Saturday, October 3 was opening day for deer hunters in Oregon. The ODFW has said that they are seeing a rise in the number of hunters and hunting licenses being requested this year which they are attributing to rising unemployment. ODFW officials believe that more men have the time to go hunting because they have been laid off or had hours cut. Though this is surely not a positive turn of events for most, it is benefiting the ODFW who sold 12,000 more hunting licenses this year than last.

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Did you know that reporting on your hunt in Oregon is mandatory? You didn’t? Well, most other hunters don’t either. Oregon requires hunters to contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife after a hunt to record their experience. The goal of this exercise is for the state to get a better gauge of the population year to year so that they can make assessments on the number of tags to issue the next year. However, most hunters neglect to do this. The reasons are twofold: 1.) Many hunters have never had to do this before and don’t know they should do it now and 2.) Though reporting is mandatory, there is no penalty for not doing so. The requirement gets chalked up to being somewhat of an idle threat.

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Attention hunters preparing their hunting gear for deer or elk hunting season this month. You all know (or will know soon enough) how handy and sometimes life-saving a solidly constructed multi-tool can be while out in the wilderness. A good multi-tool can help you cut ropes, trim down branches and even fix other pieces of equipment without having to carry a full tool kit with you in your pack. Coast is currently offering one of the most sturdy and useful multi-tools available, the C5799 Multi-Tool. This knife and tool combination includes a LED light in the handle in addition to common functions like pliers, wire cutters, ascrew driver, scissors and asaw blade. The best part – order the multi-tool now and DLK will add the C2899 LED Micro Pliers free with your purchase. Two great hand-held tools for just $32.00.

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Oregon Fish and Wildlife is offering several youth events where young adults can learn the basics of pheasant hunting. Pheasant hunting can be a fun way to learn about basic hunting safety, tracking and above all patience.

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Still looking for the right gift for the young hunter on your Christmas list? Why not get share a hunter’s education course with them. Learning the ropes on hunter safety and best practices could be invaluable to someone just starting out. Plus, you could share that time together.

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