CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. — At 8 a.m. on a Friday in late November, troopers from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division parked off Highway 26 in the Clatsop State Forest, among the mountains ...

GEARHART, Ore. — Elk are a common and popular sight to see at the Oregon coast. Many people living near Gearhart are upset after hunters legally killed 77 elk on one man's private land over the course ...

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 ...

More elk have been found in Umatilla County, Ore., shot and left to waste. They bring the number of elk reported poached and left to rot in Umatilla and Morrow counties in recent months to six. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

URBANA, Ill. – Chronic Wasting Disease, a prion protein disease that is fatal in elk, deer, and other cervids, has spread rapidly across the United States since it was first identified in 1967. CWD ...

The afternoon of November 12 was unseasonably warm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Temperatures exceeded 60 degrees. Lush, green rye grass that should have just been sprouting was ankle-deep. I barely ...