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The 25 OHA Chapters are the means by which we meet our mission, "To provide an abundant huntable wildlife resource in Oregon for present and future generations, enhancement of wildlife habitat and protection of hunter's rights." This web page is dedicated to the OHA Chapter News - the regularly scheduled chapter events and Chapter Projects - how the chapters spend their fund raiser money. The money chapters raise here, stays here!
 
 

Chapter News

Chapter News
Several OHA chapters donated funds for a December bighorn transplant in Hells Canyon.

 


 

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Also check out our Events or Fund Raisers pages.


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Columbia County Emerald Valley Grant County Harney County Hoodview
Josephine County Klamath Lake County Lincoln County Malheur
Mid-Columbia Mid-Willamette Ochoco Portland Pioneer
Redmond Rogue Valley Siuslaw Tillamook Tioga
Umpqua Union Yamhill    

 


Chapter Projects


BAKER

Charlie Brinton - (541) 523-6626 

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Best Western Sun Ridge Inn; optional dinner 6 p.m.

2012 banquet: April 7



BEND

Michael Whitney - (541) 390-5389

Web: www.ohabend.webs.com

 

Email: Bendchapter_oha@yahoo.com

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., King Buffet.

2012 banquet: Feb. 18, The Riverhouse, 541-815-8242.
Update: We held a Youth Pheasant Hunt Nov. 19 at Central Oregon Sporting Clays and Hunting Preserve. The chapter donated $1,500 to DeShoots Youth Sports for shot shells for the youth shooting program.



CAPITOL

Stu Crosby - (503) 910-7410

Web: www.ohacapitol.webs.com

Email: swc@multitech.ws

Chapter Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m., Marion County Fire Station #1, 300 Cordon Rd., Salem.

2012 banquet: March 10, Columbia Hall, State Fairgrounds.

Update: Our wood duck box construction project takes place Feb. 4; contact Joe Purdy at 503-566-7779.   



CLATSOP COUNTY  

Wendell Locke - (503) 359-3535

Web: www.clatsopcountyoha.com

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. speaker, Hong Kong restaurant, Astoria. 

2012 bamquet: March 17. , Clatsop County Fairgrounds.

pdate: Our chapter voted to donate $737 for shooting supplies to the Clatsop Clay Busters 4-H Club, which will include pistol and muzzleloader activities in their youth training. We also donated $500 to the bighorn sheep transplant that took place in Hells Canyon in December.



COLUMBIA BASIN CHAPTER

 

Chuck Becktold - (541) 215-9772

Web: www.ohacolumbiabasin.webs.com

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month, The Saddle, 2220 Court St., Pendleton,6:00 p.m. meeting, dinner and drinks available.

2012 banquet: Feb. 18, Red Lion, Pendleton, 541-278-4963.

Update: We helped with the youth pheasant hunt and skeet shoot Sept. 24-25.



COLUMBIA COUNTY CHAPTER

 

Frank Hupp - (503) 201-7495

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., Village Inn, 535 S. Columbia River Hwy., St. Helens.
2012 banquet: Feb. 18, Columbia County Fairgrounds.
Update: Our chapter meetings have moved to the Village Inn in St. Helens. 



EMERALD VALLEY  

Neal Reiser - (541) 998-9299 

Web: www.ohaemeraldvalley.webs.com

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7 p.m., Sizzler Steak House, 1010 Postal Way, Springfield; Board meeting at 5:30 p.m.

2012 banquet: Feb. 18, Hilton Hotel, Eugene.
Update: Our chapter awarded Charles Anthony Scholarships of $1,200 to OSU wildlife biology students Kati McCrae and Cody Helfrich. 



HARNEY COUNTY

 

Fred Hellbusch - (541) 573-1509

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 6 p.m., Glory Days Pizza, 960 Oregon Ave., Burns. Board of Directors meeting will be held after regular meeting. 

 



HOODVIEW  

Catherine Hamell - (503) 834-2351

Facebook: Hoodview OHA
Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m., 6 p.m. optional social hour/dinner, Refectory Grill, 1618 NE 122nd, Portland.

2012 banquet: Feb. 25, Refectory Grill, Portland.
Update: Our chapter staffed a booth at Douglas Ridge for sight-in days in September. Our Christmas Party was Dec. 10 at the Portland Gun Club. Members brought meat donations for Hunters Against Hunger, and had the chance to shoot trap before dinner. 



JOSEPHINE COUNTY  

Brett Loper - (541) 660-5861

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., J.J. North’s Grand Buffet, Grants Pass.

 
2012 banquet: March 3, Josephine County Fairgrounds, 541-761-1852.



KLAMATH  

Rick Vieira - (541) 591-2452

Web: www.ohaklamath.webs.com

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m., Shasta View Community Center.
2012 banquet: March 3, Klamath County Fairgrounds.
Update: The second annual PLAY indoor youth day will be held Jan. 14; for information, call 541-591-2452. Our chapter had a potluck Christmas Dinner Dec. 15 at the Shasta View Community Center. We collected Toys for Tots at our November meeting. 



LAKE COUNTY CHAPTER  

Gerald Slay - (541) 947-4005

Web: www.ohalakecounty.webs.com

Chapter Meetings: 1st Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Eagle’s Lodge, Lakeview.
2012 banquet: April 7, Lake County Fairgrounds.



LINCOLN COUNTY

 

Madeline Siniscal - (541) 994-5067

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6 p.m. meeting, 5 p.m. optional dinner at the Spouting Horn Restaurant (upstairs), 110 SE Hwy 101, Depoe Bay. 
2012 banquet: April 7, Shilo Inn, Newport. Call 541-996-3621.
Update: We enjoyed good weather and a potluck lunch with our quarterly 5 Stand Shotgun Shoot at Big Timber in October.



MALHEUR COUNTY

 

Doug Knott (541) 473-4010

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Sizzler in Ontario, no host dinner 5:30.
2012 banquet: March 24, National Guard Armory, Ontario.
Update: We raffled a Savage Model 93-17 HMR to fund our Christmas party. 



MID-COLUMBIA

 

Chuck Ashley - (541) 980-8075

Email:  MidColumbiaOHA@yahoo.com

Quarterly Chapter Meetings: 6 p.m., ODFW Screen Shop, The Dalles. 
2012 banquet: May 5.
Update: Our next meeting is Feb. 16. 



MID-WILLAMETTE

 

Sam Lucontro - (541) 367-4089

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m., Old Armory, Albany.
2012 banquet: TBA.
Update: We donated $500 to OSP for GPS upgrades to help apprehend poachers. Chapter members staffed a booth at the Lebanon Elks Lodge gun show in October. 



OCHOCO

 

Dale Conlee - (541) 447-6751

Chapter Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m., Prineville Fire Hall.
2012 banquet: Feb. 18, Carey Foster Hall, Prineville, 541-447-5029.




PIONEER  

Dan Allee - (503) 632-6756

Web: www.OHA-Pioneer.org

Chapter Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7 p.m., Canby Pub & Grill, 211 Grant St.
2012 banquet: March 10, Clackamas County Fairgrounds. Call 503-266-1531.
Update: Our new raffle rifle is a Weatherby Mark V Deluxe .257, with the winner to be drawn May 1, and the proceeds to benefit youth education.


PORTLAND  

Leslie Shaw - (503) 312-7643

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Thursday, dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7:30, Elks Lodge, Forest Grove.
2012 banquet: March 10, Tuality Health Education Ctr., Hillsboro.
Update: Our chapter name has changed from Portland to Tualatin Valley. The board agreed to purchase two trail cams and a personal camcorder for OSP use in our area. We had a Christmas Party Dec. 1, where we collected toys and canned food.



REDMOND  

Harold Duncan - (541) 447-3939

Web: www.redmondoha.com

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, VFW Hall. Burgers start at 5:30, meeting at 7.
2012 banquet: Feb. 25, Deschutes County Fairgrounds, 541-447-3939.
Update: A crew planted winter wheat Nov. 5-6. The buck and bull contest highlighted our December chapter meeting.



ROGUE VALLEY

 

Don Pritchett - (541) 773-1587

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 6 p.m. social & dinner, 7 p.m. presentation, Eagles Club, 2000 Table Rock Rd.
2012 banquet: March 3, Red Lion Hotel, Medford, 541-890-2029.
Update: Chapter members staffed a table at Sportsman’s Warehouse on weekends in November and December, selling raffle tickets for a Springfield Armory XDM, with proceeds to help fund OHA youth events. 



SIUSLAW

 

Dan Straight- (541) 999-9222

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., no-host dinner at 5:30 p.m., Riley’s Steakhouse, Florence.
2012 banquet: March 10, Florence Events Center, 541-999-8916.
Update: Our chapter added a $200 donation to the TIP reward for a trophy elk shot with a rifle during bow season and left to waste in the North Fork area. We had a holiday party Nov. 22, where we drew the winner of the Ruger 10-22.



TILLAMOOK

 

Mark Davenport - (541) 842-6630

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7 p.m., Tillamook PUD.
2012 banquet: May 5, Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 503-801-3779.



TIOGA  

Charlie Fullerton - (541) 267-2577

Chapter Meetings: 4th Wednesday, 7 p.m., 6 p.m. no host dinner, Coney Station Restaurant, Coos Bay. 
2012 banquet: April 14, Mill Casino, North Bend, 541-267-2577.




UMPQUA  

Cindy Rooney - (541) 430-4722

Web: www.umpquaoha.org

Chapter Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., Roseburg ODFW office. Board Meetings: Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, at the ODFW meeting room. 
2012 banquet: May 5, Seven Feathers Casino Resort, Canyonville.
Update: Chapter members have gathered road survey data on the Umpqua National Forest to continue our fight to maintain access to these lands.



UNION COUNTY

 

Morgan Olson (541) 786-1283

Chapter Meetings: La Grande Library, next date TBA.


YAMHILL COUNTY  

John Gander - (503) 474-3661

Chapter Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m., 6:30 p.m. dinner, American Legion Hall, 126 NE Atlantic, McMinnville.
2012 banquet: March 24, Adec Building, Yamhill County Fairgrounds, 971-241-0990.
Update: Chapter members helped out at the youth pheasant hunt Sept. 17 at Luckiamute Pheasant Farm. We will hold the annual youth big game contest with different rules this year. Winners will be drawn at the banquet March 24.



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