In 2024
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
February 2025
If you have any problems opening the newsletter or receiving our monthly email, contact Bob Buddenbohn @ 817-470-7018 right away.
NEW
Digital Volunteer Reporting System
Quick – Easy – Painless
Use this to submit a separate entry for each event or activity you’ve helped with. If you’re involvement spanned more than a calendar month for a particular activity, simply note the time period in sufficient detail in the Comments/Notes/Details section at the bottom of the form so we can distinguish what’s new vs what you may have previously reported.
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33rd ANNUAL MULE DEER CLASSIC
March 8, 2025
SOLD OUT!
But you may still participate in Raffles & Auctions – and do not need to be present to win!
To do so, you must contact John Bambe @ 541-480-9848 no later than 7pm Friday March 7
2025 BECKLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Every year our chapter awards scholarships to applicants pursuing areas of study and careers which support our mission which is “Protecting Oregon’s Wildlife, Habitat and Hunting Traditions”
For more information and an application, click here
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED IS
APRIL 15, 2025
OREGON PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION
Family Expo
ON-HOLD
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This is an unprecedented opportunity for families and youth to learn about Oregon’s amazing range of outdoor possibilities all in one place and a matter of hours – FREE OF CHARGE! Attendees meet experts from a wide variety of outdoor focused organizations who showcase what they do and how to get started via hands-on, interactive, family friendly exhibits. Whether it’s fishing, hunting, back country hiking, rock hounding, scuba diving, trapping, clamming, mushroom hunting you name it, each of the exhibitors shares two things in common – their enduring commitment to pure healthy outdoor enjoyment and responsible stewardship of our state’s natural wonders.
REGISTRATION/ENTRY IS FREE!
This will always be a pressure free, educational, non-selling expo, other than memberships offered by the exhibiting organizations.
CHAPTER MEETINGS
2nd Wednesday Every Month
Bend VFW Hall
1503 NE 4th Street – Bend
Wed March 12, 2025
@ 6:00pm
Meeting Room to open at 5pm
Meals & Refreshments Available
Food Truck on Premise
GUEST SPEAKER
Andy Hamilton
ODFW – Hunter Recruitment Specialist
Andy to explain his programs and how specifically we can each help him successfully Recruit, Reactivate and Retain more Hunters
If you are the least bit concerned about the future of Hunting in Oregon, this is a rare opportunity to learn how easy, soon and vitally important a role YOU can play, to make a REAL difference!
COMING SOON
HUNTER SAFETY & FIELD DAYS
March 29, June 7 and August 9
Each at COSSA
Located off Hwy 20 East of Bend
Required for all under 18 years old hunters
&
Good way to start for anyone new to Hunting
WILDLIFE CROSSINGS
Lava Butte to Sunriver Junction Maintenance
6 Bend OHA members recently conducted a routine fence patrol & found a little more damage than usual; some requiring ODOT’s attention. Click here for the full report.
In case you were unaware, Bend OHA inspects this fencing twice a year.
We also strongly support the Gilchrist Crossing Project that’s underway – legislatively and financially!
New poll shows 86% of voters support building more road crossings for animals
Click Here & Here to see the Articles
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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.
2) Link over to the OHA State website and select from one of the online purchase options.
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
OHA Bend Chapter Work
Each year several projects and activities are organized and carried out that support our mission. As we define them and set dates we’ll post information here. We encourage all members to come join us in the field. It is here we often make great friendships and get to give back to the resources that we are passionate about. Most of our projects take place during the summer months when the outdoor conditions and weather allow us to be most effective.
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.
