Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division Our oath of office pledges enforcement protection. We are the keepers of Oregon s fish & wildlife. September 2006 Newsletter Sergeant Seaholm Receives State s Top Award Sgt. Seaholm receiving award from Virgil Moore, Director, ODFW On September 8, Sergeant Brent Seaholm, Oregon State Police, Fish and Wildlife Division, Tillamook Worksite was awarded the Shikar- Safari Club Wildlife Officer of the Year Award in Reedsport during the Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting. The award is the state s top conservation enforcement honor and has been bestowed annually for more than 25 years to recognize outstanding game enforcement officers. Sergeant Brent Seaholm has been a member of the Oregon State Police since June 1980, when he began his career as a recruit in the Traffic Division at Gold Beach. In 1982 he transferred to a like position at the Tillamook Patrol Office, where he continues to be assigned today. In 1987 he transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Division and in March 1998 he was promoted to his current grade of Sergeant in the Division. Sergeant Seaholm has been a fish and wildlife officer for over 19 years. Captain Walt Markee, Director of the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division, praised Seaholm for his dedication to training and developing his fellow troopers, among other attributes. Sergeant Seaholm has expressed he would never want to do any other job other than fish and wildlife enforcement. Markee added, He is extremely dedicated to the Fish and Wildlife division and to the protection of Oregon s natural resources. Inside this issue: Awards 1 Rewards 1 Wildlife/Hunting 2-3 Angling 4 Environment/Habitat 4 Commercial Fish 5 Shellfish 5 General Law 5-6 Dispositions 6 CEP 7 Public Relations 7 Interagency Cooperation 7 Career Opportunity 8 $500 Reward Offered For Information Leading to an Arrest 6 POINT BULL ELK SHOT WITH A RIFLE AND WASTED (SPOTLIGHTED) LOCATION: Whiskey Creek Road 3.1 miles from Wallowa. OCCURRED: During the late evening hours of September 13, 2006 (Wednesday) and early morning hours on September 14, 2006 (Thursday). Please report any information regarding suspicious activity/ persons/vehicles in this area during this time period. You can remain anonymous. Reward offered by Oregon Hunters Assoc. CONTACT: Trooper Kreg Coggins, Oregon State Police Enterprise, (541) 426-3049 office 1-800-452-4888 toll free, (541) 519-8433 cell
P AGE 2 O REGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE NEWSLETTER Wildlife/Hunting Traffic Stop Locates Seal-Pup On September 17, Florence Police stopped a van on Highway 101 near Quince Street and requested Sr. Trooper Salisbury (Florence) respond. Sr. Trooper Salisbury and Florence police Sergeant Pitcher found more than an intoxicated driver when a harbor seal pup was discovered in the vehicle. The driver, who recently moved to Oregon from Nevada, reportedly lives in his van, had the seal pup wrapped in a towel. Sr. Trooper Salisbury took possession of the seal pup, believed to be 2-3 months old and placed it in his pickup. The seal pup was taken to the Oregon Coast Aquarium for rehabilitation and treatment of minor puncture wounds that may have been caused by a pit bull dog, also found in the van. The driver was requested to conduct field sobriety tests and subsequently was taken into custody and arrested for Driving under the Influence of Drugs (DUII), and Unlawful Possession of Wildlife. Man Tries to Buy Bear Gall Bladder Senior Trooper Hoodenpyl, Troopers Guerra and Howell and Sergeant Seaholm (all Tillamook) sold a bear gall to a California man (dentist). The son of a local fish & wildlife officer killed the bear and was at the local sporting goods store to buy some gear. The suspect overheard that the son had killed the bear and followed the son out of the store and inquired about buying the bear gall. The son called his father and set the buy in motion. The bear gall was obtained and sold. The suspect was buying the gall for medication, to replace pork galls he had been using for a family member. The suspect was cited for Unlawful Purchase of Wildlife- Bear Gall. Pheasant Hunters Cited Senior Trooper Maher (Oakridge) worked the Western Oregon Fee Pheasant Hunt at the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area. During a foot patrol 17 pheasant hunters were checked in the East and West coyote units. One hunter was cited for No Resident Upland Game Bird Validation. While driving along Neilsen Road, Sr. Trooper Maher observed 2 pheasant hunters hunting outside the wildlife area boundary on private property. Sr. Trooper Maher stopped and told the 2 hunters that the property they were on was private and that pheasant hunting was only allowed on the wildlife area. The pheasant season on land outside the wildlife area is closed. After advising the hunters to return to within the wildlife area boundary Sr. Trooper Maher continued to watch them. While the hunters were still on the private property their dog kicked up a pheasant and caught it. One of the hunters took the pheasant into possession and validated it on his fee pheasant tag. The hunter was contacted and cited for Taking Pheasant Closed Season-Outside the Wildlife Area Boundary. The Fern Ridge Wildlife area staff had printed maps of the area available at the check stations for the hunters to be clear on where the area boundary was, the area is also signed and fenced. 1931 OSP Fish & Wildlife Officer Spot Lighter Located with Drugs During a night flight, Sr. Trooper Culp directed Trooper Halsey and Recruit Olsen (Albany/NW Region) to a vehicle spotlighting near the McDowell Creek area. Upon contact, 2 rifles, a pistol, a revolver, ammunition, and a spotlight were seized. A consent search revealed 1.6 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 12 grams of methadone pills, 20 grams of marijuana, and about 3 grams of partially crushed valium pills. The driver was cited for Casting Artificial Light from Motor Vehicle. The other subject was arrested and transported to Linn County Jail where he was charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance(s) and Possession of Less Than 1oz of Marijuana. He was also cited for Casting Artificial Light from Motor Vehicle. Citizen Tip Leads to Arrest Senior Trooper Klepp (Astoria) received a phone tip at his residence from a bow hunter who had just returned from the Young s River mainline area near Fox Creek. The hunter reported a rifle shot just prior to dark approximately 100 yards from his location where he was stalking 2 bull elk. Although the reporting party did not see the suspect, he was close enough to hear the suspect communicate on his cell phone, I got one. The RP quickly left the area and reported the incident to Sr. Trooper Klepp, he then went to the scene and waited for suspects. No suspects were seen until the next morning when the shooter was contacted as he returned to the scene to retrieve the 5x5 carcass. The man was cited for Taking Bull Elk Prohibited Method: With Rifle during Archery Season. The carcass and head were seized, also seized was a Remington Model 700 rifle with scope. Archer Bags Deer In City Limits Troopers Howell (Tillamook) and Thomas (Astoria) responded to a complaint that a person dressed in camo was hunting within the city limits of Nehalem. When the troopers arrived, the hunter was gone, but a witness provided a name and showed them where the hunter had been. The troopers could see that a deer had been dragged, and located an arrow with blood. They located the hunter at his residence and cited him for Taking Deer Prohibited Area-within City Limits and seized the deer.
P AGE 3 Bear Located Between 2 Houses Trooper Lea (Florence) was dispatched to a bear complaint just north of Florence and An ODFW biologist also responded. Trooper Lea arrived to find a very large bear up a tree between 2 residences. The bear had been in the tree for 8 hours. It was agreed that the bear was too much of a danger to leave in the tree to come down on its own (unable to control situation when bear came out of the tree). The ODFW biologist attempted to dart the bear and connected on 1 out of 3 tries. The bear climbed to the very top of the large spruce tree. The dose administered was not a large enough dose to be effective. Trooper Lea dispatched the bear. The bear s weight estimated to be 400lbs by ODFW biologist. The bear could not be salvaged due to the drugs induced by the biologist. Decoy Shot with Shotgun Trooper Turnbo and Sr. Trooper Culp (both Salem) were conducting a nighttime deer WED operation on Crooked Finger Road north of Silverton. Around 10pm, a pickup pulled up to the WED and cast the vehicle s headlights onto it. The passenger exited the vehicle and shot 1 round from a 12 ga. shotgun at the WED using 00 buck. The shooter was cited for Taking Deer with Aid of Light and the driver was cited for Aiding in a Game Violation. All 3 subjects were also cited for MIP-Alcohol. Aircraft Locates Violators The N. Central Team and Sr. Trooper Menlow (Bend) conducted a night operation in the White River and Hood Units. A vehicle was located spotlighting in the Hood Unit. With the assistance of Hood River SO and aircraft, Troopers contacted the subjects. A deer was located in the bed of the vehicle under the toolbox. The operator was cited for Aiding in a Wildlife Violation and the passenger was cited for Taking Deer with Aid of Artificial Light. A WED operation that same evening in the White River Unit produced a road hunter who shot 3 arrows from the paved centerline. He was cited for Shooting from a Roadway. Poachers Snare Goat Trooper Duncan (Baker City) received information regarding a Rocky Mountain Goat being caught in a snare. He and ODFW Biologist Brian Ratliff hiked into the area to find a dead nanny goat caught in a snare near a camping area. After working with the local media and offering a reward, an anonymous caller provided a name of a suspect. Interviews led to 7 juveniles from the Baker City area. Three were cited for the Taking Mountain Goat Closed Season, Waste of Wildlife, and Littering within 100 Yards of a Waterway. The remaining 4 were cited for Offensive Littering. Illegal Behavior Results in Accident Sergeant Hagedorn (Pendleton) and Lieutenant Scorby (East Region) patrolled the Wall Creek area. One subject was contacted riding an ATV with a loaded firearm, and was cited for Operating an ATV with a Loaded Firearm. The officers later placed a buck deer decoy on the road in the same area. A group of vehicles in the same party entered the set and the occupants of the lead vehicle illuminated the WED with headlights. The passenger shot the deer decoy. He was cited for Hunting Deer with Aid of Artificial Light- WED. During this stop an ATV rider stopped approx. 30 yards behind the suspect vehicle and parked next to another pick-up and was attempting to unload his rifle while it was still in the ATV gun rack. The gun discharged, sending the round underneath the truck he was parked next to. The subject was cited for Operating an ATV with a Loaded Firearm. Deer Killed Within City Limits Senior Trooper Caldwell (Burns) received information that a subject shot a deer within the Burns City Limits. He was able to develop a suspect and contacted him at his residence. The suspect was cited for Taking Deer Prohibited Area Within City Limits and Waste of Wildlife. Aircraft Nabs Spot Lighters Bend area Troopers (Menlow, Love, Hayes, Lindberg, and Drynan) conducted 3 successful night flights. The 1st night, a vehicle was observed spotlighting near Post and contacted. The suspects were contacted and issued citations for Driving While Suspended and Casting Artificial Light While Armed (2). The 2nd night a vehicle was observed spotlighting near Highway 27. The subjects attempted to leave the area at a high rate of speed after observing the airplane. They were contacted and issued citations for Careless Driving and Casting Artificial Light While Armed (2). The 3rd night a vehicle was observed spotlighting and shots were heard. The subjects were issued citations for Open Container of Alcohol & Casting Artificial Light While Armed. Firearms seized after Decoy Shot Troopers Terry and Halsey and Recruit Olsen (all Albany) conducted an evening deer WED operation on the McDowell Creek 600 Line. A vehicle with one 18 year old male and 3 juvenile males stopped near the WED. The right front passenger shined a flashlight on the WED, while the adult driver stepped out and fired one single.22 round at the deer. Three rifles, 1 shotgun, and 1 handgun were seized. The shooter was cited and released for Hunting Deer with Aid of Artificial Light/To Wit: WED. The juvenile passenger who was holding the flashlight was cited into juvenile court for Aiding in a Wildlife Violation/To Wit: Hunting Deer with Aid of Artificial Light. Hunter Mistakes Deer for Elk Senior Troopers McNerney, Anderson and Pearson (all The Dalles) conducted a doe deer WED operation on the 48 Road above Wamic (closed to taking doe deer with bow on National Forest). A vehicle stopped and a passenger stepped out onto the roadway and shot an arrow at the decoy and missed low. Upon contact it was discovered that the shooter had already filled his bow deer tag but still possessed an elk tag, and believed the doe deer decoy standing 60 yds away was a cow elk. The subject was cited for Hunting Doe Deer Prohibited Area-National Forest Lands and Shooting from a Public Roadway.
P AGE 4 O REGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE NEWSLETTER Angling Snaggers Caught Trooper Thomas, Recruit Schwartz (Astoria), and Sr. Trooper Hoodenpyl (Tillamook), watched 2 anglers fishing on the Wilson River near the confluence of the South Fork. While there 1 of the anglers was seen attempting to snag steelhead that were laying in the shallow water. Upon contact it was found that both anglers had each 2 steelhead already on the riverbank, none of which had been validated on any harvest cards. The subjects were cited for Continue to Angle after Retaining Bag Limit, Angling Prohibited Method-Snagging and Fail to Validate Angling Harvest Card. Senior Troopers Pearson, McNerney and Trooper Gunderson (all The Dalles) worked Herman Creek, the subjects were cited as follows: 4-Taking Game Fish Prohibited Method-Snagging, 1- Unlawful Retention of Foul-Hooked Coho Salmon and 4-Depositing Litter in a Waterway. Juveniles Caught Angling with Beer Senior Trooper Elmenhurst and Sergeant Hulett (both Springfield) contacted 3 underage anglers who were drinking beer while angling. All 3 subjects were issued citations for MIP- Alcoholic Beverage, 2 of the anglers were cited for No Angling License in Possession. OSP Troopers on a Boat Patrol Trooper Boyd (Newport) responded to an angling complaint at a local resort. Three subjects were contacted at 2:15AM. The three had a cooler with 41 rockfish in it. Two of the subjects were cited for Exceeding the Daily Bag Limit on Rockfish and one subject was cited for No Angling License. One subject was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Probation Violation for DUII. He was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail. Angler Cited after being Warned Trooper Maher (Oakridge) contacted an individual on Fall Creek who was angling without a license. He was warned not to angle without the appropriate license. Trooper Maher traveled from the location and returned about 15 minutes later and observed the same subject actively angling. The subject made 5 casts into the stream, each time looking over his shoulder to see if the Trooper was there again. The subject was re-contacted and issued a citation for No Angling License. Ocean Patrol Nets Violators Senior Troopers Klepp (Astoria) and Hall (St. Helens) worked the ocean from Cape Disappointment. 6 vessels (20 anglers) were contacted, 10 citations and 7 warnings OSP Trooper with undersize sturgeon Illegal Fill & Removal Investigated Senior Trooper Klepp (Astoria) and ODFW biologist Troy Laws traveled to a river bank site near Vernonia to respond to a complaint of illegal fill and removal of the shore of Nehalem River. The damage appeared to be extensive. Photos were taken & information was sent to DSL for follow-up. Environment/Habitat Erosion Control Measures Sergeant Thompson and Sr. Troopers Torland and Canfield (all Newport) participated in a Hwy 20 construction site tour. Also attending the tour was DEQ, ODFW, and ODOT. The purpose of the tour was to address growing concerns about inadequate erosion control measures on the construction site. The general contractor stated there are about 100 acres of exposed earth on the construction site right now. An interagency meeting of the above agencies will occur in 2 weeks to check on the progress of the erosion control measures that were started in the past week by the contractor. Suspect Cited for Garbage Dump Trooper Kehr (Newport) discovered a large garbage dump near the Salmon River. A follow-up investigation revealed that the subject had been paid by a construction company to take the garbage to the dump. The subject decided to dump the garbage by the Salmon River. Trooper Kehr cited the subject for Depositing Litter Within 100 Yards of a Waterway. Salal Seized Trooper Kehr (Newport) contacted 2 subjects coming off of Forest Capital property with a pickup load of salal. The subjects did not possess a minor forest products permit. The salal was seized and both subjects were cited for Unlawful Cutting/Transport of Minor Forest Products.
Commercial Fish OSP Trooper Checking a load of Pink Shrimp Skipper Cited for 12 lb Yelloweye Troopers Bowen and Davis (both Coos Bay) responded to a report of subjects hiding prohibited rockfish in their boatoutside of Bandon. Troopers contacted the suspect boat after it had been contacted by an ODFW fish checker. The troopers conducted a consent search of the boat and Trooper Bowen located a 12 pound yelloweye rockfish hidden in a front compartment of the boat. The skipper was cited for: Unlawful taking yelloweye rockfish and fail to present catch upon request. General Law Gillnet Patrol Senior Trooper Klepp (Astoria) worked with WDFW officer Tammy Conklin during the nighttime 5 hour Zone 4-5 gillnet season. Washington s patrol vessel was used from Kalama to St. Helens. Two gillnet vessels were checked along with 4 pike minnow anglers. One gillnet fisherman was warned for Illegal Possession of Prohibited Gillnet on Board (Excessive Mesh Size). P AGE 5 Shellfish 2 Suspects Take Over 600 Crab Senior Trooper Torland and Sergeant Thompson (both Newport) responded to the Alsea Bay on a crabbing complaint of 2 males shuttling crab to a camp site near Alsea Bay. Contact was made with the group and it was discovered that 2 males had been crabbing for the entire group of 6 for over a week. The 2 males had taken 96 crabs before Sr. Trooper Torland had contacted them. It was determined that the 2 males had taken over 600 crabs for the group for the week. Two criminal citations were issued for Exceeding the Daily Bag Limit on Dungeness Crab, and 4 criminal citations were issued for Aiding in a Game Offense to Wit: Exceeding Daily Limit on Dungeness Crab. Dungeness Crab Seized Trooper Urbigkeit (Newport) contacted a commercial crabber regarding an overage from last month. The crabber had exceeded his weekly limit of 1200 lbs by over 21%. The crab was seized and the skipper was cited for Exceeding Weekly Limit on Commercial Dungeness Crab. Helicopter Pilot Cited for Landing on Moving Train Senior Trooper Gallagher (Albany) responded to a report of a small helicopter landing on a train, approximately 25 cars behind the locomotive. The locomotive engineer reported that the helicopter touched down about 2 cars behind an LPG tank car. Railroad companies are on a heightened state of alert due to the possibility of terrorist attacks on the hazardous materials they carry. The incident occurred between Suver and Wellsdale, just northeast of the EE Wilson Wildlife Area. Corvallis PD found a helicopter matching the description landing at the Corvallis Airport about 45 minutes later. They detained the pilot until Sr. Trooper Gallagher arrived. Investigation revealed that the helicopter was involved with the train. The report is being forwarded to the FAA and OSP Homeland Security. Aircraft Locates Homicide Suspects Within 5 Minutes Senior Troopers Culp (Salem) and Guerra (Tillamook) were returning from an ODFW flight in the Roseburg area when they overheard the Lane County Sheriff s Department and OSP-Springfield seeking a homicide suspect in the Goshen area south of Eugene. Sr. Trooper Culp was able to pilot the plane directly to the area within approximately 5 minutes and the troopers were able to locate the suspect hiding in roadside brush along I-5, and then watch the suspect cross I-5. Sr. Troopers Culp and Guerra were able to direct responding officers to the suspect s location. Sr. Trooper Culp credited the quick response to the area and the locating of the suspect due to a radio purchased for the OSP aircraft under a Homeland Security grant that allows the aircraft pilot to monitor almost all emergency responder channels and communicate directly with the responding agency. In addition, Sr. Trooper Culp used a recently purchased GPS unit donated by the Oregon Hunters Association which provided direction for the aircraft to respond directly to the Goshen area. Undersized Crab Seized Trooper Boyd (Newport) contacted 2 crabbers on Siletz Bay. Out of the 27 crabs they possessed 21 were undersized. Each was cited for Unlawful Possession of Undersized Dungeness Crab. Road Flare Used to Start Fire Sergeant Hulett (Springfield) found a highway flare burning in a ditch along McKenzie View Drive near Eugene. The flare had been thrown from a vehicle in an attempt to start a wildfire. The flare landed in an area devoid of brush and didn t ignite anything. A 2nd flare was tossed 2 miles further west along the same road. The 2nd flare started a wildfire that was quickly extinguished by the Coburg Fire Department before it got out of hand. The fire scorched about 2000 sq. ft. of grass and brush
P AGE 6 O REGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE NEWSLETTER Elude Suspect Treated for Hypothermia Senior Trooper Lindberg (Madras) was enroute to Mecca Flats when he stopped a vehicle for a minor traffic violation. The driver gave a false name and then fled on foot into a canyon. A search of the area by several members of local law enforcement agencies and a K-9 team was conducted. The driver was known to troopers in Prineville and was positively identified. The suspect was apprehended the next day without incident and treated for hypothermia and exhaustion. The suspect had eluded law enforcement due to an arrest warrant for an unlawful possession of a machine gun charge, which had stemmed from an arrest by OSP Prineville Troopers. The suspect was lodged in jail for: Fail to Appear 1 st Degree, Fail to Appear 2 nd Degree, Unlawful Possession of Meth, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Eluding a Police Officer on Foot, Giving False Information to a Police Officer, and Unlawful Possession of a Short-Barreled Shotgun. Man Fails Field Sobriety Tests Trooper Terry (Albany) stopped a vehicle near Lacomb for a lighting violation. The male driver, and female passenger were both unclothed and highly intoxicated. The driver was allowed to put on his pants before consenting to Standard Field Sobriety Test s. After putting his pants on backwards, the suspect failed the SFST s. He was arrested for DUII, 2 hours later he provided a breath sample of.12%. ATV Operator Causes Damage Senior Trooper Allison (Salem) located subjects operating an ATV off-road on Forest Capital property in the Valsetz area. The ATV was also being operated in the Lukimute Cooperative Travel Management Area. The owner of the ATV was cited for Committing Unlawful Damage With a Class I ATV and Operating a Vehicle in a Cooperative Road Closure. Dispositions Oregon & Montana Work Together During 2005 the North Coast Team (Astoria) investigated an elk case with Montana Fish and Game personnel. The case involved a number of hunters from several different states of illegally taking elk on a privately owned ranch that butts up against Yellowstone National Park. Trophy elk were being killed closed season, without tags and with tags falsely applied for. A local Oregon resident and his juvenile son were reported to have killed 3 trophy Rocky Mountain elk and the mounted heads came back to Oregon. The investigative team assisted in drafting up a search warrant and the warrant was served by OSP Astoria troopers, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and US Fish and Wildlife agents at the suspect s residence in Knappa. Two of the 3 elk heads and other assorted evidence were seized. Montana Fish and Game Agent Chad Murphy provided informa- tion that the case was adjudicated. The Oregon subject paid over $5,000 in fines, forfeited the mounts and has been suspended from hunting/angling/ trapping in Montana and any Wildlife Violator Compact state for 4 years (June of 2010). Furthermore, his privileges to apply for drawings or permits in Montana and Wildlife Violator Compact states (including Oregon), has been suspended until June of 2015. The landowner in this investigation is from Gardiner, Montana, he was sentenced to a $25,000.00 fine, $25,000.00 in restitution and one year in federal prison for felony Lacey Act violations occurring in 2003 and 2004. Total fines assessed against all subjects involved (from multiple states) and the landowner, have exceeded $108,000.00. Subject Looses Drivers License for Possession of Marijuana Trooper Boyd (Newport) had trial on an Unlawful Possession of Less Than 1oz. of Marijuana case. The defendant was found guilty, was fined $704.00 and had his driver s license suspended for 6 months. OSP Trooper on a Horse Patrol Sturgeon Gill Netted A subject arrested by Senior Trooper Kipper and Trooper Gunderson (both The Dalles), pled guilty in The Dalles Circuit Court to 2 misdemeanor counts of the commercial fishing laws. The subject was initially contacted in the no boating zone of The Dalles Dam with 5 illegal sturgeon. An illegal gill net was located after officers observed gill net marks in the fish. The subject was sentenced to 50 days in jail and fined $1052. The fish, gill net and boat were forfeited to the state.
Senior Trooper Moore (Portland) has submitted a critique of an action plan he authored to address protection of salmon/ steelhead smolts during time of peak out migration during the months of April and May on the Clackamas River. Smolt protection was a high CEP priority for the Team. The river was closed to the taking of trout during the time of the plan. Some trout anglers do not realize the trout season is closed and some anglers intentionally target locations where ODFW releases hatchery smolts. The plan concentrates patrol efforts on those locations. The plan started on April 22, 2006 and concluded on May 26 (day prior to trout season opening). For 2006, Sr. Trooper Inspection of Cervid Ranch Senior Trooper Klepp (Astoria), along with 2 local ODFW biologists, inspected the local cervid elk ranch off Hwy 202. The inspection was in response to a request from ODFW to inspect the fence surrounding the property and inspect cervid administrative records. Photographs were taken of several fence violations. The owner was cited for: Failure to Maintain Adequate Type 1 Cervid Records and Failure to Maintain Type 1 Cervid Fence to Adequate Standards. Moore again placed approximately 30 signs in popular angling areas stating the correct opening date of trout season, but he still located numerous anglers in violation of angling closed season. Most said they did not read the angling regulations or did not see the posted signs. A compliance rate was difficult to determine (basically zero compliance) due to all anglers contacted being in violation. For 2007 Sr. Trooper Moore will contact ODOT in an effort to place a reader board on Hwy 224 at MP 27 advising of the trout season being closed. He is also recommending that the river from the North Fork Reservoir to MP 45 on Hwy 224 be assigned as a high priority patrol area P AGE 7 Cooperative Enforcement Priorities (CEP) Trooper Meets with 100 Students Trooper Kehr (Newport) provided a presentation to over 100 Toledo Middle school students for their annual Outdoor Day. Georgia Pacific Mill sponsored the event. Tpr. Kehr talked about litter, vandalism, and responsible ATV use. Sergeant Thompson assisted with the presentations. during the 4 weeks from late April to late May to reduce the possible taking of smolt. Sr. Trooper Moore has recommended the plan be continued for 2007. 2006 2005 Patrol Hours 95.75 44.25 Number of Officers 5 5 Number of Contacts 117 72 Number of Citations 23 18 Number of Warnings 102 66 Number of Trout Seized 0 12 Violation Per Field Hour 1.22 1.89 Public Relations/Interagency Cooperation Columbia River Boat Patrol Senior Trooper Edwards (Portland) and Special Agent Fong conducted a joint boat patrol on the Columbia River between the Willamette River and the Sandy River. They conducted 72 angler checks and cited 2 people for No Angling License. Plan Protects Smolts From Trout Anglers Unlawful Possession of Coho Salmon Trooper Kehr (Newport) was contacted by an ODFW sampler about a subject possessing a non-adipose clipped Coho salmon on the Salmon River. The subject had refused the ODFW sampler an opportunity to inspect the license or catch. Trooper Kehr responded and discovered that the subject had also thrown the Coho salmon back in the river. The subject was issued criminal citations for Unlawful Possession of Non-adipose Fin Clipped Coho Salmon, Failing To Allow Inspection of License and Tag, and Waste of Wildlife. Hunter Education class Senior Trooper Moore (Portland) gave a Hunter Education presentation to 43 people at the Douglas Ridge Rifle Club in Eagle Creek. Sergeant Hulett (Springfield) provided a talk to a Hunter Education class in Creswell. There were about 18 students and 8 adults attending. Commercial Crab Gear Checked Senior Trooper Klepp (Astoria) conducted a flight with the USCG to check the area of the Columbia River to Tillamook Head for commercial Dungeness crab gear still deployed in the Pacific Ocean during closed season. A limited number of pots was observed off Oregon and positions documented. A significant amount of gear was observed off the state of Washington particularly around Grays Harbor. Washington s commercial season ended Sept. 15. The locations of gear will be forwarded to WDF for follow-up.
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