Outdoor Notes

Outdoor Notes

• Hunters have until Sunday to report hunts; enter raffle - 1/28/2010

  Oregon hunters have until just before midnight Sunday to report the results of their fall big-game and turkey hunts and be entered to win a tag of...

• Hunters group lands at Eagles - 1/21/2010

  The Rogue Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association has a new home for its monthly chapter meetings, and this time it hopes to make it...

• Oregon Hunters Association needs a new home - 1/14/2010

  The Rogue Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association again is looking for a new home for its monthly chapter meetings.

• Christmas bird count a success despite fog - 1/7/2010

  Persistent fog, especially for those hiking Lower Table Rock, hampered birders during the annual Christmas Bird Count, but they still managed to spot...

• New rules for off-roaders will begin New Year's Day - 12/24/2009

  Off-highway vehicle enthusiasts will see new seat belt and helmet rules begin New Year's Day for riders under age 16 in most off-road vehicles.

• Final batch of 'retread' steelhead released Tuesday - 12/17/2009

  The final 50 "retread" steelhead were returned to the upper Rogue River on Tuesday, which is Cole Rivers Hatchery's self-imposed deadline for...

• 'Horns Night' will spotlight hunters; feed needy - 12/10/2009

  The Rogue Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association will take time tonight to shower accolades on their members for the best hunts of 2009 and...

• ODFW offers free tags to spur procrastinators - 12/3/2009

  To get people to apply early for 2010 controlled hunts, Oregon wildlife officials have added three drawings for "Sports Pac" license and tag packages.

• New Juvenile Sports Pac expected to be popular - 11/26/2009

  State wildlife officials are expecting the new "Juvenile Resident Sports Pac" to be a popular draw beginning Tuesday when licenses and tags for...

• New whitewater rule will require life jackets be worn - 11/19/2009

  The Oregon State Marine Board is taking public comment on proposed rules that will require boaters to wear personal-flotation devices when navigating...

• '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 —...