Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | T | The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

BUCK FEVER RISING?

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-SEP-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: BUCK FEVER RISING?(Hunting)(Hunting climate in Oregon appears to be on a warming trend)(Survey)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard

As sure as vine maple leaves turn red in October, thousands of Oregon hunters will don blaze orange and head into the woods Saturday for opening day of the rifle deer season.

And buck fever appears to be burning a little hotter in Oregon.

After declining for 25 years - from 317,473 in 1981 to 171,680 in 2005, the number of deer hunters in Oregon rose last fall for the second straight year. Elk hunting activity was also up, for the third year in a row.

A total of 188,870 deer hunters took the field in 2007, according to Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife surveys. That's 10 percent above the low-water mark in 2005.

Clearly, hunting season is still a significant occasion in the Beaver State. Hunters spend more than a million days each fall stalking through the woods, sitting in tree stands or driving back roads hoping to spot deer or fresh tracks.

Their chance of...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Things to know before planning first big hunt of the season.(Sports), September 30, 2008
Hunting tags now require final aria.(Outdoors), September 30, 2008
Small and subtle attract the trout.(Fishing)(Giving the fish something..., September 30, 2008
OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.(Briefly)(NEWS & NOTES), September 30, 2008
Field burning ban long overdue; why wait longer?(Local Opinion), September 30, 2008

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.