The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are still too low in meat yield in some areas of the coast. The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon is targeted to open Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure a high-quality product...
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Look for duck hunting to heat up as the weather cools down Duck hunting provides some of the best hunting opportunities as we head into December. Cold stormy weather to the north will push birds into our area and increasing rains will fill ponds and flood fields. ODFW Wildlife Areas like Sauvie Island, Klamath, Summer Lake, Fern Ridge and Ladd Marsh...
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Wild winter steelhead are starting to show in some Southwest Zone rivers, and ODFW reminds anglers of harvest limits. In August, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a regulation to decrease the wild winter steelhead harvest limit in Southwest Zone rivers from one per day/five per season to one per day/three per season. However, this regulation is not in effect...
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 41 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds, as well as forest legacy restoration. The grants, which total $13.2 million, are distributed through CDFW’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP). They include $994,421 allocated for timber legacy restoration...
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