|
| |
Oregon Outdoors
|
|
Oregon
outdoors starts in Portland. Let's hear from Robin Cody, author of
Wild in The City. Here is how Robin introduces River City in his book:
I poke around Portland by boat, catching the
sights and smells here at the confluence of two great rivers.
At water level I get a new angle on the city. Familiar arrangements
can appear to be marvelous.
One summer Saturday I headed up the Columbia and
into the Willamette, where the natural and the human gave every sign
of getting along. Herons and kingfishers worked the water near
the growl and diesel whiff of a working tug. Men in small boats,
fishing for steelhead, were catching and tossing back shad. Ocean-going
ships took on lumber, gave up Toyotas. In the foreground, an osprey
lifted a wide-eyed shad to a nest atop pilings. Behind that, a
crane lifted buckets of gravel from a barge.
Spring chinook already has passed, but a great
sustaining notion of this place is that salmon and steelhead still surge
through the heart of a metro area of 1.6 million people. One of
America's great fishing holes lies within view of a Merrill Lynch office.
Here is a heron rookery within paddling distance of NBA basketball.
I can dock the boat and stroll to the world's best bookstore (Powell's
Books).
This is what
Outside Magazine
had to say about Portland:
PROGRESSIVE CRED // Green space? Check. Portland
has 227 parks, including Forest Park, at 5,000-plus acres the nation's
largest urban wilderness. Bike-friendly? Emphatically, with almost 270
miles of street lanes and paths, all lovingly marked with nonskid paint.
Walkable? Two-hundred-foot blocks, half the length of those in many
cities, and narrow streets keep the scale human. Public transit? Yup:
44 miles of metro-area light-rail lines, and the country's first new
urban streetcar line in half a century, all free within a 330-square-block
downtown grid. Hybrid cars? More per capita than anywhere else. Structures
certified, or awaiting certification, by the U.S. Green Building Council?
The most—no "per capita" needed. Almost too good to be true, isn't it?
But smug Portlanders better watch their backs: Measure 37, a private-property-rights
law approved by Oregon voters last fall, makes it harder for government
agencies to enforce the tight land-use rules that have so far curtailed
sprawl.
LIVABILITY // On average, Portlanders spend
more on reading material, watch more indie films, and grow more flowers
than their countrymen. Portlanders drink better beer than most, too,
with 23 microbreweries within city limits. The arts, performing and
otherwise, are booming, and the 11 farmers' markets help locals eat
local. The city's job market bottomed out two years ago, taking multiple
blows in the key high-tech manufacturing sector, but that hasn't slowed
the flow of new arrivals.
YOU'LL LOVE IT IF // Job opportunities and rising
home prices matter less to you than keeping it clean and green.
|
|
Portland Parks
|
|
Portland is one of the "greenest" cities in the US. This
distinction comes from the climate (vegetation loves rain), and a civic
pride in protecting the environment. One obvious display of city's stewardship
is the number of parks it contains. Overall, the Portland park scene rates
very high according to the
Center for City Park Excellence. We’re second in our density class for
park land as a percentage of city land area. In 2002, Portland had
24.8 acres per 1,000 residents or a total of 13,357 acres.
Forest Park
encompasses 5,000 plus acres abutting Portland's affluent "West Hills."
It includes 74 miles of trails, and is a popular retreat for runners, hikers,
mountain bikers, and birders. Just to the west of downtown is
Hoyt Arboretum
with 220 acres where hikers and runners can access over twelve miles of
trails. Further south along the West Hills is
Council Crest Park, which affords the best view of the city from above,
and on the opposite (east) side of the city is the 195 acre
Mount Tabor Park, another vantage with paths winding through old-growth
forest.
Located only minutes (southwest) from downtown Portland
is Oregon's only state park within a major metropolitan area. Everyday,
visitors come to hike or stroll the 645 acre
Tryon
Creek State Park's nature trails through the verdant ravine between
Boones Ferry Road and Terwilliger Boulevard in southwest Portland. Cyclists
of all ages bike along the paved trail on the park's eastern edge, stopping
along the way to admire a trillium. Tryon Creek is one of the only streams
in the metro area with a run of steelhead trout.
|
|
Join an Outdoor Club
|
|
The Portland metro area has a number of outstanding non-profit
member clubs where you can team up with other members for your favorite
outdoor activity. It's a great way to meet people with similar interests
and it is also an economical way to participate in the outdoors. Here
are a few of the most popular clubs.
Outdoor Clubs
-
Audubon Society
of Portland Very active organization with numerous trips and
activities.
-
Clark-Skamania
Flyfishers CSF is an active flyfishing club that offers
members opportunities to learn rod and net building, fly tying, casting,
and many other flyfishing skills. During the year, CSF has club outings,
designed to accommodate families as well as individuals. Most
fly fishing clubs only offer monthly social gatherings but the Clark-Skamania
Flyfishers is a "teaching" club.
-
Columbia
River Volkssport/Walking Club CRVC is a non-profit
organization based in Portland, Oregon. CRVC organizes quality
non-competitive walking events in scenic and historic areas.
-
DragonSports
USA is a non-profit dragon boat paddling club that promotes fitness
and friendship through paddle sports.
-
Mazamas
Oregon's famous climbing club. The Mazamas offer a variety of
outdoor activities to include climbs where ever a peak exists in the
world.
-
Oregon Nordic
Club Primary a singles-social cub that has monthly
potlucks and all types of outdoor activities with the emphasis on cross-country
skiing. Most of the trips are on the week-end - they also have
week-long outdoor trips.
-
Portland Barefoot Hikers - Informal group that organizes barefoot
hikes in the Portland area. Site includes group overview and contact
information.
Environment Organizations
-
Lower
Columbia River Estuary The Estuary Partnership focuses on
the lower 146 miles of the Columbia River.
-
Natural Conservancy
of Oregon The mission of The Nature Conservancy is
to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the
diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need
to survive.
-
Oregon Wild
Founded in 1974, Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands,
wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for all Oregonians. Oregon
Wild has been instrumental in securing permanent legislative protection
for some of Oregon’s most precious landscapes.
|
|
Hiking and Poking Around
|
-
Bird Watching
Guide The Oregon Coast Birding Trail is a 52-page guide
that describes how t o
find the trail's 173 sites and the Oregon Coast's 498 species of birds.
The publication is available at the Oregon Coast Visitors Association.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: "(Oregon is) fifth in the
lower 48 and seventh among all North American states and provinces in
the different number of bird species."
-
Bonney Butte Hawk
Watch Bonney Butte is a hawk flyway located on the southeast
side of Mt. hood. A team of observers tallies 2,500-4,5000 hawks
each year. The best time to visit is mid-September to mid-October.
Peak flights are usually between 10 am to 3 pm, so bring a lunch, a
chair, and binoculars. Directions to Bonney Butte are on the
Hawk Watch Web site.
-
Cascades Mountain Range Gorp has built an excellent resource
for the Oregon Cascades mountains.
-
Desert Trail
Association The Mission of the Desert Trail Association is
to establish a national hiking trail across the Western States desert
areas from Mexico to Canada and to promote activities that protect the
integrity of the desert by educating people about the desert, especially
through the intimate contact of hiking and backpacking. They lead hikes
on Steens Mountain and in other parts of the Oregon desert.
-
Forest
Service Rentals Whether it is winter, spring, summer, or fall,
you can experience all of the seasons in a historic Forest Service cabin
or fire lookout. Once operated as fully staffed lookouts or remote ranger
stations, many of these rentals provide an opportunity to live the life
of a ranger or fire lookout.
-
Friends of the
Columbia Gorge The Gorge is a 50-million-year-old geologic
wonder. It is a natural wind tunnel, creating great windsurfing
conditions. The Friends of the Gorge offer numerous hikes
throughout the year.
-
Friends
of Smith & Bybee Lakes This North Portland wildlife area is
a treasure and the 'Friends' are involved in maintaining it as well
as sponsoring numerous trips (paddle, hiking, etc.) to explore the area.
-
Great Outdoors
Recreation Pages (GORP) covers Oregon from tip to tip.
It has built hundred of links and it has it own content.
-
Green Scene Newsletter Metro's publication about the region's
natural areas and outdoor events.
-
Metro Parks Use Metro's
Find a Park web tool to search more than 1,000 parks and natural
areas throughout the region to find the best places near you to unpack
your picnic, shoot some hoops, put your canoe in the water or look for
wildlife. You can use Metro's
online calendar for hundreds
of nature classes, paddle trips, hikes, tours, wildlife watching opportunities
and other nature activities throughout the region.
-
Nature of the Northwest
is operated as a partnership between the
State of Oregon
Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the
USDA Forest Service,
Pacific Northwest Region. In addition to offering a wealth of
information, they carry a full range of outdoor-related
books,
publications, and
maps.
-
Oregon
Outdoor Recreation Guide is a resource for flyfishing, fishing,
camping, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor activities
in Oregon. It has some hidden gems about Oregon.
-
Oregon State
Parks Yurts and cabins (78 cabins and 190 yurts) in
Oregon State Parks can be reserved over the Internet - go to
www.oregonstateparks.org,
click the "Making Reservations" link in the menu, and connect to ReserveAmerica,
the contractor that provides online reservation services for Oregon
State Parks.
-
The Oregonian
brings readers up to date on the outdoors at their online site.
-
Pacific
Tree Climbing Institute PTCI invites you to experience the
legendary trees and forests of Oregon by climbing them. PTCI offers
both full day and overnight climbing trips for individuals and small
groups.
-
Timberline
Lodge Ski area and historic hotel on top of Mt. Hood.
-
Pacific
Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is the jewel
in the crown of Americas scenic trails, spanning 2,650 miles from Mexico
to Canada through three western states (Washington, Oregon, and California).
-
Typographical Maps
Nature of the Northwest. Address: 800 NE Oregon St., Suite
177, Portland, OR 97232. Telephone: (503-872-2750).
|
|
Biking
|
|
Cyclists have long is a long revered Portland for its bicycle-friendly
culture and infrastructure, including the network of bike lanes that the
city began planning in the early 1970s. Now, riders are helping the city
build a cycling economy.
There are, of course, large national companies like Nike
and Columbia Sportswear that have headquarters here and sell some cycling-related
products, and there are well-known brands like Team Estrogen, which sells
cycling clothing for women online from a Portland suburb. There is
the growing number of smaller businesses, whether bike frame builders or
clothing makers, that often extol recycling as much as cycling, sustainability
as much as success.
Oregon Bike Events
-
Cycle Oregon
Cycle Oregon is an annual seven day bicycle tour that provides the opportunity
to experience and explore rural Oregon. Each September 2,000 cyclists
travel a different route on paved roads that open the door to the places
and people that make Oregon special.
-
CycloCross
What is it? An off-road circuit race that is part criterium, part
mountain bike race, part time trial, part steeplechase, and wild. The
Cross Crusade takes place in the fall in varying locations in northwest
Oregon, including Portland.
Bike Clubs
-
Bicycle Transportation
Alliance is a non-profit bicycle advocacy organization based in
Portland. The BTA promotes and protects the rights of bicyclists
in order to create safe, sane and sustainable communities in Oregon
and Southwest Washington.
-
Oregon Bicycle
Racing Association An active organization with one of the
most exciting tracks in the United States. At 268.43 meters around with
a 16.6 meter radius and a 43 degree bank,
Alpenrose is also one of the steepest velodromes in the country.
Alpenrose is still home for the only North American six-day race.
-
Portland United Mountain
Pedalers Mountain bike club's site includes info about membership,
riders' code, and schedule of events and rides rated for difficulty.
-
Portland
Wheelmen Touring Club Recreational cycling club's site includes
schedules of rides, meetings, and events, a membership form, and resources.
Links
-
Bike There! The 25th anniversary edition of Bike There!, updated
in 2007, is a colorful, easy-to-use guide to bicycle-friendly streets
and bike paths around the Portland metropolitan region.
-
Bike Map byCycle's web site includes an online bicycle trip
planner for the Portland metropolitan region.
-
City of Portland Transportation Department If you're looking
for biking information, this is the place to find it. Includes
commuters biking maps as well as other biking resources.
-
CleverCycles
They specialize in bikes with kickstands. And fenders, lights,
bells, racks, chainguards: all the stuff that you make do without in
the name of sport, or pay extra to bolt on, if it's even possible.
They carry the bakfietsen, a cargo box for kids that carries up to 3
children in front, with room left over for groceries. Great blog on
their site.
-
Community
Cycling Center A not-for-profit organization in Northeast
Portland that promotes bicycling by selling and servicing bikes to the
public at a low-cost. They offer repair classes and accept donated
bikes which they repair and sell.
-
Portland Bikers Blog Sponsored by The Oregonian.
-
Yellow Bike Project
Get up to speed on the program that provides free-to-borrow bikes downtown.
Includes history and news.
|
|
Running and Walking
|
|
Running and Walking Information
-
Race Center
Magazine with online Web site devoted to tracking race events and running
in the Northwest.
-
Walk About
A magazine about getting fit and having fun. Published in Oregon
with many articles about walking in the Pacific Northwest. Their
online
walking event calendar is priceless.
Walking Clubs
-
Oregon
Road Runners Club With approximately 1,000
members, the club is the largest running club in the West and among
the top ten largest running clubs that are members of the national Road
Runners Club of America.
-
Southwest
Trails This Southwest Portland neighborhood group builds and
maintains trails in their neighborhoods. They also have scheduled
walks.
-
Team Oregon
Devoted to runners and walkers of all ages, with coaching, publications,
rehabilitation, and forum pages.
-
Walking
Clubs in Oregon This is an excellent resource if you love
to walk or want to start walking.
-
Willamette
Pedestrian Coalition WPC is a non-profit community-based membership
organization in the greater Portland area dedicated to promoting walking
and making the conditions for walking safe and attractive.
Portland Walking Guides
-
Portland
Hill Walks With Portland Hill Walks, you'll take
twenty meandering, view-studded strolls from the city's forested canyons
to its cityscape peaks, as you explore Portland's streets, stairs, trails,
and hidden passageways.
-
Walk There! Metro's (regional government) guide to great places
to walk in the Portland-Vancouver area. The book will lead you on 50
explorations of newly acquired urban natural areas, scenic parks, historic
neighborhoods and fascinating main streets. The 50 Hike Guides
are also available to download at Metro's Web site.
|
|
Skiing
|
|
Ski Information
-
Mt. Hood Timberline Skiing on Mt. Hood is a year-around activity.
The high-speed Palmer lift begins operations each spring and it whisks
skiers close to the summit.
-
Ski Tiger is the most comprehensive guide to the snow in the Northwest.
Information on skiing and snowboarding areas, snow conditions, cams,
weather, road conditions, and travel.
-
Avalanche Information
Good resource for backcountry skiers.
Ski Clubs
-
Bergfreunde
Ski Club A non-profit, all-volunteer, sports activities and
social club, based in Portland Oregon. Their Web site reads "2000+
members, 400+ activities per year." They claim they are the 3rd largest
ski club in the nation.
-
Cascade
Prime Timers Ski club along with other activities.
The Prime Timer hike every Friday, XC and snowshoe on Thursdays, ethnic
dinning each month, and social each month. Club for ages 50 and
older.
-
Mountain
High Snowsport Club They claim to be one of the most fun little
ski clubs in Portland, offering day excursions to Mt. Hood, ski trips
throughout the West, ski racing, parties and activities year-round.
They have about 150 members and welcome new ones.
-
Oregon Nordic
Club All types of outdoor activities with the emphasis on
cross-country skiing. Most of the trips are on the week-end -
they also have week-long outdoor trips.
-
Portland Area Ski Club Council Representing ski clubs in the
Portland region, site includes meeting and membership info, news, ski
trips, and events.
Ski Resorts
-
Oregon
Ski/Snow Links Links for all the ski areas, resorts, and snow
play.
-
Anthony Lakes
Our favorite except for the fact that it is 315 miles from Portland.
At 8,000 feet you'll find light, dry snow, perfect for powder lovers.
Staying at the
Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City makes it worth the drive.
A shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the ski area.
-
Mt. Bachelor
Located in Central Oregon 20 miles south of Bend - Everyone's "top ten
ski area in North America" choice. 10 lifts (seven express quads,
three triple), 71 runs, 3,683 acres accessible by lift. 1,600
acres groomed daily. Also Nordic and snowshoe trails.
-
Cooper Spur
Mt. Hood. One lift, three rope tows, 90 acres skiable terrain,
6.5 kilometers of Nordic trails, tubing center.
-
Mt. Hood Meadows Mt. Hood. 10 lifts (four high-speed
quads, six double), 87 marked runs, 2,150 skiable acres, 240 acres of
night skiing, 15 kilometers of groomed Nordic tails.
-
Timberline
Lodge Mt. Hood. Six lifts (four quad express,
one triple, one double), 32 runs, 1,000 acres of skiable terrain.
Lodging available at the Historic Timberline Lodge.
-
Mt Hood SkiBowl Mt. Hood. Four lifts, 960 acres of skiable
terrain, tubing center.
-
Hoodoo
Mt. Hood. Five lifts, 1,035 vertical feet of skiing, 15.8 kilometers
of Nordic trails.
|
|
Water Sports
|
|
For water enthusiasts, there is a riverside park that stretches
along the Willamette near downtown, and the river itself a haven for boaters
of all every stripe. One of the best kept secrets for flatwater paddlers
is Bybee and Smith Lakes, in north Portland, which offer one of the most
isolated settings within the city. Just across the Willamette from these
lakes is Sauvie Island, a large farming community with rustic roads that
many bikers ride. The island has lots of water also.
The
Oregon Kayaking
Web site offers the best information on area kayaking - click on the site's
"links" and you will understand the breadth of our water resources here
in the Pacific Northwest.
Clubs
-
DragonSports
USA is a non-profit dragon boat paddling club that promotes fitness
and friendship through paddle sports.
-
Oregon Ocean
Padding Society The 350+ members of the Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
(OOPS) are engaged in a rich variety of sea kayak activities at all
levels. An active club with members of all ages, it regularly has several
paddling trips, educational activities and social events scheduled each
month.
River Rafting
Oregon has some of the most exciting rivers in the world
and rafting down one of them is an experience of a lifetime. Here
is a partial list of outfitters that offer river trips:
|
|
Fishing
|
|
Some of the best fishing in the world can
be found in Oregon. Oregon has many famous rivers such as the Deschutes
(central Oregon), McKenzie, and the Rogue (southwestern Oregon). Coastal
water for big boat fisherman who love to "throw bait" at the fish are also
inviting.
Deschutes River Stoneflies
Stoneflies
are common in most large, cool western streams, but are particularly abundant
in the Deschutes (Central Oregon river), where they draw an international
crowd. The salmon fly hatch is attuned to water temperature and moves north
to south, starting in May in the lower Deschutes and peaking through June
in the popular and easily drifted water between Warm Springs and the Trout
Creek Campground. The best fishing and access are from Maupin, Oregon to
Pelton Dam.
Favorite Shops
Countrysport
A fly fishing shop located in downtown Portland, their weekly fishing
report is tops.
Deschutes Angler
John and Amy Hazel are friendly and helpful. Besides offering
quality fly fishing gear and practical advice in their Maupin fly shop,
they both guide trips.
Ollie Damon's
Ollie Damon's is one of the oldest outdoor shops in the Portland area
and the one that offers great advice and doesn't load you up on expensive
gear. They repair outdoor gear to include vintage reels and build
custom fishing rods. Location: 236 SE Grand Avenue, Portland,
OR 97214. Telephone: (503) 232-3193.
River City Fly Shop Located at 11429
SW Schools Ferry Road in Beaverton. Don had collected hundreds
of fly fishing items over the years and decided one day to open a fly
shop since he already had a huge inventory. You're find just about anything
you need at his small store in Beaverton and his prices are right.
Fishing Resources
-
Clark-Skamania
Flyfishers CSF is an active flyfishing club that offers
members opportunities to learn rod and net building, fly tying, casting,
and many other flyfishing skills. During the year, CSF has club outings,
designed to accommodate families as well as individuals. Most
fly fishing clubs only offer monthly social gatherings but not the Clark-Skamania
Flyfishers. They are a "teaching" club.
-
Fly Fishing Resources Information on fly fishing.
-
Helen Burns
Guide Service Up and down the Rogue River, Helen is considered
one of the best guides in the business.
-
iFish
What a resource! It was crated by Jennie-Logsdon-Martin of Tillamook,
Oregon and depends upon donations to keep it up and running.
-
Oregon Fly
Fishing Blog Fishing reports, conservation news, fishing advice,
and hot fly patterns.
-
Oregon
Trout - Nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving native wild
fish. Site includes events, programs, education, and membership.
-
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife Information about licenses and other
regulations. Sign up for their weekly fishing report.
-
Rogue Flyfishers
Covers fishing in Southern Oregon's famous Rogue River. The Rogue is
one of eight rivers in the United States designated as wild and scenic.
Although there are two major runs for the salmon and steelhead there
are fish in the Rogue all year round. You can catch Chinook and Coho
salmon, steelhead, brown trout, cutthroat, golden trout, catfish and
in the lower part of the river there are still sturgeon. The Chinook
and steelhead run in the fall and spring to spawn upriver, and there
is also a Coho run in the fall.
-
Salmon
Trout Steelheader Salmon Trout Steelheader is a 90-page
go-to guide for fishing in the Northwest.
-
Small
Stream Salmon Fishing This site offers a variety of
videos about Northwest fish and fishing, wildlife and how-to information.
Once you on the site, you will spend hours watching the videos (free
downloads) and learning about fly fishing in the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks Matthew and Chrissy (creators of the site).
-
Stonefly Maidens
The mission of Stonefly Maidens is to create opportunities, encourage,
educate, and mentor women’s participation in the sport of fly fishing.
Their goal is to bring women together who share a love of fly fishing
and the beauty of nature to create friendships and lasting memories.
-
Western Fly Fishing Covers fishing in Oregon and Washington.
An excellent site with information on river levels, reservoir levels,
fish counts, hatches, etc.
|
|
Hunting
|
|
Brian
Maguire of Portland carries a lifelong conservation ethic on his hunter's
sleeve and knows how to use both the federal and state systems of public
land management to get attention for wild areas. His participation
in the Mount Hood bill resulted in protection of about 16,000 of the bill's
125,000-acre addition to the wilderness that just cleared a Senate committee.
All of it is prime winter habitat for deer, elk and hundreds of other fish
and wildlife species benefiting from protection. In 2007, Field &
Stream magazine named him one of six finalists in its "Heroes of Conservation"
awards. His passion is big game hunting.
For
bird hunters, Oregon has two choices: chukars and waterfowl.
The state has a very limited population of pheasants. Quail, along
with grouse (blues and ruffed), can also be found in the state and offer
the upland hunter some opportunity to 'get out' and explore the country.
Chukars can be found in public lands of which there is an abundance in the
state. The sport requires physical endurance and you'll never see
an overweight chukar hunter. Chukar hunters have a saying that captures
the essence of the hunt: "The first time you go chukar hunting for fun,
after that it is for revenge." Chukar hunters enjoy some of the most
spectacular scenery in the state as the photo on the right will attest to
- here are two dogs pointing a covey of chukars near the top of a canyon.
You need a steady dog that ranges far out to be successful.
Sauvie Island Waterfowl Hunting Few
U.S. cities are within a 30-minute drive of a major waterfowl hunting area.
Portland is an exception. Northwest of the city, Sauvie Island's 12,000-plus
acre wildlife management area, owned and managed by the
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife, is a major stopover and wintering area for many
of the Pacific Flyway's ducks and geese. The management area offers
regular hunting throughout the duck season and limited goose hunting. It's
divided into three zones:
-
West side: Hunting is allowed every other day
for everyone who shows up to draw numbered chips from a bag an hour
and a half before shooting hours. Each chip is numbered to determine
the order by which the best blinds and ponds are selected. Much of the
west side is unfarmed ponds and marshes or flooded pastures.
-
East side: Hunting is allowed every other day
by reservation only (same days as west side and same days as comparable
areas in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, across the Columbia
River in Washington).
-
North side: Reached at the end of Reeder Road
on the east side and open to hunters, hikers, bird watchers, etc. (but
no motor vehicles) seven days a week through the hunting season.
Reservations are by application and are separated into
several segments throughout the hunting season. There is a stand-by line
each hunt morning from which unfilled reservations are filled on a first-come
basis. Often, those who get bad draws on the west side drive to the stand-by
line on the east to take their chances. Contact information:
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Hunt Result Hotline (503) 657-2000 x395 or Sauvie
Island Wild Life Area main line (503) 621-3488.
Links
-
Buck's
Bags This Boise, Idaho company has a well designed upland
bird vest that can be worn in every weather condition.
-
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife Information about licenses and
other regulations. Ladies, check out their "Outdoor Education"
programs.
-
Oregon Hunters
Association OHA is the largest non-profit conservation
organization in the state of Oregon dedicated to wildlife, wildlife
habitat, and hunter's rights.
-
Pacific
Northwest Chapter of NAVHDA If you have a pointing dog, this
is the organization to join. Lots of activities and knowledgeable
people to help train your dog. NAVHDA was founded to foster
the breeding, training and testing of versatile hunting dogs.
-
Wes Wallace
Custom Bows Wes has been building bows since 1978 and he keeps
the quality of his bows consistent by doing all the work himself on
every bow he creates. His 3D archery course and target butts on
his seven acre home site in Beavercreek (just south of Portland) gives
customers a chance to try out his bows.
-
White Water
Gun Dog Training Rob Barlow's 125 acre site is approximately
65 miles from downtown Portland. The grounds of rolling terrain mixed
with several ponds and wooded lots makes it an ideal facility for dog
training. Rob trains flushing dogs, pointers, and retrievers.
|
|