bellies, and dissected white collars and white around the tails provide striking contrast. The brant can live up to 20 years and are resilient enough to ride out storms on the open ocean. Habitats: Brant are primarily found in bays and estuaries, but on occasion can be found inland. They forage on eel grass and other aquatic vegetation. Most of their feeding is in shallow water or in tidal flats. They tend to feed in flocks. Techniques: As with any waterfowl hunting, location is key. Seek

Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem, OR 97302

Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem, OR 97302

Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4192 N Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg, OR 97470

Oregon Department Fish and Wildlife - 4192 N Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg, OR 97470

Features: Columbian sharp-tailed grouse are brown-gray with small black and white markings, a white underside, and a short tail that is white at the base. They are a medium-sized grouse. Both the males and females have a yellow-orange comb over each eye. Habitat: Columbian sharp-tailed grouse were historically found in most counties of eastern Oregon. These birds preferred the bunchgrass prairies interspersed with stream bottoms containing deciduous shrubs and trees. This habitat was particularly common in north-central Oregon and the Columbia Basin. Technique: In 1929, Oregon closed its hunting season for sharp-tailed grouse and it has never re-opened. By the

The lush northwest corner of Oregon offers world class bird hunting -- from waterfowl hunting on the lower Columbia River to ruffed grouse flushing in the foothills of the Cascades. Opportunities abound close to Oregon's major metropolitan areas.