by Brent Lawrence | May 5, 2021
A team of diligent agencies and individuals worked together for years to secure the long-awaited guilty plea from Oregon’s serial poacher. Kathy Spengler needed to paint a picture. Not a paint-by-numbers type portrait, but one that had to be closer to a...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 17, 2020
A decapitated black bear joins a growing list of animals from a frenzy of poaching in Lane County, Oregon in recent weeks. The crimes appear to be random and opportunistic, and officials are looking for leads in multiple cases. Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Josh...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 24, 2020
Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state starting in September. ODFW and partners stock pheasants at these special hunts that give youth a head start on regular pheasant seasons, which don’t begin until...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jul 10, 2020
A second Oregon fishing guide was cited for illegally guiding clients in western Oregon. This follows a similar citation issued last month to a guide in Tillamook County. Carl Burge, 40, of Carlton, had several clients ready to fish the lower Willamette River when he...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 26, 2020
Want a chance to hunt big game for months and during the rut—or a rare chance to hunt for a bighorn sheep or Rocky Mountain goat? Big game raffle tickets are on sale until May 30 at 6 p.m. online at MyODFW’s licensing page and at license sales agents. Raffle tags won...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 12, 2019
According to Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Oregon’s population of about 6,000 cougars occupies a wide variety of habitat across the state, offering a year-round, readily-accessible hunting opportunity. Their nocturnal habits and stealthy character make...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 17, 2019
ODFW’s annual fish and wildlife art show is Saturday, Nov. 2, 1 – 4 p.m. at Duck Pond Cellars, 23145 Hwy 99W, Dundee, where the winery will release its new Conservation Cuvee pinot noir. This free, family-friendly event showcases artwork submitted for ODFW’s...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 4, 2019
Alyssa Nitschelm, of Redmond, Oregon, did not fully grasp the significance of what she was seeing when she checked the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) big game hunting draw results in the kitchen with her father. Having never hunted before, the...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 13, 2019
1. When tagging game in Oregon, log in to the MyODFW app before you lose cell reception. The MyODFW app works without cell reception, but you need to be logged in for your profile to come up and to be able to use the app out of cell range. Note that the original...
