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

Join the Oregon Hunters Association

OHA is one of the largest conservation groups in the state of Oregon, and we are always looking for new members who are passionate about our hunting, conservation, and thriving wildlife populations.

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When you join Oregon Hunters Association, you receive our award-winning publications Oregon Hunter magazine and Oregon Hunter’s Calendar, your local chapter newsletter and OHA decal.

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.

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): Dan Scofield orhuntersbend@gmail.com
  • At Large (Youth Events): Kevin Borst (541) 480-7323
  • At Large (Outreach/Marketing): [OPEN]
  • 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

Upcoming Events


ANNUAL MULE DEER CLASSIC BANQUET

2027 Details TBD

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.

CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

August 2026

OHA Newsletter Front-Page 8/26

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If you have any problems opening the newsletter or receiving our monthly email, contact orhuntersbend@gmail.com right away.

VOLUNTEERS

Report Your Hours

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.


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Shotgun Raffle

Proceeds Support OHA Youth Shooting Activities

PURCHASE TICKETS

Contact John Bambe @ 541.480.9848 with questions.

VOLUNTEERING

CHALLENGE TO ALL MEMBERS

– Volunteer just 1 Day per Year –
Pay it forward

LOADS OF OPTIONS

Youth Events
Highway Crossing Maintenance
Habitat Projects
Banquet & Other Functions
Booth Reps
Professional/Technical Help
Admin Functions

Help Needed NOW!

Board Seats
Website & Social Media
Email Service (MailChimp)
Banquet
Outreach

Contact Dan @ orhuntersbend@gmail.com

Thanks for visiting the OHA Bend Chapter website.

MEMBER MEETING

2nd Wednesday Every Month

Bend VFW Hall
1503 NE 4th Street – Bend

Wed August 12, 2026
@ 6:00pm

GUEST SPEAKER

Todd Adkins
OHA Executive Director

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Meeting Room to open at 5pm
Meals & Refreshments Available from Food Truck on the premise and one block away at the Mid-Town Yacht Club Food Court

Food Truck on Premise
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IP28

This is the single most existential threat to hunting, fishing, trapping, agriculture, even the availability and cost of food at your grocer and favorite restaurant.

Everyday acts like killing a mouse in your house would become criminally punishable. Same with breeding pets and livestock, or putting sick ones down. Predator control – public safety – things we take for granted
ALL would suffer.

These previously unimaginable restrictions will irreparably affect the
EVERY DAY LIFE OF EVERY OREGONIAN!

So watch your emails for OHA plans on how EACH & EVERY ONE OF US will need to defeat this draconian measure.

Help us send an unequivocal message to its OUT-OF-STATE SPONSORS to leave and never try this again!

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Ever Wonder what BEND OHA Does?

In 2024
Volunteers
Spent
3,875 hours time
Drove 6,554 miles

(Value >$137,ooo)
To preserve local Habitat, Wildlife and
our Hunting Traditions

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We also donated > $42,000 to organizations providing similar public services.

All told, OHA invests close to $200,000 annually to benefit of ALL Oregonians!