Recreation Report
05/04/2023 10:15 AM PDT
Tips for beginning birdersBetween spring migration and mating season, now is the perfect season to take up bird watching. It doesn’t take much gear and you can do it in your own backyard. Find out why bird watching is so popular and how easy it is to get started in 10 tips for beginning birders. ODFW stories from the fieldSalmonid snorkel surveys, bighorn sheep capture, battling invasive Cuban frogs. See what ODFW is doing behind the scenes to protect and enhance fish and wildlife populations. Visit the ODFW Field Reports. 2023 family fishing events – we’ve just added moreThe family fishing event calendar is filling up fast. These events are aimed at the whole family and can be a great way to learn how to fish together. Find an event near you. Apply for your big game hunt tagLess than TWO weeks left to apply for your 2023 big game tag. This is our annual reminder to apply early to avoid the last-minute rush and to allow for kinks in the system. Maybe one year it will work. How to apply online. Please, consider picking up after othersWe wish it didn’t have to be this way. But as more anglers hit the water, more trash piles up on shore. We know it’s not your job to pick up discarded beer cans, slurpee cups, fishing line, hamburger wrappers and other trash that isn’t yours. But if everyone pitched in and picked up what they saw, wouldn’t it be a nicer place to fish? Best bets for weekend fishingStocked trout, spring Chinook and early warmwater fishing are good choices for weekend fishing.
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George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.
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