SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017
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Learn to big-game hunt with new online course
Each fall, thousands of
Oregonians head to the woods
to hunt deer and elk for the
chance to spend time with fam-
ily and friends, enjoy the out-
doors and for the game meat.
If you’ve ever wanted to join
them, ODFW can help.
ODFW’s new free online
course, How to Hunt for Deer
and Elk in Oregon (pace.ore-
gonstate.edu/content/ODFW/d
eerandelk/story.html), makes it
easy to learn some of the
basics.
The course was developed
by ODFW and Oregon State
University’s Professional and
Continuing
Education
Department.
It’s ideal for beginning adult
big game hunters looking to
learn at their own pace and cov-
ers all the topics they need to
know, including:
• Regulations
• Licenses and tags
• Choosing a rifle or bow
• Other necessary gear and
equipment
• Firearm safety
• Scouting
Buying or Selling? I can help.
• Hunting techniques
• Shot placement
• Field care/meat preparation
• Glossary of hunting terms
• And more
Viewers can go at their own
pace, stop and start as needed,
or skip ahead and just review
the topics that interest them.
“This course is comprehen-
sive, taking new hunters from
what they need in terms of tags,
gear, equipment all the way
through to scouting, hunting
techniques, taking a shot and
butchering,” said Chris Willard,
ODFW recruitment and reten-
tion coordinator. “Unlike much
how-to-hunt material available
for adults, it’s also written with
the total beginner in mind, and
doesn’t assume the learner has
experience hunting.
Summer is also the right time
to learn about firearm safety,
practice shooting and shot
placement, and scout for deer
and elk before the season
begins,” Willard added. “This
course can help you do all these
things and be ready for fall
hunting season this year.”
The course complements
other ODFW efforts to help
adults learn how to hunt or fish,
including workshops through-
out the year, species specific
how-to-hunt material and an
online-only certified hunter
education class for adults.
Also this year, ODFW is
hosting the Take a Friend
Hunting Contest where men-
tors who agree to take new and
returning hunters out can enter
to win prizes.
“Historically, most hunters
learned how to hunt from their
parents and relatives when they
were kids, but that’s changing,”
Willard added. “Interest in
hunting as a way to fully expe-
rience the outdoors and as a
source for healthy, natural meat
is increasing among adults who
didn’t grow up hunting.”
The course is narrated by
Cody Herman, a fishing and
hunting guide who is also the
host of Day One Outdoors
show which airs on Comcast
Sportsnet. Outdoor TV show
host Scott Haugen also plays a
role in the course.
Fishing
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.
will be best early mornings
and evenings.
ty hotline at 1-800-448-2474
before harvesting for the most
current information about
shellfish safety closures.
Additional information is
available from ODA’s Food
Safety Program at (503) 986-
4720 or the ODA shellfish clo-
sures website. Openings and
closures listed below were
accurate on June 16.
• M USSELS
The recreational harvest of
mussels is open coastwide.
Rock jetty structures at nearly
every port in Oregon support
harvestable populations of
mussels.
• R AZOR C LAMS
NOTICE: Razor clams
remain closed along the entire
Oregon coast due to elevated
levels of domoic acid. This
includes all beaches and bays.
• B AY C LAMS
Bay clamming is open along
the entire Oregon Coast from
the Columbia River to the
California border. Check the
ODFW Shellfish website for
where and when to harvest
your favorite bivalves.
Updated maps on where to
clam.
• C RABBING
Ocean and bay crabbing is
open coastwide. Reports are
that crabbing has in good in
Yaquina Bay. Typically this
time of year we start seeing
some soft male crabs that have
recently molted. Recent
reports are that crabbing has
been getting better in the
ocean, and the best results are
seen in water deeper than 100
feet.
N EW BAG AND SUB - BAG LIM -
ITS FOR 2017: To stay within
Federal allocations, and try to
provide for year-round fishing
opportunities, there are some
changes to daily bag limits.
Canary rockfish has been
declared rebuilt and is now
part of the 7 fish marine bag
limit (no sub-bag limit). Black
rockfish will have a sub-bag
limit of 6 fish (out of the 7
fish daily bag, no more than 6
may be black rockfish). There
is a 4 fish sub-bag limit for
blue/deacon, China, copper,
and quillback rockfish com-
bined (out of the 7 fish marine
bag, no more than 4 may be
these species combined). The
daily bag limit for lingcod
remains at 2 fish and flatfish
species, other than Pacific hal-
ibut, remains at 25 fish.
from 1B
streams and rivers is two per
day over 8-inches.
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Steelhead, Spring Chinook,
trout
Spring Chinook fishing has
been slow on the Wilson.
There are summer steelhead in
the system, and fishing pres-
sure is very light.
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.
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
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
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 wed-
ding 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
NO N-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT
S.E.A.
SEACOAST ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION
Q: Describe your organization.
A: Seacoast is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profi t which
began bringing entertainment to Florence in 1980. For the last
37 years we have delivered an extraordinary range of music and
dance from classical, to jazz, to pop, and ballet. We have also
pursued our Community Enrichment eff orts for students, seniors
who cannot make our evening performances and veterans. SEA’s
season runs from October through May.
Q: What are your greatest accomplishments so far, this year?
A: During the 2016 - 17 season, we were extremely proud of
the number of successful outreach programs we held and of the
wide variety of community members we reached: In October,
Cantus performed at the Elks Lodge at a luncheon held by the
Lodge for local veterans; in November SEA facilitated students
auditioning and performing with Pink Martini; in January Joe
Trio performed at Spruce Point for their residents; in February
Bria Skonberg held a Masters Class with the Siuslaw High School
Band and in March members of the Middle School and High
School Siuslaw Bands rehearsed and performed with Dallas
Brass. Th e Dallas Brass event was so successful it led to SEA
sponsoring a new music program for students created by Dallas
Brass, Harmony Bridge,which launched this month and will have
students performing monthly in the community.
Q: Do you have a personal story, that describes the impact
your organization has had in the community?
A: In addition to the outreach noted above, SEA has sponsored,
Living Voices, for the Siuslaw Middle School 8th Grade Social
Studies class for the last three years. Th is year we mixed it up
and expanded our Living Voices by teaming up with another
non-profi t.
At the end of January, more than 300 Siuslaw Elementary and
Middle School students participated in the four performances
from Living Voices,an educational theater company , which
were sponsored by Seacoast Entertainment Association, the
Florence Elks Lodge #1858, and a grant from the Elks National
Foundation, all in association with Siuslaw Schools. It was
an amazing day and a tribute to the power of community and
partnerships!
Q: What is your current greatest need? (Choose one)
A: Community support through season ticket holders,
sponsorships, donors and single concert ticket purchases. SEA
relies on tickets sales, sponsorships / donors and grants to fund
its concerts and Community Enrichment Outreach. Less than
10% of our revenue goes to administrative costs (insurance,
advertising, theater rental, printing, postage etc.), the rest goes
to artist fees. We are constantly striving to bring the highest
quality performers possible to Florence, while holding down
ticket prices.
Q: Describe your organizations personality in three words.
A: High energy, creative
Seacoast Entertainment Association
PO Box 3287 , Florence, Oregon 97439
415.310.0865
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing for bottom fish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful.
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
will remain open until July 31
or until the 18,000 marked
coho quota has been met.
Anglers have reported catch-
ing (and releasing) hatchery
coho in the Charleston area
before the season opened.
As of June 17, there is 24
percent of the All Depth
Halibut quota remaining. The
nearshore halibut season
(inside 40 fathoms) is now
open seven days a week
except when there are All
Depth Halibut days.
As of June 18, there is 86
percent of the Nearshore quota
remaining.
Recreational harvest of
razor clams is closed on the
entire Oregon coast due to ele-
vated levels of domoic acid.
The recreational harvesting
of mussels is open along the
entire Oregon Coast from the
Columbia River to the
California border.
Before any shellfish harvest
trip, make sure to check the
Oregon Department of
Agriculture website for any
updates.
Surf perch fishing has been
good when ocean swells are
small. Surf perch anglers will
do the best fishing with sand
shrimp or Berkley Gulp sand
worms. Fishing is typically
best on the incoming tide.
S HELLFISH :
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