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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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There is a lot to know about hunting, tracking and dressing deer.  Whether you are a young man preparing for his first hunt with his dad or middle-aged man interested in joining some friends on a deer hunt this season, it is important to have a good grasp of the basics so that you can go into the wilderness with confidence. Preparation is key to both hunting safety as well as a successful excursion.

Sportsman’s Warehouse is offering new hunters a Deer Hunting 101 class this Saturday, September 27 at their Salem, Oregon store.  Participants will learn basic deer hunting how-tos and get to talk with NW hunting experts about their tricks and strategies for area hunting. 

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