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Wolf population up 15% in 2024
SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals, ... Read more
Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald | East Oregonian
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ODFW proposes changes to mule deer hunt units in 2026
The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry ... Read more
News
Winter rains indicate average wheat yield for upcoming season in Columbia Basin
IONE — Green wheat stalks just barely poked through the soil of a rolling hill in Ione as ... Read more
Recreation
The Natural World: Double yolks, quail eggs and bantam chickens
Childhood visits to my grandparent’s farm served to foreshadow raising chickens of my own. Tossing seed corn, herding ... Read more
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Merkley encourages engagement at E. Oregon town halls
Oregon senator also vows to fight any plan to sell public land U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley told hundreds ... Read more
Recreation
The Natural World: A most peculiar fish
Of the 50 or so species of fish in the Columbia River basin, perhaps the oddest is the ... Read more
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COLUMN: PETA’s unique take on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner
I’m thinking about shooting a chukar to replace the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, and I blame the vegans ... Read more
Columnists
Out and About: Becoming reacquainted with the drive ‘through the middle of the state’
I have driven so often across Oregon’s midsection that I feel I know its anatomy in something ... Read more
Recreation
Out and About: Sampling the history, and the huckleberries, around Olive Lake
There happens on occasion a magical moment when the sun, after exuding only malevolence for many weeks, ... Read more
Recreation
Out and About: Hankering for huckleberries
Mountain trails are abysmally lacking in vending machines. But nature can occasionally conjure a decent imitation. The ... Read more