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New modernized licensing system on the way for 2019
by ODFW, AUGUST 4, 2018

ODFW will launch a new electronic licensing system (ELS) on Dec. 1, 2018 with the sale of 2019 licenses and tags. With the new system, hunters and anglers can choose to carry their documents electronically (on their smart phone or tablet) and tag fish and wildlife with a mobile app that will work even offline. Or, customers can continue to use...
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Commission accepts marten trapping petition
by ODFW, AUGUST 4, 2018

In a split 3-2 vote, the Commission accepted a petition and directed staff to initiate rulemaking on its concepts, which are related to prohibiting harvest of marten in portions of western Oregon and prohibiting trapping on some specific public lands in western Oregon. The Commission also adopted advisory survival guidelines for threatened marbled murrelets to minimize potential for unauthorized take. The...
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Recreational razor clamming now open from Tillamook Head to the south jetty of the Coquille River
by ODFW, AUGUST 4, 2018
Coquille River

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce a portion of the coast is re-opened for recreational razor clamming as domoic acid levels have fallen below the closure limit. Recreational razor clamming is now open from Tillamook Head to the south jetty of the Coquille River. Recreational razor clamming remains closed from the south...
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Big Trout Tactics for Shasta Lake
by Jeff Goodwin, AUGUST 3, 2018
Shasta Lake

I'm going to start off this article by telling you all that I am far from being the best angler to ever guide on Shasta Lake, and I will be the first to admit that there have been many guides on Shasta Lake throughout its history that were excellent anglers and were very good at what they did for their...
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Take a friend hunting in 2018 – Win a prize!
by ODFW, AUGUST 3, 2018

Take a friend new to the sport out hunting this year—you might win a prize! ODFW launched its second Take a Friend Hunting contest today. Hunters who take someone new to the sport out hunting—or even someone who just hasn’t hunted in several years—can enter to win prizes including hunting gear and a statewide deer tag for 2019. To be eligible for the contest,...
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Anglers: 2 p.m. emergency angling closure for North Umpqua River begins Monday
by ODFW, AUGUST 3, 2018
Umpqua River

Beginning Monday, August 6, angling the North Umpqua River fly area is closed from 2 p.m. to one hour before sunrise. The closure extends from the fly area boundary at Deadline Falls to the marker below Soda Springs Dam near the power plant enclosure and is in effect through September 30. This emergency regulation aims to protect wild summer steelhead in the fly waters of...
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