Prineville man arrested for 20 wildlife crimes
\n(Bend Weekly © 01/26/2012)
A Prineville man was charged with 20 crimes following an investigation into the killing of four deer for the sole purpose of removing their heads for their antlers. The investigation of the suspect, whose hunting privileges were suspended for pr");
document.write("evious hunting-related crimes, led to two other suspects who were cited for other wildlife violations including one for the illegal killing of a cougar. \n\n...\n
Nest box-building event is Feb. 4
\n(Statesman Journal © 01/26/2012)
The origins of this ongoing housing project are lost in the mists of time.\n\n\"I can't honestly t");
document.write("ell you; I can't remember,\" said Joe Purdy, when asked how long the Capitol Chapter Oregon Hunter's Association's annual wood duck nest box-building project has been going on. \"And I don't think there's anything in my files, either.\"\n\nThe best guess is 17 to 18 years, about the same as the prefix on the ...\n
Apply early for a controlled hunt and get into ");
document.write("Sports Pac drawings
\n(Statesman Journal © 01/25/2012)
Apply for a fall big-game controlled hunt by next Tuesday and you will be entered into a drawing to win one of 100 2013 Sports Pacs, a $164.75 value.\n\nFor the third year, Fish and Wildlife is awarding a total of 100 Sports Pacs among the pool of hunters who apply for and are issued a fall big-game controlled hunt application before April 15. \n\nWhile residents receive a Sports Pac, non-residents se...\n
First mandatory hunt report deadline is Tuesday
\n(Statesman Journal © 01/25/2012)
The deadline is Tuesday for most hunters to report the results of big-game and turkey hunts.\n\nHunters are required to report for any deer, elk, bear, cougar, pronghorn and turkey tag purchased, even if they didn?t fill their tag or go hunting.\n \nReporting is critical for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to set tag numbers and seasons.\n\n");
document.write("Tuesday?s reporting deadline is for hunts that ended...\n
Groups to sue to reduce logging in state forests
\n(Daily Astorian © 01/21/2012)
PORTLAND (AP) ? Conservation groups have warned the state of Oregon they will sue to reduce logging on state forests to protect nesting trees for a threatened seabird called the marbled ");
document.write("murrelet.\n\nCascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Audubon Society of Portland sent the governor and state agencies formal notices Thursday that a lawsuit will be filed if they do not rescin...\n
OR-7 saga trots on in California
\n(Medford Mail Tribune © 01/21/2012)
Where is OR-7, that wandering wolf");
document.write(", now? We haven't heard in close to a week whether he's re-entered Oregon or is working his way farther south in California. You can't give us these stories then expect us to go so long without an OR-7 fix.— Michelle S., email submission \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We're not quite sure where that uber-famous wandering wolf OR-7 is today, Michelle, but th...\n
Grazing cattle improve wildlife habitat
\n(Capitol Press Agriculture Weekly © 01/20/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Biologists seek ways to improve deer population \n\nBy CRAIG REED \n\nFor the Capital Press \n\nROSEBURG, Ore. -- Cattle are being put to work to improve the habitat of the Columbian whitetail deer. \n\nAll the cows have to do is graze. \n\nThe Bureau of Land Management is using 11 of rancher George Sandberg's cows in an experiment to improve forage for the once endangered whitetails in the 6,500-acre North...\n
Mule death blamed on wolves
\n(Blue Mountain Eagle © 01/19/2012)
JOSEPH - Imnaha pack wolves probably killed a local mule,\ninvestigations by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)\nand the Wallowa County Sheriff's Office concluded.\n \n \n\nAccording to an ODFW summary of the wildlife agency's\ninvestigation");
document.write(", the mule's carcass remains were found the afternoon\nof Friday, Jan. 13, on private rangeland east of Joseph in the\ngeneral area of ...\n
Outdoors: Finding a place to hunt
\n(Corvallis Gazette-Times © 01/19/2012)
Every hunter needs two things: animals to hunt and a place to\nchase them. Over the last 30 years, places to hun");
document.write("t have become\ntougher to find than critters.\n \n \n \n \n\nThe days of easy access to private lands are a thing of the\npast. Sky-high fees have convinced cash-strapped farmers and\nranchers to lease hunting rights to well-heeled people, effectively\nshutti...\n
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