BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard `Second season' for trout opens Trout season opens Saturday for many Willamette Basin and coastal streams and rivers. The start of fishing season in those waters opens a month later than most other waters to provide juvenile salmon and steelhead a chance to migrate to the ocean without being caught by trout anglers. Also opening Saturday is the fishing season at Gold Lake and the Erma Bell lakes in eastern Lane County. Those openings are delayed to avoid targeting spawning rainbow. Check the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations for bag limits and other details. Hunting tag numbers vary Some hunting tags will be more difficult to come by, others easier, if the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission follows the recommendations of state wildlife biologists concerning the 2005 big game tag allotments. Biologists are recommending increases in the number of pronghorn antelope pronghorn antelope a fast-moving, wild North American ruminant with hollow core, branched horns which shed their outer sheath each year. Called also Antilocapra americana. , bighorn sheep Bighorn sheep a tall (up to 3 ft), heavy (up to 300 lb body weight) wild sheep that lives in inaccessible mountain country where it exercises its principal achievement of prodigious leaping and climbing. Called also Ovis canadensis. Several regional varieties, e.g. O. c. and spring bear tags. Fewer controlled rifle tags for elk in eastern Oregon Eastern Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to mean the area of the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Range, save the region around The Dalles and sometimes Klamath County. The area around Bend is considered to be Central Oregon rather than Eastern Oregon. are proposed, due to low calf recruitment and population declines. Buck mule deer mule deer Large-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that lives alone or in small groups at high altitudes in summer and lower altitudes in winter. Mule deer stand 3–3. tags in Eastern Oregon should be similar to 2004's numbers, while low fawn ratios in some areas led to a recommended reduction in controlled antlerless deer tags in several parts of Oregon. The commission will make its decisions during a June 10 meeting in Salem. The controlled hunt tag lottery will begin immediately following adoption of the tag numbers. Shotgun Park fees resume The collection of fees at the Shotgun Park day use area will resume for the summer season on Saturday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Bureau of Land Management's Eugene District office. Visitors can choose between paying $3 per day per vehicle (regardless of the number of passengers) or $15 for a season pass. Ranger switches districts Phil Cruz, the ranger on the Deschutes National Forest's 315,000-acre Crescent Ranger District since 1993, has been named ranger on the Bend/Fort Rock district, which covers nearly 1 million acres. Cruz will manage an $8 million annual budget and lead a workforce of more than 100 permanent employees. He replaces Walt Schloer, who retired. Cruz attended Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
Comment period extended The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. has extended the time for public comments to be submitted regarding proposals to update the state's mule deer and elk management objectives. The management objectives for deer were last updated in 1992, and the elk management plan was updated in 1994. Current proposals call for changes to reflect changes in habitat availability, and changes in the amount of property damage throughout Oregon's 67 Wildlife Management Units. The new comment deadline is June 10. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider approving the proposals at its June 20 meeting in Salem. Written comments may be sent to ODFW ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Division, 3406 Cherry Ave N.E., Salem OR 97303-4924, or to: Peter.S.Test.@state.or.us. |
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