An elk hunter in Oregon has reported killing a wolf in self-defense, prompting wildlife officials to launch an investigation. The Oregon State Police stated Monday that the hunter claimed to have been ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

A single word describes 2024 fall hunting — extraordinary. This season will offer both extraordinary challenges and extraordinary opportunities. The challenges: The opportunities: A note for those ...

BEND, Ore. -- The typical five-year wait for an elk-hunting tag in the Ochoco Unit east of Prineville is shaping up to be well worth it. The unit, home to more than 4,000 elk, is boasting its highest ...

Oregon has spent the past few years bolstering its poaching laws and it’s ready to start publicizing the results. The Oregon Department Fish & Wildlife and Oregon State Police announced the conviction ...

After decades of applications and months of scouting and hunting elk, bowhunter LeAnna Robins from Oregon finally loosed an ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that Chronic Wasting Disease check stations, including one in Prineville, are mandatory to stop at if you pass one ...

Farmers dealing with crop loss caused by Oregon’s elk population could receive compensation under a $600,000 pilot program being considered by state lawmakers. They’d also be eligible for funds ...

What a difference a year makes. For the first time in many, many of them, Oregon hunters have positive news on nearly all fronts of the fall hunting seasons, big game and upland birds alike. After ...

An Eastern Oregon poacher investigated for more than 50 crimes in the Blue Mountains has been sentenced to jail, fined $22,000 and is prohibited from ever hunting or fishing again in the state. Grant ...

An Oregon poacher is sentenced to 95 days jail and $22,000 fine. He was accused of multiple wildlife crimes, including spotlighting at night. He is permanently banned for second time from hunting or ...