Outdoors Articles

ODFW Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Have you got your big game tag? General deer and many controlled deer hunts open this Saturday. Don’t forget to buy your tag before then. Fall features fantastic fishing, and foliage If you’ve put your rod away for the season, you’ve packed it in too soon. Fall can be some of the best trout fishing of the year. Trout perk up as water...
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ODFW ends cougar capture operations
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

[DNA extraction not possible but “highly probable” that cougar killed last week is one that killed Diana Bober] ODFW is ending cougar capture operations in Zigzag because all available evidence shows the cougar killed last Friday, Sept. 14 is the one responsible for the state’s first fatal cougar attack. “It is highly probable that the cougar that killed Diana is the one...
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Wildlife Officer Cadet Application Deadline Rapidly Approaching
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Do you have a love of the outdoors and a passion for fish and wildlife conservation? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Law Enforcement Division (LED) is currently accepting applications for Wildlife Officer (Warden) Cadet. All prospective applicants must submit a warden cadet application by Sept. 30, 2018 to be considered for the 2020 law enforcement academy. CDFW has posted answers...
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Commission adopts sport fishing, big game hunting regulations Sept. 14 in Bandon
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission met Friday, Sept. 14 in Bandon at the Bandon Community Center, 1200 W 11th Street SW. The meeting began at 8 a.m. and followed this agenda. Director Melcher opened the meeting with an expression of sympathy for family and friends of Diana Bober, the hiker who lost her life in a cougar attack near Mt. Hood. The Commission adopted big game...
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Caltrans and CDFW Urge Drivers to be Alert During Watch Out for Wildlife Week
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To help reduce collisions, Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife remind motorists to be on the lookout during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs Sept. 16 – 22. “With every project we build, we look for innovative ways to protect drivers and wildlife,” said Caltrans Director Laurie Berman. “That can be as simple as installing flashing warning...
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Rascally Raccoons
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Question: My neighbor has been feeding the stray cats in the neighborhood, and now the raccoons have been coming to eat the cat food. Recently the raccoons have been coming out during the day. There are many children in the area and I fear someone will get hurt. Many people also walk their dogs in the area. Do you have advice? (Carmen) Answer: Unfortunately,...
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