In the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division’s September 2021 newsletter, released at the end of October, one entry in the report noted that a pair of hunters were seen using a drone to scout for the upcoming rifle season on private property near Banks. A North Plains OSP[Read More…]
Hunting
Hillsboro hunter killed by elk in Tillamook County
The elk that killed Mark David. Photo: OSP A Hillsboro man has died after an elk he wounded while archery hunting gored him to death. According to the Oregon State Police, Mark David, 66, was hunting on private property in the area of Trask Road in Tillamook County on Saturday,[Read More…]
Oregon State Police asks for public help after two elk killed, left to waste in Tillamook State Forest
Photo from the scene courtesy OSP TILLAMOOK COUNTY – A bull elk and a cow elk were shot and left to waste in the Tillamook State Forest., and the Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s assistance to locate the person — or persons — responsible for the unlawful[Read More…]
Tillamook State Forest road closures coming during hunting season
The Tillamook State Forest near Storey Burn Road. Photo: Chas Hundley TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) announced it will resume road restrictions this fall in the western part of the Tillamook State Forest to improve deer and elk escapement during hunting season. The 15-year-old program[Read More…]
Hunter education classes offered at Banks Fire District
Roosevelt Elk at Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area – Photo from ODFW Banks – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is offering hunter education classes at Banks Fire District #13 starting on Tuesday, February 26. The classes will continue on February 28, March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, and[Read More…]