Mount Emily Unit News Today

PENDLETON — Oregon’s spring controlled black bear hunting season opened Monday, April 1, but lingering snow at higher elevations will limit access in many areas, especially early in the season.

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Thursday, Oct. 28, authorized the lethal removal of one wolf from the OR30 wolves in the Mount Emily Unit,

MEACHAM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday, Aug. 3, authorized the lethal removal of one wolf from the OR30 wolves in the Mount Emily Unit, according to a press release. The decision comes after ODFW confirmed three depredations in a two-month period in the wolves’ known area of activity, the release said. The state authorized lethal action and will provide a kill permit to a livestock producer who requested the option after the depredations were confirmed. The pe...

MEACHAM — Wolf numbers in the northern Blue Mountains continue to increase, as does the risk to livestock and the dogs that protect and herd them.