Hunting Articles

Learn to hunt rabbits near Corvallis
by ODFW, JANUARY 7, 2017

Learn how to hunt rabbits in a safe environment perfect for beginning hunters. ODFW and Mary’s Peak Hound Club will host a small game hunting workshop on Saturday, Jan. 21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at EE Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. The workshop will begin with a review of equipment and the dogs who will accompany hunters, including a discussion of how to...
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Show Time!
Ramblings
by John Higley, JANUARY 1, 2017

Okay guys, it’s that time again. January is here, and the annual sports show season is almost upon us. First up is the International Sportsmen’s Exposition (ISE) show at Cal-Expo in Sacramento. It starts on January 19 and wraps up on the 22nd. I will be there on Thursday and Friday, doing seminars on turkey hunting as I have for the last 29 years. As usual,...
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$18,000 Reward for Information on Poaching Case
by NDOW, DECEMBER 29, 2016

Eight mule deer were illegally killed and left to waste over the course of three weeks in September near Mount Charleston, outraging the sporting and nonsporting public alike. Since the original announcement, individuals and organizations have come forward to increase the reward offered for anyone with information to help solve the crime. The latest donation was $10,000 offered by Nevada Bighorns Unlimited...
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Cow Country Coyotes
On the Trail
with Gary Lewis, DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cow country coyotes are some of the best-schooled predators on four legs. Every day they observe the two-leggers walk the fields and ride out to the cattle. They learn to lie up in the sage or watch from the rimrocks, waiting until all is quiet before returning to the flats to hunt mice, ground squirrels and rabbits. At calving time, they...
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B&C praise announcement of Zinke
by Boone and Crockett Club, DECEMBER 19, 2016

The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest wildlife conservation group in the U.S., founded by Theodore Roosevelt, praises President-Elect Donald Trump's announcement of U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) to become Secretary of the Department of the Interior. "Ryan Zinke has already demonstrated the leadership required as America's top conservation steward, and the president-elect has done likewise in embracing it." said Ben...
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RMEF Christmas Expo attracts crowds
by RMEF, DECEMBER 15, 2016

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo, in partnership with the Cowboy Christmas expo, set an all-time combined attendance record of 231,517 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). The new figure is 6.6 percent higher than the 2015 attendance total of 216,292. The Dec. 1-10 event took place at the LVCC’s South Halls in conjunction with the...
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