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Love the taste of crab and want to try harvesting your own? Already at the beach and looking for a family-friendly activity? Here are some areas to find your favorite seafood and have a fun day on the coast.
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See the latest and historic data on big game population surveys from 2012 to present.
July 22, 2024
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See the latest and historic data about big game hunting statistics for different hunts.
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From license discounts to additional controlled hunt tags, ODFW wants to make sure our uniformed service members are given the opportunity to participate in the outdoor recreation Oregon has to offer.
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Each year ODFW stocks millions of trout in dozens of reservoirs, lakes and ponds across the state. Finding these locations is easy using our trout stocking maps.
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Resuming in 2022, successful bear hunters must appear in-person at an ODFW office to check in their bear's skull.
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Long-leader gear is used to target midwater species like yellowtail rockfish, canary rockfish and widow rockfish, while avoiding bottom-dwelling species like yelloweye rockfish.
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Oregon offers spring and fall bear hunting seasons. Fall bear is an entirely general season hunt, while spring season is now all controlled hunt. There are no longer first-come, first-served SW Oregon bear tags.
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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.
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Can't find a place to see Oregon’s iconic spring chinook salmon spawning? Want to cross the ferruginous hawk off your birdwatching list? Looking to see one of Oregon’s two native turtles but don’t know where to find them? View map
November 3, 2017
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We make it easy to take your family fishing – with free fishing events, recommended family-friendly fishing locations, and how-tos on everything from buying your gear to cooking your catch.
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Wipers, a cross between striped and white bass, reach prodigious proportions in the productive waters of Ana Reservoir. Their size (up to 19 pounds) and hard-fighting nature make them a popular destination fishery with many anglers.
March 13, 2019
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Spring turkey hunting is all about attracting a tom to your position by mimicking a hen -- making for a popular and potentially heart-pounding hunt. Here are 10 tips for success.
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Always have your camera with you, explore your backyard and 10 more pro tips.
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Take the Western Native Trout Challenge and you’ll learn about native trout and where to find them, earn bragging rights and rewards, and help the Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI) conserve 21 native trout and char species in 12 states.
May 24, 2019
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This step-by-step guide will show you how to purchase leftover tags from the controlled hunt drawing. Leftover tags are available online beginning July 1 at 10 a.m. Remaining tags will be available from license vendors beginning July 3. 2025 Leftover Tag list UPDATE: Due to technical difficulties that left some hunters unable to purchase a tag ODFW is suspending the sale of 2025 leftover tags until July 3. Our vendor is working on a fix and tags will go back on sale tomorrow, July 3 at 8 a.m. to customers who did not get a tag in the controlled hunt
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This schedule includes lakes in the Deschutes National Forest and the Three Sisters and Mt. Jefferson Wilderness areas.
July 13, 2023
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Includes lakes in the Winema and Rogue River national forests, and the Sky Lakes and Mountain Lake wilderness areas.
July 15, 2023