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According to the National Wild Turkey Federation, there are now more than 7 million turkeys and 3 million turkey hunters nationwide.  In 1990, nearly 4,000 people hunted turkeys in Oregon; last year, almost 16,500 people hunted turkeys in the state, says the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).  Today, nearly 700 general season tags are still available to hunt fall turkey.  

Fall turkey hunting in Eastern Oregon is limited and requires advance application, but anyone can purchase a tag for the general fall turkey season which runs through Dec. 31, 2008 in 10 Western Oregon counties: Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Coos, Douglas, Lane, Benton, Polk, Marion and Linn. ODFW offers 3,000 tags for this hunt and sells them on a first-come, first-serve basis through the end of the season. Turkey tags cost $18 for residents and $64 for non-residents and the bag limit is one turkey of either sex. 

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission announced today that it has adopted a “Black-Tailed Deer Management Plan,” Oregon’s first long-term strategy to manage this particular species of deer.  

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Officials in western Wyoming report that a 3-year-old female moose has contracted Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

CWD is a fatal neurological disease affecting deer, elk, and moose.  Symptoms include weight loss, abnormal behavior, excessive drooling, drooping of the ears and head, and loss of body condition.

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The last member of a poaching gang known as “Kill ‘Em All Boyz” has finally been convicted and sentenced, bringing an extensive undercover investigation by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to a close.

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With the major fall hunting season opening tomorrow (Saturday, October 4), it’s important to take some time and refresh yourself on the basics of hunting safety.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) offers a number of safety guidelines to consider:

1) Keep your firearm’s muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
2) Keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until ready to shoot.
3) Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
4) Be sure of your target and what is in front of it and beyond it.
5) Wear blaze orange.

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