OREGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE DIVISION MONTHLY FIELD REVIEW1 FEBRUARY 2020 CONTENT 2020 Sportsmen’s Shows ....................................................................................... 3-4 Community Outreach ............................................................................................... 5 General Law and Rescues ...................................................................................... 6-8 Administration and Enforcement of Wildlife Laws .............................................. 9-10 Marine Fisheries Team ........................................................................................... 11 Shellfish and Angling .............................................................................................. 12 Case Disposition ..................................................................................................... 13 Turn in Poachers ..................................................................................................... 14 F&W Recruitment ................................................................................................... 15 On the cover: A Fish and Wildlife Trooper on a boat patrol on Lake Billy Chinook. 2020 SPORTSMEN’S SHOWS Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show The 2020 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show was held February 5th through 9th at the Portland Expo Center. OSP and ODFW shared a booth and Fish and Wildlife Troopers attended daily to interact with the public and answer questions. K-9 Buck made an appearance and was a big hit with kids of all ages. 3 2020 SPORTSMEN’S SHOWS Willamette Sportsman Show Troopers from the Mid/Willamette team attended the Willamette Sportsmen Show in Albany and sponsored a booth with OSP displays, and Jet boat. Troopers were well received and answered lots of questions. The Willamette Sportsmen show is sponsored by Jefferson Baptist Church and is growing larger every year. Douglas County Sportsmen’s Show Jackson County Sport Show Fish and Wildlife Troopers from the Roseburg Area The Central Point and Grants Pass OSP Fish and Wildlife Command had a booth at the Douglas County teams, in conjunction with ODFW, manned a booth at Sportsmen’s and Outdoor Recreation Show on February the Jackson County Sport Show. Troopers spoke with 14th through the 16th. The booth was well received and attendees and answered many questions. numerous public contacts were made. 4 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Saltwater Sportsman Show Members of Marine Fisheries Team attended the Saltwater Sportsman show at the Salem Fairgrounds. Troopers talked to hundreds of attendees over the course of the weekend. The new Tillamook Zodiac MilPro rigid hull inflatable boat was on display and received numerous favorable comments. Presentation for Criminal Justice Students Youth Hunter Education - Clatsop County A Fish and Wildlife Trooper gave a presentation to two An Astoria Fish and Wildlife Trooper, with the assistance different groups for a total of approximately 60 students of several volunteers, conducted a Clatsop County Oregon at the Career Technical Education Center in Salem. The Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Hunter students at this school are all actively seeking a career in law Education Field Day at the BKS Gun Club in Knappa, enforcement and the curriculum is structured around the Oregon. There were 23 registered students in attendance for criminal justice profession. The presentation consisted of a the full day course, which is required for anyone younger slide slow from the Mid Valley Willamette Team highlights than age 18 who intends to hunt in Oregon. All students of cases from 2019 and the type of field work a Fish and successfully passed the course and will be mailed their Wildlife Trooper does on a day to day basis. The Trooper permanent hunter education cards from ODFW. was well received and answered a lot of questions about the Fish and Wildlife Division. Presentation at Senior Living Center - Eugene Fish and Wildlife Troopers from Oakridge and Springfield Gold Beach Hunters Safety Class conducted a public presentation about Fish and Wildlife A Fish and Wildlife Trooper assisted with the local Gold Division duties at Willamette Oaks Senior Living Center in Beach hunters safety class. This is a five-day class where Eugene. The presentation was well received and there were individuals learn to hunt responsibly and safely. The about 65 residents in attendance. Trooper spoke on integrity and proper ethics within the sport of hunting. The class comprised of five students, Madras Hunters Education Class two adults, and three children under twelve years old. Two Fish and Wildlie Troopers from the Bend area The Trooper brought a Blacktail buck decoy and several command provided a presentation for a Hunters Education confiscated deer and elk antlers to show illegal poaching. class in Madras. The class was attended by approximately This was an opportunity for the Trooper to speak with, 15 students along with their parents and give young soon-to-be hunters a look at what Fish and Wildlife Troopers do. Free Fishing Weekend at Canby Pond Swift Water Rescue Training - Clackamas County A Fish and Wildlife Trooper visited Canby Pond over the free fishing weekend (February 15-16) and handed out A Fish and Wildlife Trooper assisted Oregon State Marine stickers to youth that were enjoying a break in the rain. Board (OSMB) and Clackamas Fire as an instructor for Swift Canby Pond is open to youth 17 and younger, and anglers Water Rescue Training on the Clackamas River. This class holding a valid disabled angling permit. While making is for Deputies, Troopers, and Firefighters from around the contact with the youth, the Trooper spotted an angler that state to learn how to safely approach a white water rescue appeared to be over 17 years old. The subject was contacted situation using the proper equipment, and working together and issued a warning for Angling Closed Area. as a team. It also teaches how to swim safely through white water for self-rescue, as well as rescuing a victim. 5 GENERAL LAW & RESCUES Boat Check Results in DUII and BUII Arrest In the Tillamook area, Fish and Wildlife Troopers were checking boats at Garibaldi Marina when they saw a boat with four subjects on board arrive at the dock. The operator of the boat staggered while walking up the boat ramp to his vehicle. One Trooper checked shellfish licenses and crab after the operator of the boat loaded the boat and drove his truck to the tie down area. Two undersized crab were found on board the vessel. While the operator was tying down the straps to the trailer, he fell down on the asphalt and was asked to perform field sobriety tests. The subject was ultimately transported to the Tillamook County jail where he was lodged for Driving under the Influence of Intoxicants and Boating under the Influence of Intoxicants. The subject consented to a breath test at the jail, which revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.14%. Injured Bald Eagle Rescued - Waldport Boat Rescue - Forks County Boat Ramp Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of an Roseburg Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded to the injured adult bald eagle in the Waldport area. The Troopers Forks County boat ramp to assist on a boat recovery. The were able to safely capture the injured eagle which appeared owner of the boat forgot to put in the drain plug and when to have a broken wing. The eagle was transported to staff the boat started flooding he ran it up on the shoreline members from the Oregon Coast Aquarium who delivered wedging the kicker motor into the rocks. The rear portion the injured eagle to Chintimini Wildlife Center in Corvallis of the boat was completely flooded and the transom was for evaluation and treatment. underwater. Roseburg Towing arrived while one of the Troopers donned his dry suit. After over an hour they were Trooper Assists Washington County on ATV Crash able to get the kicker motor free, get the drain plug in and A McMinnville Fish and Wildlife Trooper assisted the dewater the boat. Washington County Sheriff’s office with an ATV crash on timber property off Highway 6. Due to the rural area, the Trooper’s patrol truck was utilized to transport medical staff to the crash scene. The patient was ultimately transported by medical with complaints of back pain. While leaving the scene a medic unit became stuck in a muddy area near the staging location. The Trooper again utilized his patrol truck and assisted in the recovery of the medic unit. Trooper Transports Head Injury Patient in Truck A Fish and Wildlife Trooper overheard a medical call for a significant head injury at a residence in an extremely rural area of eastern Klamath County. The residence was not accessible to the ambulance that was responding from over an hour away. The Trooper was able to get within several hundred yards of the residence before the road conditions prohibited vehicle traffic. The patient was located, however, Life Flight was unable to respond due to weather conditions. The only option to get the patient to medical care was to transport him in the Trooper’s patrol truck. The patient and a family member were transported miles to the nearest road where the ambulance took over transport to the hospital. 6 GENERAL LAW & RESCUES OSP Pilot Spots Stranded Motorists The Southwest Region OSP Pilot was performing a night flight for two Fish and Wildlife Troopers when a report came in of subjects stuck in the snow in the Hemlock area in the mountains south of Glide. A Douglas County Sheriff Unit tried to locate