By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On March 5, the Oregon House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass a bill that would require cervid (deer, elk, moose) attractant products derived from cervid urine to come from a herd demonstrated to be free of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). It now awaits committee assignment in the …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On February 28, the Oregon Senate Committee on Judiciary held a hearing on a bill that, as amended, would ban individuals from participating in, hosting, or sponsoring coyote hunting contests in the state. The bill, Senate Bill 723, if passed with the proposed amendments, would prohibit any person, …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On February 21, the Oregon House Natural Resources Committee held two hearings on a bill that would expand opportunities for hunters to pursue mountain lions with the use of dogs. House Bill 2795, sponsored by Representatives Brian Clem and Bill Post, “Directs the Oregon Department of Fish and …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On February 12, the Oregon House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on HB 2294, a bill that would require commercial cervid (deer, elk, moose) attractant products derived from cervid urine to come from a herd demonstrated to be free of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). HB 2294 …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager Recently, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced the launch of its second straight “Take-a-Friend-Hunting” contest. The program is designed to encourage experienced hunters to take at least one new or lapsed adult hunter hunting during 2018 in an effort to increase hunting participation in the …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 26, the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a free youth fishing derby at the Oregon State Capitol Mall in Salem. Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Sherrie Sprenger and Brad Witt, representatives from numerous sportsmen’s organizations, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, provided equipment and helped educate participants on …
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hosted a lunch briefing for legislators on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). RAWA (H.R. 4647) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually in existing funding from the royalties and fees collected from offshore and …
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 26, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus will host a free youth fishing derby at the Oregon State Capitol Mall in Salem. A youth fishing license will not be required to participate. Legislators from the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, as well as representatives from numerous outdoor advocacy organizations …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On April 30, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Representative Brad Witt and Caucus Coordinator Andrew Mittendorf met with staff from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to discuss legislative proposals that would help create a public outreach and awareness campaign to combat poaching in Oregon. As part …
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By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On February 28, the Oregon State Senate voted unanimously to pass House Bill 4030, which would authorize courts to require wildlife law violators to pay a portion of, or all, fines incurred from the unlawful taking of wildlife, to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). This …
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