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Pope Lake Hunt Club operates a private duck and goose hunting club on Sauvie Island in the Portland, Oregon area. The club owns and manages 24 acres across three separate lakes, providing members with serious waterfowl hunting opportunities throughout the Oregon Northwest Zone seasons.
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Pope Lake Hunt Club operates a private duck and goose hunting club on Sauvie Island in the Portland, Oregon area. The club owns and manages 24 acres across three separate lakes, providing members with serious waterfowl hunting opportunities throughout the Oregon Northwest Zone seasons.
Hunting happens every legal day of duck and goose season, which runs roughly from mid-October through late January for ducks (107 days) and mid-October through mid-March for geese (72 days for early seasons, additional late season in February-March). Members hunt from fixed blinds located together on the front lake, with additional pit blinds deployed during late-season goose hunting.
The club maintains 700-800 decoys (expanding from the original 600) across duck and goose setups with regular rotation to keep birds interested. A designated ramrod—appointed by the club manager—coordinates all hunting operations and assigns duck calling based on skill level.
| Species | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Ducks | Mallard, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, Green-Winged Teal, Wood Duck, Canvasback, Ring Neck | Scaup, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Redhead, Goldeneye, Bufflehead |
| Geese | Lesser, Western, Cackling, Vancouver, Snow, Ross, Spec (White Front) | — |
The club operates from a 1,500 square-foot clubhouse featuring: - Full kitchen and bar - 22 individual storage lockers (with personal security codes and keys) - Dedicated gun cleaning room - Freezer for game storage - Sauna - Upstairs sleeping quarters (600 sq ft additional)
Additional property includes: - One pole building (1,200 sq ft) for equipment storage - Trapp house with machine thrower and concrete shooting stations for trap shooting - 16-foot duck boat with outboard motor - John Deere tractor and farm implements - Kubota 4x4 RTV for field work - Two 150-gallon diesel fuel tanks - Full irrigation system covering all acres
New members should join as shooting members first for at least one year. This allows existing owners to vet prospective members before voting them into ownership.
The club runs a full calendar of hunting and social events:
The club maintains 15 owners and 7 shooting members. Ownership requires a 50% approval vote from existing owners. All owners sign an operating agreement and share equally in annual operating costs ($500/year) beyond shooting member dues. Capital improvements are voted on by ownership and shared equally among all owners.
Owner meetings occur twice yearly: - March: Club business, officer elections - July: Operations review, includes picnic and trap shoot
Maintenance requires approximately 4 work parties per year (brushing blinds, setting/picking decoys, general cleanup). Two are mandatory; missing either incurs a $200 fee to cover replacement labor.
Pope Lake Hunt Club actively supports waterfowl conservation through donations to Ducks Unlimited and the Oregon Duck Hunters Association. The club recognizes that Oregon's wetland habitats—from tidal marshes to high-elevation lakes and Great Basin oases—are critical for migrating, breeding, and wintering waterfowl across the Pacific Flyway.
"We are a group of people who enjoy duck and goose hunting. Pope Lake Duck Club is open every legal day of duck and goose season." – Club Philosophy