ODFW commission meets this week to adopt 2021 big game regulations

Published 11:00 am Monday, September 13, 2021

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission looks to adopt the remaining 2022 big game regulations when it meets Friday, Sept. 17 online beginning at 8 a.m.

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The regulations include a new Rocky Mountain bighorn hunt that is proposed to be added as part of a rotation among the states of Oregon and Washington and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

The commission also will approve funding for several access and habitat projects that provide hunting access or improve wildlife habitat on private land and approve a project recommended by the Oregon Conservation & Recreation Fund, which is a Green Jobs Training and Internship Program in partnership with Forest Park Conservancy and other natural resource organizations.

Commissioners also will hold a public forum for people to comment on topics not on the agenda the morning of Sept. 17 following the director’s report. To participate in the public forum, call the ODFW director’s office at 503-947-6044 by Sept. 15 at 8 a.m.

Public comments also can be emailed to odfw.commission@odfw.oregon.gov.

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