Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Oregon DFW Recreation Report

Hunting, Fishing, Wildlife Viewing
February 14, 2012
Winter steelhead fishing continues to be good
Check out the zone reports for an update on your favorite river. Not sure where to go? Check out the Winter Steelhead Guide.
Trout Stocking
Is underway in several water bodies in the NW, SW and Willamette zones. Check out the trout stocking schedule for more information.
SW Oregon spring bear tags are sold out
The deadline to apply for a controlled hunt passed Feb. 10.
Snipe hunting open thru Feb. 19 in Zone 1
Snipe is a challenging bird to hunt for they are small, fast and erratic low-flying birds that can be hard to identify. Be sure to know how to differentiate it from killdeer and other shorebirds before you hunt. Snipe may be spooked in areas where there are high numbers of hunters but other times a person can walk up on them. Snipe almost always emit a call when they take off in flight.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is February 17-20
Participants count birds at any location they wish for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, then enter their tallies at www.birdcount.org. Anyone can participate in the free event, and no registration is required. The annual count is coordinated by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Audubon, and Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada.
Apply early for a 2012 controlled hunt
You could win a 2013 Sports Pac. Fifty hunters already have.
Youth spring turkey season is April 7-9, 2012
The season dates are wrong in the 2011-12 Oregon Game Bird Regulations. Hunters 17 and under can hunt Saturday, Sunday and Monday this year.

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