Hunting Articles

Can I Use an Electric Bike to Hunt on a Wildlife Area?
by CDFW, DECEMBER 9, 2018

Question: I am a senior citizen. I find it harder every duck season to lug my decoys and gear out to the hunting zones on our state wildlife areas and federal refuges. I know many of these areas allow hunters to take bicycles to and from the parking lots out to the field. Would I be able to use an electric...
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Commission adopts urban deer pilot program rules, groundfish regulations
by ODFW, DECEMBER 9, 2018

At their meeting in Salem on Friday, the Fish and Wildlife Commission approved rules for a new urban deer control program for cities experiencing problems from high urban deer populations. The rules are based on SB 373 passed by the 2017 Oregon Legislature, which called for the development of a pilot program to allow cities to reduce deer populations in areas...
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Commission meets Dec. 7 in Salem to adopt urban deer pilot program rules, groundfish regulations
by ODFW, DECEMBER 3, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Friday, Dec. 7 in Salem at ODFW HQ, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda. The meeting agenda includes approval of rules for a new urban deer control pilot program. The 2017 Oregon Legislature passed SB 373, which called for the development of a pilot program to...
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Cougar hunting now closed in Zone A (Coast/North Cascades)
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Cougar hunting is now closed through Dec. 31, 2018 in Zone A (Coast/North Cascades), which includes the entire Oregon Coast and much of northwest Oregon (see Zone Status and map). Total mortality in the Zone has reached the quota of 180, a number which includes all cougars killed by hunters or due to damage and public safety issues. While hunting is...
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Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Reopens to Hunting, Fishing
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the main unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area has reopened to hunting on regularly scheduled shoot days and fishing in designated areas. The popular Solano County wildlife area was closed part of last week to help extinguish a long-smoldering fire. Fishing this time of year on the wildlife area...
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SHARE Program to Offer Wild Pig, Waterfowl, Turkey and Quail Hunts on Three New Properties
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program will provide public access for hunting on three new properties in Plumas, Tehama and Tulare counties this winter. For the first time, SHARE will offer waterfowl hunts in Sierra Valley, Plumas County. The Feather River Land Trust is opening 500 acres of the Sierra Valley...
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