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ODFW Access and Habitat Program seeks volunteers for regional review councils – Apply by May 7
by ODFW, MARCH 22, 2018

ODFW is accepting applications for landowner and hunter representatives on one of Access & Habitat’s Regional Councils. Please apply by Monday, May 7, 2018 to be considered. Applicants should live or work in the region they want to represent (see map of regions). Duties of the position including participation in up to four public meetings each year in various communities in their region...
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Fish Tales with Monty Currier
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, MARCH 21, 2018
Whiskeytown Lake

I recently caught up with Monty Currier, Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Serving the Northern Region, Monty’s duties include Aquatic Education (Fish in the Classroom) /Public Outreach, Fishing in the City Program, reservoir research and fish stocking allocations for Shasta, Tehama, Modoc, Lassen, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties. Also the district...
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CDFW to Sell Fishing and Hunting Licenses and More at Del Mar Fred Hall Show
by CDFW, MARCH 21, 2018

San Diego area anglers and hunters can purchase their 2018 licenses, tags and Warden Stamps directly from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff at the annual Fred Hall Show this coming weekend at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The show will be open from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to...
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Cougar found in downtown hotel in The Dalles
by ODFW, MARCH 20, 2018

A two-year-old male cougar that travelled all the way into downtown The Dalles and into a hotel complex was euthanized today after wildlife managers determined it was a public safety risk. At 9:30 a.m. today, City of The Dalles Police responded to an incident at the Oregon Motor Motel downtown after reports of a wild animal within the complex. The animal was in...
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Chinook Salmon 'Overfished'? Not So Fast, Says Fishers
by Alastair Bland, MARCH 20, 2018
Sacramento River

FOR FISHERY REGULATORS, it is official: The Sacramento River’s fall-run Chinook salmon are “overfished.” This formal designation, made in a February report from the Pacific Fishery Management Council, comes after three consecutive years of critically low returns of spawning adults, which lay and fertilize their eggs in the Sacramento River and its tributaries. Now, as regulators discuss drastically shortening this year’s fishing season to reduce...
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Commission bans alcohol at Sauvie Island Wildlife Area from May 1-Sept. 30 annually
by ODFW, MARCH 18, 2018

After hearing strong support from area residents, law enforcement and emergency responders who have been dealing with alcohol-related problems, the Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to ban alcohol at Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (SIWA) from May 1-Sept. 30 annually during its meeting in Salem today. The ban will begin this year on May 1, 2018. Over the past several years, Oregon State Police...
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