Fall Black Bear Basics Many big game hunters have hunted the cervids (deer and elk). However fewer have gone after another big game species that inhabits the same areas: black bear. Black bear hunting takes a different set of skills than elk or deer hunting and with many states banning the use of bait/hounds, the challenge of black bear has only grown. This feature article walks you through the basics of black bear hunting from "spot/stalk" to the use of predator calls. Safety is also covered, since precautions are necessary when hunting a predator!
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Oregon Opens 14,000 Acres to Public Hunting Access 08/20/08
Two Harney County landowners have been awarded a total of $37,583 in grant funds from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Access and Habitat program to open their properties to public hunting access from Aug. 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009. [Comments?]
Oregon Places GPS Collars on 2 Elkhorn Mtn. Goats 08/06/08
State and federal wildlife biologists collared and released 14 Rocky Mountain goats in the Elkhorn Mountains last week and relocated another five goats to the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness in the Umatilla National Forest. [1 Comment]
Oregon DFW To Hold Meeting on Big Game Seasons 04/18/08
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a series of public meetings around the state to accept public comment on proposals for big game hunting seasons. [Comments?]
Wolf Delisting by End of Week? 03/26/08
Barring legal challenges, the federal rule removing wolves in Idaho and the rest of the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species becomes final Friday, March 28. [2 Comments]
Federal Shooting Range Grant Applications Due April 15th 03/26/08
A classroom with an 8-lane indoor range and ADA restroom in Clatskanie, an improved skeet range in Eugene and a covered pistol range in Phoenix are examples of some projects completed with the help of federal shooting range grants. [Comments?]
Oregon Statewide Elk Tag Goes for $15,500 03/05/08
Wayne Holm of North Plains, Ore., placed the winning $15,500 bid for a statewide elk tag auctioned at the Emerald Valley Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association annual fundraising banquet held in Eugene on March 1. [3 Comments]
Idaho's Wolves on the Move? 01/30/08
Another Idaho wolf has wandered into eastern Oregon - this one a radio-collared female wolf from the Timberline Pack. [2 Comments]
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Tanner's First Buck My name is Tanner Graham. I am 10 years old and this was my first Buck killed on Dec. 29, 2007. I shot the buck at 4:30 p.m. with my brand new New England firearms handi rifle 308 caliber. I was hunting with my grandaddy who had bought me the rifle for Christmas...
