Downtime, Curt Melcher
The Director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife talks about Seinfeld, country living and gillnetting.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Gillnetters, sports fishermen, weigh in on ODFW’s surprise fisheries decision
The Oregon commission voted 4-3 to extend gillnet fishing into the summer and fall along the Columbia River.
Can Jim Akenson Rebrand Hunting?
The Oregon Hunters Association’s first conservation director aims to sell millennials and urban dwellers on an age-old practice.
Reader Forum
Readers respond to Editor Linda Baker’s reflections on the South and columnist Matt Alford’s call for new sources of ODFW funding.
Outdoor enthusiasts should put their money where their mouth is — and help pay Fish & Wildlife tab
The number of hunters is declining, leaving the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife with decreased funding at a time when outdoor recreation is booming.
Ranchers seek more aggressive approach to wolf management
As environmental lawsuits proceed, cattle groups call for faster confirmation of wolf attacks.
Medford ad agency grows
A group of advertising and marketing veterans have created 5 o’clock Marketing Group, a new agency in Medford.