Hunting Articles

Chukar Hunting Provides a Challenge on Public Lands
by Dan Ryan, JANUARY 27, 2018

With cold winds, icy roads and single-digit temperatures, most think of January in the high desert as a time to settle indoors in front of a warm fire. Nevertheless, there is a group of public land users who flock to the frigid hillsides during January. They are upland bird hunters, the most dedicated of whom pursue the chukar, a partridge...
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Youth Waterfowl Hunt Days to be Held Feb. 3-4
by CDFW, JANUARY 26, 2018

Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days will be held the weekend of Feb. 3-4, providing young licensed hunters an extra weekend to hunt after the regular season ends. Each year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) opens many of its wildlife areas for these youth hunt days, as allowed under federal regulations. The majority of state areas will be open throughout...
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A and H Program Jan. 24 teleconference meeting to discuss new Coos Mtn TMA
by ODFW, JANUARY 23, 2018

The Access and Habitat Board will host a teleconference call on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 9:30 a.m. to discuss a possible new Travel Management Area to be known as the Coos Mountain TMA within the Tioga Wildlife Management unit. Members of the public can listen in by calling 1-877-336-1831 and entering passcode 804246. Commercial timberland ownership in the area has shifted in recent years. The new...
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Commission approves continued hunting access on mid-coast, expands early season access
by ODFW, JANUARY 20, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted to approve the Hancock Forest Management Northwest Access Area Project for funding. The funding will maintain existing hunter access to a 190K-acre area of the mid-coast, mostly in the Stott Mtn/Alsea TMAs, plus some of the Trask Unit in parts of Lincoln, Benton and Polk counties. But access will now be allowed during fire season,...
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Rogue Valley anglers: Train to be a volunteer Angler Education Instructor
by ODFW, JANUARY 19, 2018

Rogue Valley anglers passionate about fishing have an opportunity to become a volunteer fishing instructor for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW’s Aquatic and Angling Education Program staff hosts a free training February 12, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the ODFW Central Point office, 1495 East Gregory Road. Lunch is provided and pre-registration is required by February 6....
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Chasing the Turkey Slams
Ramblings
by John Higley, JANUARY 15, 2018

I’ve been writing about turkey hunting since 1971. That’s when the first spring turkey season was held in California. It was around that time that turkey hunting started to grow in importance throughout the country. Thanks to game department conservation efforts, turkeys were introduced to new areas and the population increased across historic range. With the opening of regulated hunting...
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