In a monumental achievement, HB 3086, which restructures the ODFW Commission's selection map, has been passed with unanimous support in the House and near unanimity in the Senate. The hard work throughout the session to keep this bill alive has paid off, and we consider this a significant milestone for all who supported the bill. Previously, the Commission was aligned with congressional districts, supplemented by two at-large positions, one each from the east and west sides. The new statute ...

The progress of HB 3086, the river basin model for ODFW Commission structure, was unfortunately stalled early last week. The -4 amendment had enough votes to pass out of the House Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee, but it was instead referred without amendments or recommendations to the House Rules Committee. It appears that some groups, in the eleventh hour, expressed their concerns to the committee members, as well as the House Speaker’s office and the ...

The Oregon Chapter of BHA and our members are dedicated towards maintaining and improving access to some of the wildest and most remote places in Oregon. This commitment is why Oregon BHA has just contributed $2,500 to the Wallowa Mountains Hells Canyon Trails Association, a dedicated group of hikers and outdoor enthusiasts who monitor and help maintain trails in Hells Canyon and the Wallowa Mountains. There are approximately 1400 miles of trails in the Eagle Cap and Hells Canyon Wilderness ...

After months of close collaboration, Oregon BHA, Oregon Outdoor Council, Oregon Hunters Association and Traditional Archers of Oregon have reached consensus and submitted a letter urging the ODFW Commission to adopt staff’s current proposal of maintaining a statewide general archery elk season for all units not moving to controlled and the creation of the Eagle Cap Zone which will combine five of the units moving to controlled into one area. In addition to supporting staff’s current ...