OREGON HUNTER magazine - the official bimonthly publication of the Oregon Hunters Association - is the ONLY magazine dedicated exclusively to hunting in Oregon. Each issue is packed with informative articles about hunting in Oregon and stunning color photographs of Oregon game animals. There's even a photo contest for OHA members in each issue, along with a quiz to test your knowledge of hunting in Oregon. Regular columns include Oregon Afield, Oregon Hunting News, Bowhunting, Oregon Legislative Report, Spotlight on Poachers, OHA Chapter News, Young Guns and Delaney's Delusions - a humor column that chronicles the mishaps of a misfit Oregon hunter. Each issue also brings you in-depth feature articles, as well as a breath-taking photo essay that explores a special aspect of hunting in Oregon.


 

OREGON HUNTER is on sale at newsstands throughout Oregon, but the best way to make sure you never miss an issue is to join the Oregon Hunters Association and get 6 bimonthly issues delivered to your door, along with the ever-popular Oregon Hunters' Calendar, which features 12 glossy color photos of Oregon game animals and all of the important season dates and deadlines. It's a special benefit for OHA members and it's available nowhere else.

OREGON HUNTER is your best shot at staying ahead of the game. Don't miss it!


CONTENTS

January/February 2010

 

FEATURES

14 - Cat Calling - By Max Zeller
Most cougar kills are dumb luck, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.

16 - On the Horizon - By Jim Yuskavitch
See what’s new in Oregon for 2010.

20 - On the Wings of Spring - By Gary Lewis
Klamath County's late winter goose hunt will put a spring in your step.

23 - Checking Our Backtrail - By OHA Staff
In a rough year, the Oregon Hunters Association did just fine in '09.

28 - Oregon Photo Essay - By Sue & Eric Hansen
Discover the craft and craftsmanship of duck callers, past and present.

OREGON AFIELD

8 - DUCKS: Try some puddle-jumping this season.

8 - COYOTES: You need to be coy, Roy.

9 - QUAIL: Oregon's National Grasslands offers quail hunting heaven.

DEPARTMENTS

4 - FINDING DIRECTION: On the Petition to Repeal Measure 18

6 - GERBER HUNTING QUIZ: Know Oregon? Win Gerber gear!

6 - HUNTING CALENDAR: Report your 2009 harvest by Jan. 31!

10 - OREGON HUNTING NEWS: Underpasses could save 100 deer a year

12 - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: New year may not bring resolutions

13 - BOWHUNTING: Bowhunting bags cat, contest prize

27 - GAME ON THE GRILL: Chicken fried venison pleases the palate

32 - BLACKPOWDER: New hunts offer pronghorn possibilities

33 - YOUNG GUNS: Kids can have a blast on holiday hunts

36 - O.H.A. CHAPTER NEWS: OHA works even during hunting season

40 - SPOTLIGHT ON POACHING: Poaching peaks as hunting season wanes

41 - NOSLER PHOTO CONTEST: Your best shot could win you a rifle!

46 - DELANEY’S DELUSIONS: Hunting in the Nile age

Cover: Mule deer photographed by Dennis Kirkland, www.HisImages.com

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