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Youth Upland Bird Hunts

Youth game bird hunt opportunities give young hunters a chance to hunt in a controlled setting with a focus on safety and success. It's a great way to start!

July 8, 2026

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Avoid "accidental" poaching: Know your target

"I was out hunting near a reserve, and I shot a white-tailed deer. I didn’t know it was a white-tailed deer. The rules don’t say what kind of deer to hunt, they just say a deer, and I shot a deer, but I guess it’s a white-tail. What do I do now?" "Do I have to turn myself in to OSP?" -- recent call to ODFW

December 8, 2020

photo of a white-tailed deer doe standing in a shrubby field

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Gift the outdoors

What to get for family and friends who love the outdoors—the birder, hiker, aspiring angler, avid hunter or neighbor who cares deeply about conservation? ‌Here's a list of gift ideas that get them outdoors the entire year or contribute to conserving fish, wildlife and their habitats.

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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.

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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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Big Game Hunting: Seasons

Spring, fall and winter are the seasons when most big game hunters will be in the woods or on the grasslands. Visit e-regulations

Species and Subspecies

Snow goose

Features: A medium-size goose, adult snow geese are white with black-tipped wings that are visible in flight. Their pronounced pink bill has a dark "grinning" patch across it, and they have pinkish feet. Young of the year snow geese are grayish white with grey legs and bills. These birds are very vocal and can be heard over a mile away. Habitat: Snow geese are well-adapted to agricultural land. They can also be found in wetlands, roosting in open water. Sauvie Island, Summer Lake and Klamath wildlife areas have abundant snow goose populations during various times of year. Technique: Snow geese…

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Stott Mountain Unit 17

Find maps, boundary descriptions and the percent public land for the Stott Mountain Unit.

September 05, 2017

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Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area – private lands within the JACTMA are closed due to Extreme Fire Danger until further notice

Central Point, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) declared fire season in southwestern Oregon on May 15 this year due to drought conditions, and Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2 (IFPL 2) went into effect on June 17, 2026. The ODF Southwest Oregon District is increasing the public use…

July 16, 2026

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How to hunt mourning dove

Dove hunting seasons open earlier than many others and offer one of the first opportunities to go afield each year. The action can be fast, offering lots of opportunities to shoot and the chance to sharpen your skills for the opening of other bird seasons later in the fall.

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ODFW’s electronic licensing system (ELS)

Buy licenses & tags online and print them immediately from any printer—or choose electronic tagging to display your documents and tag fish and game through the MyODFW mobile app on your phone. Buy a license

December 19, 2025

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Archery & Bowhunting

February 17, 2026

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Minam River Wildlife Area visitor guide

The Minam River Wildlife Area harbors a wide variety of fish, wildlife and their habitats. Anglers can enjoy trout and mountain whitefish fishing, hunters can target deer and elk, and hikers can follow the Minam River Trail to the Eagle Cap Wilderness.

Wildflowers in bloom on Minam area uplands

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Trask Unit 14

Find maps, boundary descriptions and the percent public land for the Trask Unit.

September 05, 2017

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Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit information

April 15, 2026

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Oregon fishing & hunting regulations and updates

Find links to the current fishing and hunting regulations, as well as in-season regulation updates. Anglers must check in-season updates before fishing, especially for salmon, steelhead and marine fish. These seasons are typically set during the calendar year and can change quickly based on abundance, catch rates, water conditions and other factors.

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ODFW seeks applicants for two positions on the State Access and Habitat Program Board

SALEM, Ore.—Do you have a love of hunting and passion for wildlife conservation? Are you knowledgeable about forestry and/or agriculture? If so, there are vacancies for a Landowner Representative and a Hunter Representative on the Access & Habitat (A&H) Board. Applications are being accepted by the Oregon Department of Fish…

June 5, 2025

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How to hunt rabbit

Rabbit hunting is the third most popular type of hunting activity in the U.S., behind wild turkey and deer hunting. Few people take advantage of it in Oregon, but they should—rabbits and hares are abundant and there is no closed season or bag limit. Plus, they taste good!

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Qapqápa Wildlife Area would protect working forests, restore rivers, and safeguard wildlife corridors in Eastern Oregon

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon may soon have a new wildlife area in Union County called the Qapqápa Wildlife Area (pronounced cop-COP-a). The property would be owned by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and co-managed with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), continuing a decades-long…

September 2, 2025

Copyright David Jensen RMEF, Purple lupines flower at Beaver Creek Qapqapa Oregon, near La Grande, 2025.

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Hunting on private lands: Access & Habitat Program

Private lands account 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.

March 11, 2026