Hunting Articles

Youth hunters: Apply by March 30 for chance to win guided spring turkey hunt on ranch near Medford
by ODFW, MARCH 2, 2018

ODFW’s Access and Habitat Program and the C2 Ranch are offering 10 youth hunters the chance to hunt turkey on the ranch’s 9,500-acre property near Medford this spring. The deadline to apply is March 30 and winners will be drawn on April 2. Each winner will get a one-day guided hunt. A parent or other adult can also accompany the youth...
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Spring Turkey Hunting Season Approaches, Special Hunt Opportunities Abound
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 27, 2018

California’s 2017-18 general spring turkey hunting season opens statewide on March 31and extends through May 6. The archery-only hunting season follows immediately afterward, running from May 7-20. Young hunters will have additional opportunities to bag a spring tom turkey. Junior Hunting License holders may hunt the weekend before the general opener, March 24 and 25, and the two weeks after the general season closes, May 7-20,...
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Get hunter education certified now – Classes coming up statewide
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Now is a great time to complete a hunter education course in Oregon, as many classes are available in late winter and early spring (before volunteer instructors get too busy to teach because they are hunting during the fall). The class is required for anyone under age 17 and under to hunt in Oregon, and encouraged for adults, too. ODFW offers...
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Volunteers Needed for Bighorn Sheep Survey
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Society for Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) are seeking volunteers to assist biologists with a sheep count in the San Gabriel Mountains on March 3 and 4, 2018 (Saturday evening and all day Sunday). No survey experience is necessary to participate but volunteers must attend an orientation on...
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Winners of Take a Friend Hunting Contest announced
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A deer tag that’s good for three months statewide and a Leupold rifle scope valued at $690 are among the prizes 22 lucky hunters have won for taking part in the 2017 Take a Friend Hunting Contest. The contest was launched in spring of last year to encourage experienced adult hunters to take out other adult friends and family members who...
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Pending New World's Record Bighorn Sheep Illustrates Conservation Success
by Boone and Crockett Club, FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A ram that died of natural causes is the pending new World's Record bighorn sheep. The Boone and Crockett Club today confirmed the official entry score of 216-3/8 points B&C. The nine-year-old ram lived his entire life on Wild Horse Island, a state park located in Northwest Montana's Flathead Lake. The ram was officially scored at the Club's national headquarters in...
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