Outdoor Notes

Outdoor Notes

• 'Adopt a drain' Saturday to help Bear Creek fish - 11/12/2009

  The Oregon Stewardship program plans a Saturday afternoon work party to expand its "Adopt a Drain" program aimed at curbing polluted runoff from the...

• Agreement continues access to timberlands - 11/5/2009

  A new police-patrolled travel-management area will help keep about 680,000 acres of Southern Oregon industrial timberlands open to public access for...

• New boat fees go into effect next week - 10/29/2009

  About 102,000 Oregon boat owners can expect next week to receive renewal notices for their motor boat registrations, and they will be the first ones...

• Spawning chinook return to Bear Creek - 10/15/2009

  Spawning fall chinook salmon have returned to Bear Creek, kicking off the annual experience of viewing these Rogue River giants in urban Medford.

• Man who kept white shark in court today - 10/8/2009

  A Warren man was set to appear in a Lincoln County courtroom today for landing a 12-foot-long great white shark in August outside of Depoe Bay.

• Roadside stations will check animals for Chronic Wasting Disease - 10/1/2009

  A roadside outpost near Prineville next week will be part of Oregon's continuing effort to ensure that Chronic Wasting Disease does not make a fatal...

• Stick may follow if carrot doesn't bring results - 10/1/2009

  State wildlife biologists plan to add a carrot, then possibly a stick, to entice Oregon's big-game and turkey hunters to take seriously the mandatory...

• Information booths set up in Eastern Oregon hunting zones - 9/24/2009

  Rogue Valley hunters heading east for mule deer hunts will find information booths beginning Wednesday where hunters can gather up-to-the-minute...

• Youth pheasant hunt at Denman this weekend - 9/17/2009

  WHITE CITY — Young guns will flock to the Denman Wildlife Area this weekend to take part in a pheasant hunt — the 17th annual —...

• Lost Creek water releases to decrease - 9/10/2009

  Water releases from Lost Creek Lake will drop by 50 cubic feet per second daily into the Rogue River this week as state and federal water managers...

• Flies-only seasons to begin on Rogue stretches - 9/3/2009

  The Rogue River's two flies-only fishing seasons began this week amid one of the stronger returns of hatchery and wild summer steelhead here in five...

• Spring chinook run fosters hope for 2010 - 8/27/2009

  The Rogue River's spring chinook salmon run, which ended Aug.

• Spotted bass another headache at Lost Creek Lake - 8/20/2009

  A Phoenix teenager is the latest to confirm that Lost Creek Lake is home to the state's only known — and illegal — population of spotted...

• No shark sightings off Southern Oregon coast - 8/13/2009

  Southern Oregon so far has escaped the spate of shark sightings off the central and northern coasts last weekend.

  
• Campers must pay in advance at state parks - 8/6/2009

  Those making reservations for Oregon state parks campsites will start paying rental and booking fees up front before they get their sites.

• Upper Rogue clean-up planned for Saturday - 7/30/2009

  SHADY COVE — A city service club and local fishing guides plan to scour the banks of the Rogue River Saturday as part of the annual Upper Rogue...

• Biologists air-drop trout into mountain lakes - 7/23/2009

  State fish biologists took to the air last week to release 350,000 trout in more than 450 backwoods lakes within the Cascade and Siskiyou mountains,...

• Derby removes 140 pounds of Emigrant perch - 7/16/2009

  A Phoenix teen's perch-fishing derby to raise awareness about illegal stocking of fish drew just under three dozen anglers Saturday to Emigrant Lake,...

• Merlin range offers chance for new shooters - 7/9/2009

  MERLIN — The Rogue Valley Sporting Clays Association will host "New Shooters Fun Day" Saturday at its Merlin range to give beginning and novice...