North Douglas Herald
November 2024
The Oregon Rural Report
OSP Seeking Suspected Poacher
Yamhill County, OR – The Oregon
State Police Fish and Wildlife Division
is asking for help to identify a suspected
poacher.
The suspected poacher was hunting
in the Trask Wildlife Management Unit
(Yamhill County) from Oct. 18-20 and
again from Oct. 25-27. The male suspect
is believed to be associated with an older
maroon sedan, possibly a Honda, with a
black damaged front fender.
The suspect shot numerous doe
deer with a high-powered rifle from the
roadway on private property. On one
occasion, the suspect shot a doe from
a residential front yard before fleeing
the area. He returned after dark and
recovered the deer carcass, ignoring
posted “No Trespass” signs.
Anyone with information is encouraged
to contact OSP dispatch at 800-452-7888,
*OSP (*677) on a mobile device, or by
email at TIP@osp.oregon.gov. Please
reference case number # SP24349341.
OSP FW investigating Deer Kill
Douglas County, OR– Roseburg area
Fish and Wildlife troopers are asking
for the public’s assistance to locate
and apprehend the person responsible
for unlawfully killing a buck deer and
leaving it to waste earlier this week.
The preliminary investigation
indicates the buck was shot multiple
times with a handgun from the roadway.
The incident occurred between 6 and 7
p.m. on Oct. 20, 2024, in the 500 block of
South Deer Creek Road. The individual
left the area in a vehicle traveling
southbound on South Deer Creek Road.
Management Unit.
On October 11, 2024, Oregon
State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers
from Prineville responded to a report of
a deer which had been shot. The incident
was reported to have occurred Thursday,
October 10, at about 10:30 p.m. and
occurred on McKay Creek Road/USFS
27 Road near the USFS 33 Road junction
north of Prineville. The deer was shot
multiple times with a 9mm. The suspect
vehicle is believed to be a Chevy S10 or
similar small pick-up truck.
The Fish and Wildlife Division
is asking for the public’s assistance in
identifying the person(s) responsible for
killing the yearling buck deer. Anyone
with information is asked to contact
the Sr. Trooper Tayler Jerome via the
TIP hotline at 1-800-452-7888, email
TIP@osp.oregon.gov, or contact OSP
dispatch at *OSP (*677).
OSPFW Find Waste of Cow Elk
Crook County, OR– The Oregon State
Police Fish and Wildlife Division is
investigating the unlawful take and waste
of a cow elk in the Ochoco Wildlife
Management Unit and is asking for
the public’s assistance to identify the
person(s) responsible.
On October 9, 2024, Oregon State
Troopers from Prineville responded to a
report of a cow elk that had been shot and
left to waste near the southwest corner
of Big Summit Prairie and within 75
yards of the USFS 42 Road. Troopers
investigated and confirmed a bullet
wound and no meat was taken from the
elk. Troopers had witnessed the elk in the
area three days earlier. It is believed the
elk was shot between Sunday, Oct. 6, and
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
Anyone with information is asked
to contact the Sr. Trooper Tayler Jerome
via the TIP hotline at 1-800-452-7888,
by email at TIP@osp.oregon.gov, or by
contacting OSP dispatch at *OSP (*677).
Please reference case number SP24-
330774.
Anyone with information is asked
to contact Sgt. Matt Bowersox through
OSP Dispatch at 800-442-2068 or *OSP
(*677) from a mobile device. Those with
information can remain anonymous
and a TIP reward for cash or preference
points will be offered for information
leading to a citation or arrest in the case.
Please reference Oregon State Police case
number #SP24344796.
OSP FW investigating Yearling Kill
Crook County, OR – Oregon State
Police Fish and Wildlife is investigating
the unlawful take and waste of a yearling
buck deer in the Grizzly Wildlife
Report Wildlife and
Habitat Law Violators
The Turn In Poachers (TIP) program is
a collaboration among the Oregon State
Police, Oregon Hunters Association,
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Oregon Wildlife Coalition, Oregon
Outfitter and Guides Association, and the
Oregon State Marine Board.
The TIP program offers preference point
rewards for information leading to an
arrest or issuance of a citation for the
unlawful take/possession or waste of big
game mammals.
Preference Point Rewards
5 Points: Bighorn Sheep
5 Points: Rocky Mountain Goat
5 Points: Moose
5 Points: Wolf
4 Points: Elk
4 Points: Deer
4 Points: Pronghorn Antelope
4 Points: Bear
4 Points: Cougar
The TIP program also offers cash rewards
for information leading to an arrest or
issuance of a citation for the unlawful
take/possession or waste of the following
fish and wildlife species. Cash rewards can
also be awarded for habitat destruction,
illegally obtaining hunting or angling
license or tag, lending or borrowing big
game tags, spotlighting, or snagging.
Cash Rewards
Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) cash
rewards:
$2,000 Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, or
Moose
$1,000 Elk, Deer, or Antelope
$600 Bear, Cougar, or Wolf
$300 Habitat destruction
$200 Illegally obtaining Oregon hunting or
angling license or tags
$200 Unlawful lending/borrowing big
game tag(s)
$200 Game Fish & Shellfish
$200 Game Birds or Furbearers
$200 Spotlighting
$200 Snagging/Attempt to Snag
Oregon Wildlife Coalition (OWC) Cash
Rewards:
$500 Hawk, Falcon, Eagle, Owl, Osprey
$500 Cougar, Bobcat, Beaver (public
lands only), Black bears, Bighorn Sheep,
Marten, Fisher, Sierra Nevada Red Fox
$1,000 Species listed as “threatened”
or “endangered” under state or federal
Endangered Species Act (excludes fish)
Page 11
First Salmon since 1912
Spotted after Klamath Dams Removal
Klamath Falls, OR – On October 16, a
fall-run Chinook salmon was identified by
ODFW’s fish biologists in a tributary to the
Klamath River above the former J.C. Boyle
Dam, becoming the first anadromous fish to
return to the Klamath Basin in Oregon since
1912 when the first of four hydroelectric
dams was constructed, blocking migration.
The salmon and others likely traveled
about 230 miles from the Pacific ocean
to reach the tributary only months after
four Klamath River dams were removed
to ensure fish passage from California to
Oregon.
“This is an exciting and historic
development in the Klamath Basin that
demonstrates the resiliency of salmon and
steelhead,” said ODFW Director Debbie
Colbert. “It also inspires us to continue
restoration work in the upper basin. I want
to thank everyone that has contributed to
this effort over the last two decades.”
“The return of our relatives the c’iyaal’s
is overwhelming for our tribe. This is what
our members worked for and believed in
for so many decades,” said Roberta Frost,
Klamath Tribes Secretary. “I want to
honor that work and thank them for their
persistence in the face of what felt like an
unmovable obstacle. The salmon are just
like our tribal people, and they know where
home is and returned as soon as they were
able,” added Frost.
“c’iyaal’s are culture carriers,” said
Natalie Ball, Klamath Tribes Council
Woman. “I’m excited for their return
home and for us to be in relation with them
again.”
Fish biologists have been surveying
the Klamath River and tributaries since
dam removal as part of the agency’s
responsibility to monitor the repopulation
of anadromous fish species to the basin in
collaboration with The Klamath Tribes.
Mark Hereford, ODFW’s Klamath
Fisheries Reintroduction Project Leader,
was part of the survey team that identified
the fall-run Chinook. His team was ecstatic
when they saw the first salmon.
“We saw a large fish the day before
rise to surface in the Klamath River, but
we only saw a dorsal fin,” said Hereford.
“I thought, was that a salmon or maybe
it was a very large rainbow trout?” Once
the team returned on Oct. 16 and 17, they
were able to confirm that salmon were in
the tributary.
ODFW, The Klamath Tribes and other
partners have been working together on
this historic restoration project to monitor
Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead,
and Pacific lamprey once they are able to
repopulate habitat above the dams.
Oregon Outfitters & Guides Association
(OOGA) Cash Rewards:
$200 Acting as an Outfitter Guide for
the Illegal Killing of Wildlife, Illegally
Obtaining Oregon Hunting or Angling
Licenses or Tags, or Illegally Offering to
Act as an Outfitter Guide as defined in
ORS 704.010 and 704.020.
How to Report a Wildlife and/or Habitat
Law Violation or Suspicious Activity:
TIP Hotline: 1-800-452-7888 or *OSP
(*677)
TIP
email:
TIP@osp.oregon.gov
(monitored Monday through Friday 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.)
For
more
information
visit:
www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/fw/Pages/
tip.aspx
A fall-run Chinook Salmon seen on Oct. 16, 2024,
in a tributary of the Klamath River after removal
of the dams marking the first fish to return since
1916. Photo by Mark Hereford, ODFW.