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Seminar to address feral swine, carp; SH man wins
Oregon Wildlife Heritage
Foundation is holding a presenta-
tion on two of Oregon's most de-
structive invaders, feral swine and
common carp, what is being done
to control them and how they im-
pact the state's native species and
landscapes.
The session will be at 6
p.m. Wednesday, March 7. at the
Ecotrust Building in Portland's
Concealed Handgun
License Class
Held locally in Sweel Home.
We license for Oregon, Utah, Arizona
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under "classes" to pre-register.
Seating is limited for the event,
so register before it fills up.
Questions Please Call: (541) 570-0345
.1.. Saturday,
February 25 -lOam
Concea ed
Pearl District.
Rick Boatner, ODFW invasive
species coordinator, will discuss
his work to eradicate feral swine.
To date. the wild pigs have
been reported in 17 counties in the
state and their increasing popula-
tion is estimated between 1,000 and
5.000. Enormously destructive, the
pigs can tear up a hillside, field or
stream bank overnight. Less obvi-
ous is the damage they inflict on
native wildlife through depreda-
non and disease.
Common carp, native to Eur-
asia. have had a profoundly nega-
tive impact on the Malheur Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge in eastern
Oregon, especially on the water-
fowl that once populated the lakes
and wetlands of the refuge.
Tim Bodeen. refuge manager,
and Linda Beck. fish biologist, will
talk about why waterfowl produc-
tion is down 75 percent, why mi-
gratory bird use of the fefuge has
fallen precipitously and what is be-
ing done to address the problem.
The presentation will be held
at the Billy Frank Jr. Conference
Albany Rifle and Pistol Club
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is free, but registration is required.
Register online at the Foundation's
website, www.owhf.org/discover-
ingwildlife.
For more information or ques-
tions, contact the Foundation at
(503) 255-6059.
Other topics in the 2011-12
Discovering Wildlife Lecture Se-
ries include Pacific lamprey and
burrowing owls.
The Oregon Wildlife Heritage
Foundation supports projects to
protect, restore, and provide access
to Oregon's wildlife and outdoor
resources.
Since its founding, Oregon
Wildlife has directed millions of
dollars in funding to fish. wildlife
and habitat projects throughout Or-
egon. Oregon Wildlife and ODFW
are working together to implement
the Oregon Conservation Strategy,
a blueprint and action plan for the
long-term conservation of Ore-
gon's native fish and wildlife and
their habitats.
Sweet Home's Alan B. Temple
was one of 49 Oregon hunters who
won 2013 Sports Pacs (a $164.75
value) and one Californian. who
won a 2013 Non-Resident Hunting
License ($140.40 value) because
they applied early for their 2012
fall big game controlled hunts.
The 50 hunters were drawn
from a pool of 13.887 people who
applied by Jan. 31. 2012. Temple
was the only winner from Linn
County
Fifty more 2013 Sports Pacs
or Non-Resident Hunting Licenses
will be given away over two ad-
ditional drawings. To be eligible.
hunters must:
• Apply for and be issued
a controlled hunt application by
March 15. 2012 for a chance to
win one of 30 Sports Pac or Non-
Resident Hunting Licenses.
• Apply for and be issued a
controlled hunt application by April
15. 2012 for a chance to win one
of the remaining 20"Sports Pac or
Non-Resident Hunting Licenses.
The next drawings will take
place March 16 and April 19 and
Feral swine enter a baited trap.
winners will be notified by mail.
Hunters unsuccessful in early
drawings are re-entered into future
drawings. Only one entry per hunt-
er is allowed, meaning hunters that
apply for several controlled hunts
are still only entered once.
ODFW and the vendor that
manages its license sales system
are giving away a total of 100 free
2013 Sports Pacs (or Non-Resident
Hunting Licenses) over three sepa-
rate drawings to encourage hunters
to apply early for a 2012 fall con-
trolled hunt.
A Sports Pac includes a Com-
bination Angling/Hunting/Shell-
fish License. a Combined Angling
Harvest Tag, a Validation for Up-
land Bird and Waterfowl hunting,
plus a General or Controlled Deer.
General or Controlled Elk. Gen-
eral Cougar, General or Controlled
Bear. Spring Turkey Tag and a
Wildlife Area Parking Permit.
Hunters can apply for con-
trolled hunts online, at a license
sales agent, at ODFW offices thal
sell licenses, or by mail or fax order
using the application found here or
on page 17 of the 2012 Oregon Big
Game Regulations.
Mail order/fax applicants
should allow 7-10 days for their
applications to be processed and
issued. To be eligible for the draw-
ing, the controlled hunt application
must be issued, not just received.
by the drawing deadlines (March
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15 and April 15). Controlled hunt
applications can be processed and
issued immediately online and at
license sales agents or ODFW of-
FICCS.
The deadline to apply for a con-
trolled hunt is May 15 each year. In
2011.79.481 out of 380,639 total
applications, or almost 21 percent,
were processed by April 15, 2011.
That compares to 21 percent in
2011 and 16 percent in 2010.
"Most controlled hunt appli-
cations are received during the last
few days." said Deanna Erickson,
ODFW license sales services man-
ager. "However, these drawings
have increased the number of early
applicants.'"
In the past. the high volume of
sales activity in the last few days
prior to the May 15 deadline led to
long lines and slowed or crashed
the system.
To encourage hunters to apply
early, ODFW began this special
drawing a few years ago. The ven-
dor that manages the license sales
system is purchasing the Sports
Pac and Non-Resident Hunting Li-
censes for the winners.
Some of Oregon's big game
hunts are limited-entry, including
almost all rifle hunting of deer and
elk east of the Cascades and prong-
horn antelope, bighorn sheep, and
Rocky Mountain goat hunts. Those
hunts require a controlled hunt ap-
plication.
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department. Portland General
Electric (PGE), and the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO)
will host Eagle Watch 2012.
The annual event celebrates
the eagles and other raptors that
help make Lake Billy Chinook a
wildlife viewing magnet. A day-
use parking fee is charged at The
Cove Palisades, but admission to
all Eagle Watch activities is free.
The event features a variety of ac-
tivities that explore the natural and
cultural significance of eagles and
birds of prey in the area.
"Eagle Watch is a fantastic op-
portunity to see both bald and gold-
en eagles." said OPRD's Paul Pat-
ton. the event's coordinator. "Ten
pairs of bald eagles and 10 pairs of
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