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Fall tags reduced for some deer, elk hunts
Tag numbers for some
deer and elk hunts this
fall have been reduced
from the numbers
shown in the 2020 Big
Game Regulations.
The reduction of a
total of 3,953 buck tags
and 287 antlerless deer
tags affects deer hunts in
Desolation, Fort Rock,
Hood, Metolius, Mt
Emily,
Northside,
Paulina, Silver Lake,
Sprague, Ukiah, Walla
Walla, and White River
Units.
A total of 670 elk tags
are being reduced in
Imnaha, Maury, and
Zumwalt Prairie hunts
(Sled Springs and
Chesnimnus). See tables
below for details.
The deer tag reduc-
tions are due to fewer
mule
deer
being
observed during fall
surveys.
ODFW wildlife biolo-
gists believe ongoing
disease outbreaks in
central and eastern
Oregon are the main
cause of the decline.
A large outbreak of
EHD was documented
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from 1B
University baseball team.
Although I was used
only sparingly, I pitched
enough in-nings to qual-
ify for the lowest ERA in
Pacifi c baseball history.
I gave up only one run
in 22 innings pitched.
Lose that season, and my
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this year, which led to a
die-off of white-tailed
deer in the Walla Walla,
Mt. Emily and Ukiah
Units and also impacted
some mule deer. In addi-
tion to EHD, an uptick
of cases of adenovirus
hemorrhagic disease
(AHD)
has
been
observed throughout
the state.
The disease is usually
fatal to deer and death
can occur in three to five
days from the time the
deer was exposed to the
virus.
AHD is transmitted
primarily from “nose-
t o - n o s e” c ont a c t
between infected ani-
mals and usually occurs
in summer through fall,
particularly during drier
weather that congre-
gates deer near water.
“While not as severe
as the EHD outbreak
that caused a significant
die-off of white-tails, we
have continued to see
AHD-caused mortalities
of mule deer in central
and south central
Oregon for the last sev-
eral years,” said Kevin
Blakely, ODFW assistant
wildlife division admin-
istrator. “Fewer mule
deer were observed
during population sur-
veys in these units so we
need to reduce tags.
“While cutting buck
tags will not result in a
population increase, as
populations
decline
fewer bucks are avail-
able, so tags need to be
reduced to maintain
buck ratios.”
Earlier this year
ODFW announced hunt
cancellations for white-
tailed deer hunts in
Walla Walla, Mt. Emily
and Ukiah Units due to
the outbreak of EHD.
Tag numbers for some
elk hunts are also being
reduced, though not due
to disease.
While
Rocky
Mountain elk are doing
well throughout eastern
Oregon, antlerless elk
tags are being reduced
in the Imnaha and
Chesnimnus units.
The elk populations in
these two units are now
at or close to the popula-
tion MOs (management
objectives) so tags are
being reduced to num-
bers intended to main-
tain populations near
MO.
Elk tags are also being
reduced in the Maury
unit where fewer elk
were in the unit the last
several hunting seasons
and hunter success has
been very low.
The controlled hunt
deadline remains May
15, 2020. Hunters who
have already applied
may change their hunt
choices free of charge
until June 1, 2020.
Hunters can adjust
their
application
through their online
account
(under
Recreational Portfolio/
Controlled Hunts; see
how-to online).
If you need assistance,
contact
ODFW
Licensing at odfw.web-
sales@state.or.us, (503)
947-6101.
Note that fewer licens-
ing staff are currently
working due to the
COVID-19 pandemic,
so be patient when call-
ing or emailing.
name disappears from
the Pacifi c University
baseball record book.
All the seasons I se-
lected were winning
team seasons. Since I
only experienced six
winning seasons in 22,
it was easy to pick and
choose. Looking back,
I can say if any one of
these seasons were lost,
I would have also lost
the experience gained
through the participa-
tion in the season.
Next year, all spring
athletes from Siuslaw
and Mapleton will be
a year behind in their
athletic development —
with their growth and
experience now at a
competi-tive standstill.
I hope these returning
athletes will stay strong
in their commitment to
their respective sports.
Next week: I will look
at my history as a coach
and determine which
seasons would have been
the hardest for me to
have taken away.
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