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Watch Now SEARCH Youth can apply for C2 turkey hunts Youth can apply for C2 turkey hunts TIP program logs record payouts, cases TIP program logs record payouts, cases Feb. 1 is deadline for Rogue permit lottery Feb. 1 is deadline for Rogue permit lottery Man cited for bringing infected deer into Oregon Man cited for bringing infected deer into Oregon CWD testing spreads to Western Oregon deer, elk CWD testing spreads to Western Oregon deer, elk De-skunking your dog: Be prepared with a kit De-skunking your dog: Be prepared with a kit Denman's fee-pheasant program still an upland game-bird hit Denman's fee-pheasant program still an upland game-bird hit Up in smoke Up in smoke With so many hunting areas closed from wildfires, hunters will be forced to try new ground this year Elk numbers good, if you can reach them Elk numbers good, if you can reach them With many elk on private land, and large areas of public land closed, access is an issue this year 2017 Big Game Hunting Forecast 2017 Big Game Hunting Forecast Is that a wolf or a coyote? Is that a wolf or a coyote? Oregon wildlife agency tests your knowledge Buck numbers good, but size is down Buck numbers good, but size is down Young guns to chase pheasants at Denman Young guns to chase pheasants at Denman Annual youth hunt set for Sept. 16-17 What do I do next? What do I do next? That question is often what turns people away from hunting Last-minute hunt applications set ODFW records Last-minute hunt applications set ODFW records Hunt lottery application deadline looms Hunt lottery application deadline looms Take a friend hunting and maybe win a prize Take a friend hunting and maybe win a prize Proposed bill would reward tipsters Proposed bill would reward tipsters People who turn in poachers would get hunting perks Youth turkey hunt planned for C2 Ranch Youth turkey hunt planned for C2 Ranch Deadline nears to report 2016 hunts Deadline nears to report 2016 hunts Teens can apply for C2 deer hunt Teens can apply for C2 deer hunt Foul weather should be boon for elk hunters Foul weather should be boon for elk hunters But Elk Camp may be a bit soggy for campfires Rain, snow help and hurt hunting opener Rain, snow help and hurt hunting opener Rain, snow, campfires greet deer hunters Rain, snow, campfires greet deer hunters Blacktail buck numbers look strong Blacktail buck numbers look strong Hunting Forecast Hunting Forecast Keep it cool Keep it cool Two new cookbooks for hunters and gatherers Two new cookbooks for hunters and gatherers Go low to up your elk success Go low to up your elk success Upland gamebird hunters again asked to hand over wings, tails Upland gamebird hunters again asked to hand over wings, tails Bowhunters hit woods with extreme fire danger, private land closures Bowhunters hit woods with extreme fire danger, private land closures Train-to-hunt competitors off to nationals Train-to-hunt competitors off to nationals Free fishing event set for Hyatt Lake Free fishing event set for Hyatt Lake Drawing nears for youth turkey hunt Drawing nears for youth turkey hunt Reporting deadline looms for hunters Reporting deadline looms for hunters Big rewards offered in three poaching cases Big rewards offered in three poaching cases Young guns can register for deer hunt Young guns can register for deer hunt Camo queen Camo queen Montana woman’s book mines outdoor hijinks for humor Free forage seed available for wildlife grass plots Free forage seed available for wildlife grass plots Archers can apply for C2 Ranch hunt Archers can apply for C2 Ranch hunt Sprinkles, better temps, await elk hunters Sprinkles, better temps, await elk hunters The Weyerhaeuser Experiment The Weyerhaeuser Experiment The timber company is charging $350 for access to its Western Oregon lands 2015 Hunting Forecast 2015 Hunting Forecast Waterfowlers see 18th straight maximum duck season Waterfowlers see 18th straight maximum duck season Mountain quail wings to unlock population secrets Mountain quail wings to unlock population secrets Elk hunters look to expand on last year's improved season Elk hunters look to expand on last year's improved season Deer fever on the rise for good reason Deer fever on the rise for good reason Sheep hunters' lifetime hunt lasts less than a day Sheep hunters' lifetime hunt lasts less than a day Hunt fit Hunt fit New endurance sport mixes bowhunting with extreme cross training Three-turkey spring limit could go statewide Three-turkey spring limit could go statewide Hunter-ed courses taken now will get kids afield this fall Hunter-ed courses taken now will get kids afield this fall Hunters, anglers facing fee increases Hunters, anglers facing fee increases Weyerhaeuser doubles lands open to hunters Weyerhaeuser doubles lands open to hunters Deadline nears for hunt lottery Deadline nears for hunt lottery Legislature looks at banning hunting with drones Legislature looks at banning hunting with drones Good time to start talking Tom Good time to start talking Tom Spring turkey-hunting season starts amid promise for youths, adults Drawing for youth turkey hunts March 31 Drawing for youth turkey hunts March 31 Hunting's Second Season Hunting's Second Season It's time for shed-antler hunting in Southern Oregon OHA to auction statewide elk tag in Medford OHA to auction statewide elk tag in Medford She's a Gem She's a Gem Drawing for C2 youth hunts Nov. 30 Drawing for C2 youth hunts Nov. 30 Elk season starts damp but not snowy Elk season starts damp but not snowy A damp but snow-free forest awaits rifle hunters taking part Saturday in the general bull-elk season opener in the South Cascades Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt A proposed 250-tag spring bear hunt won't go forward after a groundswell of opposition over concerns that it would lead to orphaning of cubs. Coalition pans proposed spring bear hunt Opponents of a proposed 250-tag spring bear hunt in southwest Oregon believe it will lead to more orphaned cubs dying in the woods. Campfires allowed in deer camp on public lands Campfires are back in deer camp on Southern Oregon public lands just in time for Saturday's start of the general rifle season for black-tailed deer, but access to most private industrial forests remains limited. 2014 Hunting Forecast 2014 Hunting Forecast Waterfowlers get maximum seasons Waterfowlers get maximum seasons Waterfowlers will enjoy their 17th straight year with the longest duck and goose seasons allowed Later season may help elk hunters Later season may help elk hunters With notoriously low success rates, hunters could use a boost Not by a long shot? Not by a long shot? Advances in hunting optics and technology spur debate over the ethics of long-range shooting Buck hunters eye good shots at success Buck hunters eye good shots at success With good buck ratios in the woods, black-tailed deer hunters head into their season with optimism. Rewards offered to flush out Lake Creek poachers More than $15,000 in reward money is now on the table for information that solves two recent big-game poaching cases along Lake Creek Road near Eagle Point. Reward upped to $10,000 in elk-poaching case A reward is now up to $10,000 for anyone who helps police nab whoever poached a large Roosevelt bull elk from a private ranch in the Lake Creek area earlier this month. New app to help hunters in the field Hunters plying Oregon's travel-management areas and other access areas can now use their smart phones or tablets as real-time maps in the field when a 'you are here' designation can spell the difference between legal hunting and trespassing. Youth pheasant hunt sign-ups now available Youth hunters can sign up for the youth pheasant hunts planned for Sept. 20-21 at the Denman Wildlife Area in White City. Bowhunters hit woods amid extreme fire danger Triple-digit temperatures. Smoke from forest fires in the air. And the forest floor crunching like Rice Crispies under your boots. Bow season must be right around the corner. Shoot Out! Medford man shoots lights-out to win the Oregon state skeet-shooting championship one year after taking up the sport. Band of Doves The annual banding of mourning doves helps Oregon land a longer dove-hunting season and bigger bag limits this year, matching other Western states. Oregon Caves expansion bill worries hunters Some Southern Oregon hunters fear a bill to expand the size of the Oregon Caves National Monument nearly tenfold would lead to a ban on hunting on those lands now open to sportsmen, though its authors insist it won't. '$5,250? That's enough for someone to talk' A black-tailed deer carcass with its antlers and skull cap hacked away is tossed off the side of Antioch Road near Sams Valley, a wildlife crime disgusting enough to bring together two of the most unlikely bedfellows — the Medford-based Oregon Hunters Association and the Humane Society of the United States. 'Leftover tags' sell out in less than 15 minutes More than 1,000 controlled elk tags that went unclaimed in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's controlled-hunt draw last month sold out in less than 15 minutes Tuesday during the agency's first-come, first-served sale of these so-called 'leftover tags.' ODFW mandatory-reporting penalty affects pocketbooks Many of the roughly 33,600 Oregon hunters who failed to report their big-game or turkey-hunting successes in 2012 are just now discovering they must pay a $25 penalty before they can get a 2014 hunting license. Turkey season's start shows promise for '14 The spring turkey season kicked off this week with a lot of young ones in the field. C2Ranch hunt gives youngsters their shot Ten young guns will have a good shot at bagging a tom turkey this spring thanks to an agreement with a local ranch that helps create hunting access and wildlife habitat. Hunting land gets green-dot proposal Juniper Properties' private forest lands in the Geppert Butte area near Butte Falls have taken a beating over the past several winters from hunters, hikers and others driving the muddy forest roads, their tires causing silt to fill streams and their noisy motors fragmenting black-tailed deer habitat. Hunters' reporting rate passes 80 percent A flurry of hunters reported on their success, or lack thereof, in the 11th hour last week, pushing Oregon's mandatory-reporting rates over 80 percent for the second straight year since a $25 fine went into effect for non-reporting. Mandatory reporting deadline hits tonight Nearly 100,000 Oregonians who bought deer, elk or other big-game hunting tags in 2013 have until just before midnight tonight to report on their hunt or face a $25 fine under Oregon's mandatory reporting rules. Plinking is alive and well Hard to imagine that the xBox age still is a time when a kid and his dad can spend an afternoon blowing through a box of .22-caliber shells in the good old pastime of shooting tin cans off the back fence. Hunters face report deadline The 100,000-plus Oregonians who bought deer or elk hunting tags in 2013 have two more weeks to report their hunting results or they'll face $25 fines under Oregon's mandatory reporting rules. Wildlife habitat program will continue Apopular program in which the state of Oregon helps private landowners grow more forage for Roosevelt elk, wild turkeys and other critters in some backwoods pieces of Jackson County is poised for another four-year run. For 34,000 hunters, no tags until they pay Nearly 34,000 hunters who failed to report the results of their 2012 deer or elk tags by the required deadline must now pay a $25 penalty before they can buy their 2014 hunting licenses. Gold Hill elk hunter found A Gold Hill man who went missing for two days after disappearing in a rugged section of Coos County during an elk-hunting trip was found alive Wednesday with knee and shoulder sprains not far from where he'd last been seen Monday. Black-tailed deer hunt is up for grabs Youth and adult hunters can register for a chance at a black-tailed deer hunt of a lifetime at the C2 Cattle Company ranch off Highway 140 this fall. Crossbow hearing stalled by shutdown Add disabled hunters seeking the right to use crossbows in the field to the list of victims of the federal government shutdown. Deer hunters get 'green light' from forest owners Most commercial forest land in Southern Oregon will be open for today's start of the black-tailed deer hunting season now that rains have washed away fire-season restrictions. Rain primes woods for deer opener This week's rainy and blustery weather had Southern Oregonians flipping from air conditioning to heat while pulling out the raincoats, but it couldn't dampen the glee of deer hunters preparing for what could be the most promising opening to the general deer season in recent memory. 2013 fall hunting forecast - Southwest Region 2013 fall hunting forecast - Southwest Region Updated election results: Jackson County May 2018 primary UPDATED: School bond measure fails Gomez, Golden to face off for Senate; Blum Atkinson, Wallan vie for House Two St. Mary's students head for elite military schools Orr, Davis leading in race for circuit court judge Tweets by TennisChannel Contact Us Advertise With Us Classifieds E-Edition Reader Services Contact Us Advertise With Us Classifieds E-Edition Reader Services Privacy Terms & Conditions Copyright Notice About Us Mail Tribune © All Rights Reserved. © Mail Tribune