SALEM — Some Oregon landowners will get more landowner preference hunting tags for mule deer under a new system the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved Jan. 16. The new system was prompted by ...

Refreshing changes are in order for more than 300,000 Oregon hunters as fall seasons approach. Roughly half are either be packing or heading to camp soon for next weekend’s October 4 opening of mule ...

Thousands of Oregon deer hunters are approaching the May 15 deadline to apply for controlled hunt tags and many of them will find that waiting until the last minute may mean deadlining themselves this ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says people should not wait until the last minute to submit their applications.

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry a rifle or a bow, could see a major change in the boundaries of many hunt areas in 2026. This fall’s hunts ...

Tens of thousands of mule deer hunters, resident and non, who are mulling choices for this fall’s deer hunts in eastern Oregon need to know significant changes are afoot for 2026. The changes may make ...

More than four decades since it was started, a program that prioritizes Oregon landowners for hunting tags is poised to become permanent law this year. “The program is finally at a point where most ...

It’s about to cost you more to try your luck — and skill — at hunting, fishing and collecting shellfish in Oregon’s wildlands and waters. More than 75 recreational and commercial fees will increase ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A petition to ban hunting in Oregon is picking up steam. Animal rights advocates are fighting to change the law in Oregon, including banning most hunting, fishing and animal ...