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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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For Immediate Release Friday, Jan. 12, 2005 |
ODFW announces mule deer and elk management objective meetings
SALEM - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today announced a series of town hall meetings to accept public comment on proposals to update the state’s mule deer and elk management objectives.
Management objectives are used by biologists to help guide harvest management decisions related to herd health, habitat and wildlife damage to property.
The proposals call for changes to reflect improved population information, long-term or permanent changes in habitat availability, and changes in the amount of property damage throughout Oregon’s 67 Wildlife Management Units.
The management objectives for deer were last updated in 1992. Elk management objectives were updated in 1994.
ODFW biologists will explain proposed management objective revisions at the following meetings scheduled statewide between Feb. 10 and March 10:
 | LAKEVIEW: Thursday, Feb. 10, 7-9 p.m., Lakeview Senior Center, 11 North G Street |
| MEDFORD: Thursday, Feb. 10, 7-9 p.m., OHA Meeting, JJ North’s, 1016 North Riverside Avenue |
| ENTERPRISE: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 4-7 p.m. (open house format), Cloverleaf Hall, 600 NW First Street |
| ROSEBURG: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 7-9 p.m., Southwest Region Office, 4192 North Umpqua Highway |
| JOHN DAY: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 3-7 p.m., (open house format), Grant County Center for Human Development, Skills Room; 529 E Main |
| GRANTS PASS: Thursday, Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m., OHA meeting, Wild River Pub, 533 NE F Street |
| KLAMATH FALLS: Thursday, Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m., Shasta Grange Hall, 5831 Shasta Way |
| BAKER CITY: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7-9 p.m., Baker School District, 5J Administration Bldg., 2090 4th Street |
| ONTARIO: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7-9 p.m. (Mountain Time), Malheur County Extension Office, 710 SW Fifth Street |
| REDMOND: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7-9 p.m., Redmond High School, large auditorium, 1335 SW Obsidian |
| BURNS: Thursday, Feb. 24, 7-9 p.m., Harney County Senior Citizens Center, 17 S Alder |
| HEPPNER: Thursday, Feb. 24, 7-9 p.m., ODFW Heppner District Office, 54173 Hwy. 74, 2 miles north of Heppner (old Kinzua Mill office) |
| PENDLETON: Thursday, Feb. 24, 3-7 p.m., (open house format), Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate |
| THE DALLES: Thursday, Feb. 24, 6:30-9 p.m., ODFW Screens Shop, 3561 Klindt Drive |
| LA GRANDE: Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 7-9 p.m., Eastern Oregon University, Hoke Hall, Rooms 201 and 202, One (1) University Boulevard |
| NEWPORT: Wednesday, March 2, 7-9 p.m., Hatfield Marine Science Center, Rooms 30-32, 2040 SE Marine Science Drive |
| BANDON: Thursday, March 3, 7-9 p.m., The Barn in Bandon, 1100 West 11th Street (located in Bandon City Park) |
| SEASIDE: Monday, March 7, 7- 9 p.m., Seaside Convention Center, Seamist Room, 415 First Avenue |
| CLACKAMAS: Wednesday, March 9, 7-9 p.m., Northwest Region Office, Bldg#16, 17330 Evelyn Street |
| SPRINGFIELD: Wednesday, March 9, 7- 9 p.m., Oregon Department of Forestry Office, 3150 E. Main Street |
| CORVALLIS: Thursday, March 10, 7- 9 p.m., ODFW, Adair Office, 7118 NE Vandenberg Avenue |
The proposed management objectives will be presented to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for approval at its May 13 meeting in Prineville. The Commission is the policy-making body for fish and wildlife issues in the state.
Interested individuals are invited to offer comments in writing or they may testify before the Commission at the meeting in Prineville.
Written comments can be mailed to ODFW Wildlife Division, 3406 Cherry Ave N.E., Salem OR 97303-4924, or e-mailed to Peter.S.Test.@state.or.us.
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