The Bend Chapter is one of the OHA’s original chapters.

Oregon Hunters Association is a family oriented organization and the largest non-profit conservation group in the state. OHA volunteers contribute thousands of hours, dollars, and miles driven in personal vehicles to benefit public lands and resources each year.

Among the objectives of the Bend chapter are habitat conservation and enhancement, hunters rights and ethics, and hunter education. An annual banquet, the Mule Deer Classic generates most of our financial support. All funds from this banquet stay in Oregon and go towards the support of:

• The Charles L Beckley memorial scholarship
• An annual upland bird hunt for youth
• The TIP (Turn In Poachers) program which is sponsored state wide
• Numerous habitat preservation and improvement projects in Central Oregon and, in conjunction, with other OHA chapters, around the state
• Hunter education classes for all ages

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Chapter President: Rex Parks (541) 480-0230

1st Vice President: Doug Stout (541) 312-8332

2nd Vice President: Charlie Cookson  (541) 280-7525

Secretary: Wendy Borst (541) 480-0748

Treasurer: John Bambe (541) 480-9848

At Large (Media): Bob Buddenbohn (817) 470-7018

At Large (Youth Events): Kevin Borst (541) 480-7323

At Large (Outreach/Marketing): JR Lorimor (541)420-2741

Project Coordinator: Don Clark (702)460-3653

Banquet Chair: Bill Beckley (541) 410-0824

Past Presidents:
Bob Dixon (503) 572-2805
Bill Littlefield (541) 429-2950

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

OHA is one of the largest conservation groups in the state of Oregon but we are always looking for new members who are passionate about our hunting heritage. We need your support and value your input. Please join OHA and it will help us to carry out our mission. OHA is made up of over 20 chapters throughout the state. Two ways to join:

1) Click the application link that follows to download an application form, fill it out, and mail it to the OHA state office.

OHA MEMBER APPLICATION PDF

2) Link over to the OHA State website and select from one of the online purchase options.

Online Application

You can specify a chapter that you would like to join or the OHA state office will assign you to the one that is closest to your mailing address.

ANNUAL MULE DEER CLASSIC BANQUET

MARCH 9, 2024

Click here for the Registration/Order Form & Instructions on how to Order

Click here for the Raffle Options

Doors Open @ 4:00
Dinner Served @ 5:30
Live Auction Starts @ 7:30

 Come at 4:00 for the social hour, where you will enjoy games, enter raffles, preview the live auction, bid on silent auction items, and swap hunting stories with fellow hunters. Enjoy the buffet dinner, enter raffles for more than 30 firearms and other prizes, including hunting and camping gear, trips, artwork, golf, and more.below

Charles Beckley Scholarship

The Bend Chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association has established a scholarship for higher education honoring the life-time member Charles Beckley, who passed away in 2004. Mr. Beckley was a dedicated OHA member, hunter, teacher, and was among the first hunter education instructors in Oregon. This scholarship furthers OHA’s goal of helping to educate future hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in Oregon.

Each year the Bend Chapter accepts applications for scholarships. Qualified applicants will be Bend Chapter OHA members and have a passion for hunting and the outdoors. Applications must be postmarked by the April 15th deadline each year. All applications are reviewed by the scholarship committee and grants are awarded to those individuals that the committee feels are most deserving based on our award criteria. Grants are paid directly to the school’s scholarship department and must be used for the year or term for which they were awarded. For more details about the scholarship application process or criteria, please click on the links below and download the information. Good luck!

2024 Beckley Scholarship Information & Application

For additional information about how to apply, you can contact an OHA representative by calling (541) 480-9848.

Here are some useful links to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website:

ODFW Home

Mandatory Tag Reporting

Hunting Resources

Hunting and Access Maps

National Forest Use

• Discover Your Forest
• Hunting Montana Archery Elk with Randy Newberg and Corey Jacobsen (FT S4 E3)
• Stillwater Fly Shop
• OHA Statewide Website

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