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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017
Roadkill will be legal to eat in Oregon, but not yet
A new law has been passed
allowing the salvage of road-
killed deer and elk but will not
take effect until Jan. 1, 2019, at
the latest.
Salvaging roadkilled deer
and elk remains unlawful until
new rules are adopted to imple-
ment the new statute.
The Legislature gave the
department up to two years to
develop a safe, responsible sal-
vage program.
Until that time, current
Oregon wildlife regulations
remain in place and state “No
person shall possess or trans-
Fishing
port any game mammal or part
thereof, which has been illegal-
ly killed, found or killed for
humane reasons, except shed
antlers, unless they have noti-
fied and received permission
from personnel of the Oregon
State Police or ODFW prior to
transporting.”
Even licensed hunters may
not pick up roadkilled deer and
elk during legal hunting sea-
sons.
SB 372 was passed by the
2017 Oregon State Legislature
and asks ODFW to make a
wildlife salvage permit avail-
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
from 1B
YAQUINA RIVER: Trout
Trout season opened May
22, and there should be some
nice cutthroat around.
Remember the limit on
streams and rivers is two per
day over 8-inches.
COOS COUNTY LAKES
PONDS: Trout, warmwater
AND
fish
Largemouth bass fishing has
been good in many of the area
smaller lakes. Bluegills can be
found in area lakes right along
the weed lines.
Trout fishing continues to be
good at Empire Lakes and Eel
Lake but trout fishing will
slow down as through the
month as water temperatures
continue to warm. Anglers are
having good success using
PowerBait at Empire Lakes,
while trolling a wedding ring
spinner has worked very well
at Eel Lake.
Trout, bass
The South opened on May
22 to trout and warmwater
fishing.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
bass
Streams and rivers are now
open to trout fishing until Oct.
31. Fishing is restricted to arti-
ficial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater. Anglers may
harvest 2 trout per day that are
a minimum of 8 inches long.
Trout fishing in Tenmile
Lakes, Eel Lake, Saunders
Lake are open all year. Anglers
have been catching trout in Eel
Lake trolling wedding ring
spinners tipped with a worm.
Largemouth bass fishing has
been very good with anglers
catching lots of bass on
Senkos and other plastics.
Now that the bass spawn is
almost over, fish will be
spreading out and moving to
deeper water. Fishing for bass
will be best early mornings
able for deer and elk that have
been accidentally killed as a
result of a vehicle collision.
The new law states that deer
and elk can only be salvaged
for human consumption; that
antlers must be returned to
ODFW; and that people will
recover the roadkill and con-
sume the meat at their own
risk. As with all regulations,
ODFW staff will write draft
rules and present them to the
Fish and Wildlife Commission
for public comment and con-
sideration before adoption.
Salvaging roadkill has been
unlawful to discourage people
from deliberately hitting a
game animal with their vehicle
in order to keep the meat or
antlers.
“ODFW will work to write
rules that make getting a permit
to legitimately salvage a road-
struck deer or elk as simple as
possible, but that also discour-
age poaching,” said Doug
Cottam, ODFW wildlife divi-
sion administrator.
For more information about
roadkill and what to do if your
car hits a wild animal, visit
ODFW’s webpage.
and evenings.
will remain open until July 31
or until the 18,000 marked
coho quota has been met.
Anglers have reported catching
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing for bottom fish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful.
C OASTAL G EM W ALKERS
ANNOUNCE J ULY JAUNTS
The Coastal Gems
Volkswalkers invite the public
to come walk with the group
on Wednesday, July 5, at the
Gerdemann Gardens YRE in
Yachats.
The group will meet at the
Overleaf Lodge in Yachats at 2
p.m. to register.
This 10K walk includes
some hills and forest trails,
and is not appropriate for
wheelchairs or strollers.
Leashed pets are welcome
(and releasing) hatchery coho
in the Charleston area before
the season opened.
As of June 17, there is 24
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish, surf
perch, crab, salmon, halibut
Recreational crabbing is
open along the entire Oregon
coast.
Bottom fishing has been
good when the ocean condi-
tions allow. Fishing for bottom
fish is now restricted to inside
the 30-fathom curve. Fishing
for rockfish and ling cod was
good this past weekend.
Recreational Chinook
salmon fishing is open from
Cape Falcon to Humbug
Mountain. Anglers may have
two salmon per day but is
closed to retention of coho
except during the selective and
non-selective coho seasons.
The selective coho season
opened this past weekend and
on walks, but bring water and
clean up materials for pets. A
sturdy 6-foot leash — not the
retractable type — is required.
Following the walk, there
will be a potluck picnic at the
Yachats picnic shelter behind
the Commons at 5 p.m. Bring
a salad, main dish, side dish or
dessert to share with the
group. For more information
or directions, call Maryann
Brown in Waldport at 541-
961-4279.
percent of the All Depth
Halibut quota remaining. The
nearshore halibut season is
now open seven days a week.
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