January 18, 2012

CLACKAMAS, Ore. – ODFW fishery managers announced today the white sturgeon retention season on the Lower Willamette River (including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert River) will be open Feb. 17-18 and Feb. 24-25. The shortened harvest season is in response to a continued decline in the abundance of legal-sized fish in both the Willamette and

SALEM, Ore.-This year’s youth spring turkey season will be April 7, 8 and 9, 2012 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday). The season dates are misprinted in the current 2011-12 Oregon Game Bird Regulations (page 15). Due to an ODFW staff error, the regulations list April 8-9, 2012 (Sunday-Monday) as the season dates. Youth turkey season is

DOVER (Jan. 17, 2012) – DNREC reminds Delawareans that there is still more than a week remaining to recycle old Christmas trees by dropping the trees off at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities throughout the state the will accept them for free through January 27. DNREC also reiterates that Delaware State Parks

The final regular deer season ended Jan. 10 when the late season muzzleloader and the archery season closed. Deer hunters had reported taking nearly 113,000 deer at the end of the season which is about 4 percent lower than was reported last year at this time and about 21 percent below the reported harvest in

This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Animas River – Slow with very little pressure. Chama River – Recent heavy

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia hunters harvested 2,007 black bears during the combined 2011 archery and firearms seasons, according to Paul Johansen, assistant chief in charge of game management for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The preliminary harvest data for the combined 2011 seasons was 16 percent lower than the record harvest

Action: White Salmon River up to the county bridge below the powerhouse will reopen to fishing for hatchery steelhead. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead Effective dates: Jan. 18, 2012 until further notice Location: White Salmon River from mouth to county bridge below the powerhouse. Other information: The fishing boundary buoys at the mouth are no longer