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The FRWA was created by a licensing agreement signed in 1957 and modified in 1982 and 2008, between the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Game Commission. This agreement authorized the state to develop, conserve, and manage all wildlife resources on 5,261 acres of land and water within the Fern Ridge Project. ODFW also acquired the 309 acre Coyote Creek South and 224 acre Coyote Creek Northeast units in 2013 and 2015, respectively. The wildlife area now totals 5,794 acres.
Following droughts in the 1930s that affected most of North America, major conservation efforts, by both private and governmental entities, were enacted to reverse trends of degrading and disappearing wetlands. During this time period there was a major creation and expansion of federal wildlife refuges and state wildlife areas. As the concept of waterfowl flyway management was endorsed and developed, wildlife areas were acquired and managed as part of a larger plan focused on migratory waterfowl needs. LMWA was one of several wetland-focused wildlife areas established in Oregon. Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area was established in 1949, with primary objectives of
Located near the Elkhorn Mountain Range, Elkhorn Wildlife Area is best known for Rocky Mountain elk and mule deer herds that use the area during the winter. To keep deer and elk from feeding on agriculture lands when they come down from snow-covered higher elevations, ODFW operates 10 feeding sites on the area to feed 1,400 elk and 800 deer during the winter months.
Day 1: Mid-Valley Clays - 6181 Concomly Rd NE, Gervais; Day 2: Sauvie Island Wildlife Area - Mudhen
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 Diamond Lake continues to be a good choice for trout fishing. Galesville Reservoir continues to produce good warmwater fishing and some large trout, too. Lost Creek Reservoir remains a good bet for trout anglers, along with the high elevation reservoirs like Hyatt, Howard Prairie and Fish Lake. Hyatt continues to produce large trout. Fish before the snow comes. Emigrant Lake remains a consistent producer of bass and panfish
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, ruffed and blue grouse, quail (mountain and CA), fall turkey, South Coast goose, rooster pheasant, chukar/Hungarian partridge, duck, SW goose, NW 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 conditions in the field to