Outdoors Articles

No sign of cougar after initial day of searching
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

No cougar scent or sign was detected today by trackers in the field near the site where a cougar is believed to have killed Mt. Hood hiker Diana Bober. The search began off the Hunchback Mountain Trailhead around 6:30 a.m. Two USDA Wildlife Services personnel rode mules for about 9 miles accompanied by four dogs trained to pick up cougar scent. No scent...
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Artists Sought for California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2018-2019 upland game bird stamp. The California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and over. Entries will be accepted from Nov. 20 through Dec.7. This year’s stamp will feature the white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucuraI). This...
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Cause of Death Determined in Case of Missing Hiker
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

News Release from Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office Posted on FlashAlert: September 11th, 2018 3:40 PM CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: Ms. Bober's missing status was reported to the Gresham Police Department on September 7, 2018. It was reported that Ms. Bober had not been seen/heard from since August 29, 2018. The Hunchback Mountain trailhead is closed until further notice with additional closures possible. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body...
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Registration Now Open for Fall Sandhill Crane Tours in San Joaquin County
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting online reservations for docent-led tours of sandhill cranes and their wetland habitat at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, just west of Lodi in San Joaquin County. The late-afternoon tours run from Oct. 6 through February 2019. They are offered the first, second and third Saturdays and Sundays of...
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On Safari
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

With camera in hand, Kathy and I have spent much of the last thirty years enjoying nature and searching for wildlife wherever we could find it. We’ve meandered through mountains, marshes, and meadows in seven states; we’ve trekked across deserts in California, Arizona, and Nevada; we’ve kayaked with great whales in Monterey Bay; and we’ve dived to the depths of...
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California’s General Tree Squirrel Season to Open Sept. 8
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The 2018-2019 general tree squirrel season will be open from Saturday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Tree squirrels may be taken only in the open zone during the open season, from between one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset. A map of the state’s tree squirrel hunt zones can be found on the California Department...
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