Staffers who work on Columbia Gorge sturgeon management are recommending not opening the Bonneville and The Dalles Pools for retention until later this coming winter rather than the usual New Years Day start of keeper season seen in recent years.

With support from federal Wildlife Restoration Act funds, ODFW recently undertook a major renovation to make the shotgun range at EE Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis and Albany more accessible, spacious and welcoming.