The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is a government agency of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. The agency operates hatcheries, issues hunting and angling licenses, advises on habitat protection, and sponsors public education programs. Its history dates to the 1878 establishment of the office of Columbia River Fish Warden. Since 1931, enforcement of Oregon's Fish and Game laws has been the responsibility of the Oregon State Police rather than separate wardens.

Hunting, fishing, shellfishing and wildlife viewing

A study was done in 2008 by ODFW and Travel Oregon to find the results of expenditures made throughout Oregon from residents and nonresidents that participated in the economic significance of fishing, hunting, wildlife viewing, and shellfish harvesting in Oregon. Roughly 2.8 million residents and non-residents participated in either hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and shellfish harvesting. 631,000 fished, 282,000 hunted, 175,000 harvested shellfish, and 1.7 million participated in wildlife viewing. During 2008 $2.5 billion in expenditures was made as a result of these activities. All regions of Oregon had benefited from the amount of expenditures made during 2008. Of this report fishing had a response rate of only 18%, hunting had a response rate of 26%, shellfishing had a response rate of 35% and wildlife viewing had a response rate of 62%.

Hunting 282,000 residents and non-residents participated in hunting in 2008 from this residents and non-resident made travel generated expenditures of $104,458,000, $31,574,000 was spent on local recreation and $381,908,000 was spent from equipment.

Fishing 631,000 residents and non-residents participated in fishing in 2008 from those that participated they spent a total of $264,605,000 on travel generated expenditures. $76,905,000 was spent on local recreation and $441,356,000 was spent on equipment.

Shellfishing 175,000 residents and non-residents participated in shellfishing in 2008 from those that participated they spent a total of $31,039,000 on travel generated expenditures. $5,256,000 was spent on local recreation and $135,688,000 was spent on equipment.

Wildlife viewing 1,700,000 residents and non-residents participated in wildlife viewing in 2008 from those that participated they spent a total of $462,087,000 on travel generated expenditures. $33,173,000 was spent on local recreation and $527,980,000 was spent on equipment.

Volunteers

ODFW relies on about 4000 volunteers to support its programs and the management of wildlife areas. Volunteers lead public workshops about fish and wildlife, teach hunter education, help families learn to fish, teach archery and shooting skills, plant vegetation, build bird nesting boxes, monitor fish and wildlife populations, help biologists learn more about wildlife behavior by trapping, monitoring and recording animal patterns and activity, clean up at fish hatcheries, build sign kiosks, maintain equipment and more. ‌

Oregon wildlife management units

List of units: Note: unit 0 denotes Indian Reservation

Name unit # Regional area Area (acres) NotesSaddle Mountain10NorthwestUnit 10 map.Scappoose11NorthwestWilson12NorthwestTrask14NorthwestWillamette15NorthwestSantiam16NorthwestStott Mountain17NorthwestAlsea18NorthwestMckenzie19NorthwestSiuslaw 20 NorthwestIndigo 21 SoutheastDixon 22 SoutheastMelrose 23 SoutheastTiogoa 24 SoutheastSixes25 SoutheastPowers 26 SoutheastChetco 27 SoutheastApplegate 28 SoutheastEvans Creek29 SoutheastRogue 30SoutheastKeno 31 South CentralKlamath Falls 32 South CentralSprague 33 South CentralUpper Deschutes 34 CentralPaulina 35 CentralMaury: 36 CentralOchoco37 CentralGrizzly 38 CentralMetolius 39 CentralIncludes Deschutes and Ochoco national forestsMaupin 40 ColumbiaWhite River 41 ColumbiaHood 42 ColumbiaBiggs 43 ColumbiaColumbia Basin44 NortheastFossil 45 NortheastMurderers Creek 46 NortheastNorthside 47 NortheastHeppner 48 NortheastUkiah 49 NortheastDesolation 50 NortheastSumpter 51 NortheastStarkey 52 NortheastCatherine Creek 53 NortheastMount Emily 54 NortheastWalla Walla 55 NortheastWenaha 56 NortheastSled Springs 57 Northeast58 Chesnimnus 58 NortheastSnake River 59 NortheastMinam 60 NortheastImnaha 61 NortheastPine Creek 62 NortheastKeating 63 NortheastLookout Mountain 64 NortheastBeulah 65 NortheastMalheur River 66 SoutheastOwyhee 67 SoutheastWhitehorse 68 SoutheastSteens Mountain 69 SoutheastBeaty's Butte 70 SoutheastJuniper 71 SoutheastSilvies 72 SoutheastWagontire 73 SoutheastWarner 74 SoutheastInterstate 75 South CentralSilver Lake76 South CentralFort Rock 77South Central

State wildlife areas Bridge Creek Wildlife Area Dean Creek Wildlife Area Denman Wildlife Area E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area Elkhorn Wildlife Area Fern Ridge Wildlife Area Irrigon Wildlife Area Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area Klamath Wildlife Area Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Lower Deschutes Wildlife Area Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area Prineville Reservoir Wildlife Area Riverside Wildlife Area Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Snake River Islands Wildlife Area Summer Lake Wildlife Area Wenaha Wildlife Area White River Wildlife Area Willow Creek Wildlife Area

State marine reserves Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Cascade Head Marine Reserve Otter Rock Marine Reserve Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve

See also List of law enforcement agencies in Oregon List of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States

References

External links Official website