CULTURE CAMP
Youth gather as Craig Whitehead leads the storytelling at Culture Camp.
Elders are an integral part of Culture Camp as they teach children the ancient
cultural ways, including basketry, beading, cedar bark weaving, traditional
cooking, and flintknapping,
Master Hunter Program
The Master Hunter Program is an
advanced hunter education program
designed to help hunters increase their
knowledge of the sport, and particularly
help them understand the concerns of
private landowners.
Foster positive relationships
between hunters and private
landowners.
Increase hunting access to private
lands by giving landowners a way
to identify hunters who have had
advanced training.
Improve the hunting experience for
graduates.
Improve the public image of
hunters.
The program includes a home study
course, a four-hour class followed by a
written test, a test of firearms
proficiency, and a requirement to do 20
hours of volunteer work to benefit some
aspect of natural resources. There also
will be a check for game violations. No
one with a violation in the past five
years will be allowed to graduate.
The department is actively working
with private landowners to provide
hunting access for master hunters to
lands that are otherwise closed to the
public.
The major focus area is currently
in the Alsea Unit, where a private timber
company is allowing access to
previously closed land only to graduates
of the program. Additionally, master
hunters applying between July 1 and
July 31 are given priority when
selecting hunters for emergency hunts.
Master hunter only hunts:
823B N Bank Habitat (deer)
210F Lower Columbia (elk)
214H Salmon River Estuary (elk)
Hunters who would like informa
tion on the program should call
503-872-5264, ext. 5365, or visit
the department’s Web page at
www.dfw.state.or.us.
Above: Darian Dorman and other children take part in cultural activities,
including making items from soapstone and brain tanning leather.
Below: Kids take a break from sit-down activities to play with a giant ball.
Salmon River Estuary (1) Permit
Hunt No. 214G
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Master hunt only, shotgun only.
Must have completed master hunt
to apply.
Bag limit - one antlerless elk
Maps will be provided.
Name_________________________
Roll No. ____________
Address_______________________
Phone ______________
Oregon Master Hunter Card No.
Signature______________________
Date________________
September 2002
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