Union County

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the Balloon Tree Pack remains very active in Union County. Investigators were called out by a goat owner in the Cabin Creek area after one goat was found dead and another was found injured Saturday morning ...

Crews with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife were called to multiple depredations of goats in Union County over the past week plus. On Thursday, the 18th, a producer found two injured and four deceased female goats in a 44-acre private land grass pasture within 400 yards of his house ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says two Kangal guard dogs were insured in Union County by the Balloon Tree Pack. A sheep herder reported the two insured dogs Friday morning. The herder told investigators that at approximately 2:00 a ...

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews wrapped up a busy month of September to a call of a dozen dead ewes in the NE corner of the state. On Wednesday, September 29th, a sheep producer employee found three dead adult ewes in a private pastureland ...

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews remain active with wolf depredations in the eastern portion of the state. On Wednesday morning, a range manager found an injured 450 pound calf in a large public grazing allotment in the Five Points Creek area of Union County ...

Last week, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife crews were called an injured six month old calf found on forested public land in the Indian Lake area of Union County. The owner of the 450 pound calf found the animal on the morning of Tuesday August 10th and it was soon euthanized ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed another depredation in Union County. Investigators were called out to a Forest Service allotment on Tuesday where they found a dead seven-month old, 500 pound calf. A majority of the organs, and some tissue had been consumed, but the carcass otherwise was intact ...

On Wednesday, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Oregon counties, Grant, Harney and Lake, as primary natural disaster areas. That means producers in those three counties who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for FSA emergency loans ...

On Thursday, the Oregon Farm Bureau announced winners of a variety of scholarships for the upcoming school year. The scholarships were made possible by the Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship Program. This year, OFB says 17 scholarships were awarded for resulting in $24,000 going to students statewide ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a Union County wolf pack recently killed six sheep.  ODFW investigators were called Forest Service land Monday morning, after a sheep herder found two dead adult sheep.  The next morning, four more adult sheep were found.  Investi...