OREGON – The deadline for big game hunters to report their tags is rapidly approaching. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the deadline is January 31st. To avoid long phone lines, it suggests hunters now report their tags ...
Jackson Co., Ore — The reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect, accused of illegally killing a bull elk, has been increased by $500. The reward is now $1,000. Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Troopers were ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Elk parts from states where elk and moose have been found infected with Chronic Wasting Disease have been introduced into the Rogue Valley. For now, Oregon is still a CWD-free state. The Oregon Department of Fish ...
SALEM, Ore. – Elk and deer are on the move this time of year, increasing the chances of them becoming roadkill. That’s prompting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to remind the public Oregon’s “roadkill salvage” law is not ...
Nehalem, Ore. – A small plane collided with two elk while the pilot was attempting to land at an Oregon airstrip. Oregon State Police said at around 5:14 p.m. on September 16, Washington State pilot Todd William Rudberg was trying ...
Salem, Ore. – With the passage of an Oregon bill that allows for the permitted harvesting of roadkill, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding the public the law won’t take effect until January 2019 at the latest. ...
WALLOWA, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife troopers arrested a Wallowa man who is suspected of poaching up to 25 elk. The April 8 arrest of 69-year-old Larry Harshfield came at the end of an extensive investigation after ...
Baker County, Ore. — 41 elk were killed after they fell through a layer of ice covering the Brownlee Reservoir in Baker County, Oregon. The Baker City Herald reports the incident happened around 9:00 a.m. on December 27. The elk ...
Jefferson and Crook Counties, Ore. – Oregon State Police are seeking information about two separate elk poaching cases in Crook County and Jefferson County. According to OSP, the carcass of a possibly poached bull elk was found on November 19th ...
Brookings, Ore. – Oregon State Police helped recuse an elk that had fallen into a shallow well near Brookings on Saturday. According to OSP, troopers responded to the scene along with Brookings Fire/Rescue, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, ...