Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
ODFW Called To Four Depredations Over The Holidays
The final week of the year was a busy one for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews, as they were called to depredations leading to the deaths of four calves.     The first incident was reported Christmas Sunday, on private land in Union County’s High Valley area.  When crews arrived...
BPA: Thousands Of Salmon Steelhead Saved By Fishing Program
BPA: Thousands Of Salmon Steelhead Saved By Fishing Program
BPA: Thousands Of Salmon Steelhead Saved By Fishing Program
According to the Bonneville Power Administration, in 2022, anglers caught and removed more than 140,000 northern pikeminnow from the Columbia and Snake rivers, saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of young salmon and steelhead.  BPA said this week nearly 1,200 people registered to be part of the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program which ran from May 1st through September 30th.  When th..
Additional Details Released About Bear Found Shot In Tree
Additional Details Released About Bear Found Shot In Tree
Additional Details Released About Bear Found Shot In Tree
Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has released more details about two bears found shot to death in trees near Talent. The animals were discovered in late October. Investigators worked with Jackson County firefighters to remove a female bear after it was found with an arrow in its chest, around 40 feet up in the tree. One ...
Recreational Crabbing Closed Along South Oregon Coast
Recreational Crabbing Closed Along South Oregon Coast
Recreational Crabbing Closed Along South Oregon Coast
Last week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the closure of all recreational crabbing on the southern Oregon coast from Takenitch Creek, from just north of Winchester Bay (N 44° 47’), to the California border due to elevated levels of domoic acid toxin.  The clo...
ODFW Confirms Depredation & Possible Depredation This Week
ODFW Confirms Depredation & Possible Depredation This Week
ODFW Confirms Depredation & Possible Depredation This Week
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife called out two a pair of attacks on livestock this week.  On Monday, investigators were called to the Ft. Klamath area of Klamath County where two nine-month-old steers were found dead in a 200-acre private-land grass pasture.  The car...
Mussel Harvesting Season Open on North Oregon Coast
Mussel Harvesting Season Open on North Oregon Coast
Mussel Harvesting Season Open on North Oregon Coast
Mussel Harvesting has been given the all clear for the northern Oregon coast.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife have opened mussel harvesting from the Washington border to the north side of Siletz Bay, in Lincoln City.  Recent ...
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
A wolf from the Horseshoe Pack was trapped and lethally removed on Thursday.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the uncollared juvenile male was found November 3rd on private land in Umatilla County where previous depredations occurred.  Th...
ODFW Called Baker County Depredation Last Week
ODFW Called Baker County Depredation Last Week
ODFW Called Baker County Depredation Last Week
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was called out to the Big Lookout Mountain area of Baker County last week after two dead calves were discovered.  On Wednesday, the carcasses of two 10-month-old calves, weighing roughly 500 pounds each were found in a 5000-acre private-land pasture.  At the ...
Wolf From Horseshoe Pack Killed Friday
Wolf From Horseshoe Pack Killed Friday
Wolf From Horseshoe Pack Killed Friday
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife trapped and killed a wolf from the Horseshoe Pack on Friday.  The wolf, an uncollared, non-breeding adult male, was found where previous depredations occurred.   ODFW said despite non-lethal measures in place including camping with their cattle and hazing, this landowner had experienced repeated livestock depredations by the Horseshoe Pack and requested a
ODA Closes Clamming On Entire Oregon Coast
ODA Closes Clamming On Entire Oregon Coast
ODA Closes Clamming On Entire Oregon Coast
The state Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife have announced all Oregon beaches between the California border and the Columbia River are closed to razor clam harvesting.  Recent lab results indicate the marine biotoxin domoic acid has exceeded the closure limit along the entire coastline.   ...

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