ODFW email addresses to change
Beginning April 23, ___@ODFW.Oregon.gov will replace ___@state.or.us
For existing ODFW email addresses, all information before the "@" will remain the same. But the name will be followed by @ODFW.Oregon.gov.
Attend online or in-person
This 2-hour course gives adult hunters a broad overview of big game hunting in Oregon – including what you can hunt for and where to hunt. Find more details and register.
Less than a month to go before the deadline
The deadline to apply for a big game tag is May 15, and that's a Saturday this year. This means ODFW staff will not be available to help or answer questions on the last day to apply. All the more reason to apply early.
This weekend, anglers in Oregon can choose from bass, crappie, steelhead, salmon, surfperch and trout. Oh, and yellow perch and striped bass. But the most popular fish this time of year may be trout.
Kokanee fishing starts to pick up in April in several popular fisheries. If you've been wanting to try kokanee fishing, or could us a few pointers, check out Kokanee fishing in Oregon for some tips.
Have you bagged your bird?
The spring turkey season opened last week, and hunting should get even better as the season progresses. The 2021 spring turkey hunting forecast will give you a glimpse of the upcoming season. Also check out the new 2020 turkey harvest by unit maps to help decide where to hunt this season.
No cost reservation program connects hunters and landowners
This program, now in its second year, brings hunters and landowners together to provide quality hunting experiences. Find more information about this program.
Hunters, anglers and wildlife viewers will be living with the impacts of the 2020 wildfire season for a long time. To help you navigate the status of popular recreation sites, natural resource management agencies in Oregon have released an interagency status map that shows open, closed and reduced service areas on a single map, regardless of reason for closure.