2014 Oregon Big Game Regulations - ODFW

2014 OREGONBIG GAME REGULATIONSwww.dfw.state.or.us

REMEMBER TO REPORTBy January 31 for tags valid April 1 - December 31

By April 15 for tags valid January 1 - March 31

See What’s New for 2014 on Page 4.

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 3

Director’s Message

This last year, hunters for the first time truly heeded the mandatory reporting requirements. We had an excellent response with nearly 85% of deer and elk hunters reporting by the deadline. These individuals all ensured they would not have to pay the extra $25 reinstatement fee. With this high return rate, for the first time, we have mandatory reporting data that we can actually use to help evaluate seasons, success rates, harvest, and tag numbers. In the end, this new system will also reduce costs by allowing the Department to phase out phone surveys.

Another big plus to our mandatory reporting system is that the information you provide remains available to you! Take a look at the Hunt Statistics and Reports section of ODFW’s Hunting page to see information now based on mandatory reporting. For the first time, these reports also include the antler points of animals harvested.

Another item we are really excited about are the changes made to the Landowner Preference Program (LOP) adopted during the last legislative session. The Department worked with a coalition of landowners and hunters to review the Program and make these recommendations.

Landowner tags for mule deer can now be linked directly to a big game management unit’s deer population objective. The idea is that LOP tag holders would share the tag reductions along with other hunters if mule deer populations are below management objectives. When this happens, ODFW can place a cap on the total number of LOP tags available. Changes were also made within the LOP program for dealing with elk damage. The SW Oregon Elk Damage Pilot Program has now been expanded and will be implemented statewide. Why is this important? Well, ODFW can now work directly with landowners who are experiencing elk damage to authorize a limited number of antlerless elk tags for the property where the damage is occurring. We will no longer have to rely as much on kill permits and can more easily regulate the number of elk being killed to address damage.

Finally, let’s talk about large predators. Everyone knows about the wolves that have re-established in northeast Oregon. The Department is closely monitoring several wolf packs and it is entirely possible that we may be able to consider a state delisting of wolves within the next two or three years.

Not many people are aware of the extensive research the Department continues to do on cougars, and their impacts on big game herds. Our research in northeast Oregon has demonstrated that cougars are keeping elk populations below the management objectives set by ODFW, land managers and other community partners in some Wildlife Management Units. Our research team has finished several multi-year studies on cougars, elk and their habitat in the past few years. Results from these studies show that habitat conditions are healthy, females are in good nutritional condition with high pregnancy rates and calves are born with high birth weights. Yet calf survival/recruitment rates continue to be below where they need to be to sustain elk populations and provide hunting opportunities. This is primarily due to predation by cougars on calves—and in contrast to western Oregon where nutritional conditions sometimes limit pregnancy rates of elk. With this kind of information, we are better prepared to defend programs targeted at reducing cougar populations in order to sustain deer and elk herds.

I wanted to highlight these three issues (reporting, LOP tags, and predation) as they have been identified as areas of concern from landowners, hunters and the public. We heard those concerns and have taken positive actions to get answers and develop solutions. Thanks for your interest and your support. Have a good hunting season!

Roy ElickerDirector

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Director’s Message

This last year, hunters for the first time truly heeded the mandatory reporting requirements. We had an excellent response with nearly 85% of deer and elk hunters reporting by the deadline. These individuals all ensured they would not have to pay the extra $25 reinstatement fee. With this high return rate, for the first time, we have mandatory reporting data that we can actually use to help evaluate seasons, success rates, harvest, and tag numbers. In the end, this new system will also reduce costs by allowing the Department to phase out phone surveys.

Another big plus to our mandatory reporting system is that the information you provide remains available to you! Take a look at the Hunt Statistics and Reports section of ODFW’s Hunting page to see information now based on mandatory reporting. For the first time, these reports also include the antler points of animals harvested.

Another item we are really excited about are the changes made to the Landowner Preference Program (LOP) adopted during the last legislative session. The Department worked with a coalition of landowners and hunters to review the Program and make these recommendations.

Landowner tags for mule deer can now be linked directly to a big game management unit’s deer population objective. The idea is that LOP tag holders would share the tag reductions along with other hunters if mule deer populations are below management objectives. When this happens, ODFW can place a cap on the total number of LOP tags available. Changes were also made within the LOP program for dealing with elk damage. The SW Oregon Elk Damage Pilot Program has now been expanded and will be implemented statewide. Why is this important? Well, ODFW can now work directly with landowners who are experiencing elk damage to authorize a limited number of antlerless elk tags for the property where the damage is occurring. We will no longer have to rely as much on kill permits and can more easily regulate the number of elk being killed to address damage.

Finally, let’s talk about large predators. Everyone knows about the wolves that have re-established in northeast Oregon. The Department is closely monitoring several wolf packs and it is entirely possible that we may be able to consider a state delisting of wolves within the next two or three years.

Not many people are aware of the extensive research the Department continues to do on cougars, and their impacts on big game herds. Our research in northeast Oregon has demonstrated that cougars are keeping elk populations below the management objectives set by ODFW, land managers and other community partners in some Wildlife Management Units. Our research team has finished several multi-year studies on cougars, elk and their habitat in the past few years. Results from these studies show that habitat conditions are healthy, females are in good nutritional condition with high pregnancy rates and calves are born with high birth weights. Yet calf survival/recruitment rates continue to be below where they need to be to sustain elk populations and provide hunting opportunities. This is primarily due to predation by cougars on calves—and in contrast to western Oregon where nutritional conditions sometimes limit pregnancy rates of elk. With this kind of information, we are better prepared to defend programs targeted at reducing cougar populations in order to sustain deer and elk herds.

I wanted to highlight these three issues (reporting, LOP tags, and predation) as they have been identified as areas of concern from landowners, hunters and the public. We heard those concerns and have taken positive actions to get answers and develop solutions. Thanks for your interest and your support. Have a good hunting season!

Roy Elicker Director

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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife4

Web www.dfw.state.or.us

E-mail [email protected] Headquarters

503-947-6000ODFW in-state toll-free

800-720-6339Information and Education

503-947-6002Licensing

503-947-6100Controlled Hunts

503-947-6102 1-800-708-1782

Wildlife Division 503-947-6301

Mandatory Reporting 1-866-947-ODFW (6339)

Wildlife Violations 1-800-452-7888

The information in this booklet will be furnished in alternate

format for people with disabilities, if needed. Please call 503-947-6002 (voice), or e-mail [email protected]

to request an alternate format.

ODFW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or

disability. If you believe you have been discriminated

against as described above in any program, activity or

facility, or if you desire further information, please contact

ADA Coordinator, ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302, or call

503-947-6000, or write to the Civil Right Coordinator for

Public Access, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N Fairfax

Dr, Mail Stop: WSFR-4020 Arlington, VA. 22203.

ODFW allows appropriate advertising in this booklet to

help offset the cost of printing.ODFW neither endorses products

or services listed nor accepts any liability arising from the use

of products or services listed.

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION

Bobby Levy (Chair) .......................................................Echo

Michael Finley (Vice Chair) ....................................Medford

Holly Akenson .......................................................... Joseph

Laura Anderson ..................................................... Newport

Bob Webber ...................................................... Port Orford

Greg Wolley ............................................................Portland

Roy Elicker, Director Headquarters Office 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Salem, OR 97302 503-947-6000

REGIONAL OFFICES

High Desert61374 Parrell Rd Bend, OR 97702 541-388-6363

Northeast107 20th Street La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-2138

Northwest17330 SE Evelyn Street Clackamas, OR 97015 971-673-6000

Southwest4192 N Umpqua Hwy Roseburg, OR 97470 541-440-3353

Please visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us/agen-cy/directory/local_offices.asp for a list of local offices.

What’s new in 2014? Page• Revised evidence of sex regulations and new regulations for bighorn sheep, Rock Mt goat, and pronghorn antelope. ..................................................................................... 27 • Oregon’s first Nonresident Rocky Mt goat tag will be offered in the second Elkhorn

hunt period in 2014. ................................................................................................................... 38• HB 3199 prohibits the use of tracer ammunition exploding targets& sky lanters on ODF protected

lands during declared fire season .............................................................................................. 52• Elk bag limit changes in the Alsea and Trask WMUs.The bag limit for archery hunters and hunters with Oregon Hunting and Fishing Permits NO LONGER INCLUDES ANTLERLESS ELK DURING BULL SEASONS in the Alsea and Trask units. See page 88 for the up to date list of units where the bag limit is extended to include an antlerless deer or antlerless elk. .................................................... 88

• The Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area has been expanded by adding ~8,000 acres south of Butte Falls. .............................................................................................. 96

• A new Meacham Cooperative Travel Management Area of approximately 41 sq. miles has been added. ............................................................................................................... 97

No trees were harvested toproduce this publication!

Using paper actually results in more trees, not less.

How can you say no trees were cut down to make this paper? Some trees were used, right?

f you were a tree farmer (after all trees really are a crop), would you grow trees for lumber that sells at $413.28 per ton or for wood chips that sell at $125.00 per ton? This is why trees are harvested for lumber, not for paper. Our paper is made from the wood chips left over from the lumber-making process combined with recycled paper.

ost trees used for paper come from forests called managed timberlands. Even though the trees in these timberlands may look like “woods,” they are an agricultural crop - like vegetables on a farm. The trees are grown to be made into products for human use. Not using paper in order to save trees, is like not eating salad in order to “save” vegetables.In fact, many forests might not exist if trees weren’t planted andharvested by industry.

Every day the paper and forest products industry plants more than 1.7 million trees.There are 12 million more acres offorests in the U.S. todaythan in 1987.

mproved forest management (regeneration of forest areas)

has resulted in a net uptake (sequestration) of carbon from

1990 - 2005. This is because older unmanaged forests lose their

ability to sequester carbon.

In fact, an acre of younghealthy trees will produce

4,280 lbs of oxygen and capture 5,880 lbs of carbon dioxide from

the atmosphere each year.

Better CO2 Sequestration

A healthy demand for wood-basedproducts incentivizes tree farmersto plant more trees.

Dimensional LumberUsed for boards and planks

Wood ChipsUsed for our paper

Hog FuelUsed for fuel and tomake products likepine solvent, cleaningagents, turpentine and gums.

Wood for Chips Hog Fuel

DimensionalLumber

100% of our paper is produced from the wood chips created by sawmill waste

combined with recycled paper.

SEE GRAPHIC BELOW*

ssThis publication is 100% recyclable.This publication is 100% recyclable.This newsprint paper has one of the highest recycle contents of any paper grade!

Web www.dfw.state.or.us

E-mail [email protected] Headquarters

503-947-6000ODFW in-state toll-free

800-720-6339Information and Education

503-947-6002Licensing

503-947-6100Controlled Hunts

503-947-6102 1-800-708-1782

Wildlife Division 503-947-6301

Mandatory Reporting 1-866-947-ODFW (6339)

Wildlife Violations 1-800-452-7888

The information in this booklet will be furnished in alternate

format for people with disabilities, if needed. Please call 503-947-6002 (voice), or e-mail [email protected]

to request an alternate format.

ODFW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or

disability. If you believe you have been discriminated

against as described above in any program, activity or

facility, or if you desire further information, please contact

ADA Coordinator, ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302, or call

503-947-6000, or write to the Civil Right Coordinator for

Public Access, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N Fairfax

Dr, Mail Stop: WSFR-4020 Arlington, VA. 22203.

ODFW allows appropriate advertising in this booklet to

help offset the cost of printing.ODFW neither endorses products

or services listed nor accepts any liability arising from the use

of products or services listed.

OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION

Bobby Levy (Chair) .......................................................Echo

Michael Finley (Vice Chair) ....................................Medford

Holly Akenson .......................................................... Joseph

Laura Anderson ..................................................... Newport

Bob Webber ...................................................... Port Orford

Greg Wolley ............................................................Portland

Roy Elicker, Director Headquarters Office 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Salem, OR 97302 503-947-6000

REGIONAL OFFICES

High Desert61374 Parrell Rd Bend, OR 97702 541-388-6363

Northeast107 20th Street La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-2138

Northwest17330 SE Evelyn Street Clackamas, OR 97015 971-673-6000

Southwest4192 N Umpqua Hwy Roseburg, OR 97470 541-440-3353

Please visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us/agen-cy/directory/local_offices.asp for a list of local offices.

What’s new in 2014? Page• Revised evidence of sex regulations and new regulations for bighorn sheep, Rock Mt goat, and pronghorn antelope. ..................................................................................... 27 • Oregon’s first Nonresident Rocky Mt goat tag will be offered in the second Elkhorn

hunt period in 2014. ................................................................................................................... 38• HB 3199 prohibits the use of tracer ammunition exploding targets& sky lanters on ODF protected

lands during declared fire season .............................................................................................. 52• Elk bag limit changes in the Alsea and Trask WMUs.The bag limit for archery hunters and hunters with Oregon Hunting and Fishing Permits NO LONGER INCLUDES ANTLERLESS ELK DURING BULL SEASONS in the Alsea and Trask units. See page 88 for the up to date list of units where the bag limit is extended to include an antlerless deer or antlerless elk. .................................................... 88

• The Jackson Cooperative Travel Management Area has been expanded by adding ~8,000 acres south of Butte Falls. .............................................................................................. 96

• A new Meacham Cooperative Travel Management Area of approximately 41 sq. miles has been added. ............................................................................................................... 97

No trees were harvested toproduce this publication!

Using paper actually results in more trees, not less.

How can you say no trees were cut down to make this paper? Some trees were used, right?

f you were a tree farmer (after all trees really are a crop), would you grow trees for lumber that sells at $413.28 per ton or for wood chips that sell at $125.00 per ton? This is why trees are harvested for lumber, not for paper. Our paper is made from the wood chips left over from the lumber-making process combined with recycled paper.

ost trees used for paper come from forests called managed timberlands. Even though the trees in these timberlands may look like “woods,” they are an agricultural crop - like vegetables on a farm. The trees are grown to be made into products for human use. Not using paper in order to save trees, is like not eating salad in order to “save” vegetables.In fact, many forests might not exist if trees weren’t planted andharvested by industry.

Every day the paper and forest products industry plants more than 1.7 million trees.There are 12 million more acres offorests in the U.S. todaythan in 1987.

mproved forest management (regeneration of forest areas)

has resulted in a net uptake (sequestration) of carbon from

1990 - 2005. This is because older unmanaged forests lose their

ability to sequester carbon.

In fact, an acre of younghealthy trees will produce

4,280 lbs of oxygen and capture 5,880 lbs of carbon dioxide from

the atmosphere each year.

Better CO2 Sequestration

A healthy demand for wood-basedproducts incentivizes tree farmersto plant more trees.

Dimensional LumberUsed for boards and planks

Wood ChipsUsed for our paper

Hog FuelUsed for fuel and tomake products likepine solvent, cleaningagents, turpentine and gums.

Wood for Chips Hog Fuel

DimensionalLumber

100% of our paper is produced from the wood chips created by sawmill waste

combined with recycled paper.

SEE GRAPHIC BELOW*

ssThis publication is 100% recyclable.This publication is 100% recyclable.This newsprint paper has one of the highest recycle contents of any paper grade!

Hunters are required to complete a hunter survey for each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn antelope and turkey tag they purchase.

REMINDERThose that fail to report on 2013 deer and elk tags by the deadline

will be penalized a $25 fee when they go to purchase a 2015 hunting license.

Report On Your Deer and Elk Tags by the Deadline

to Avoid $25 Fee!

To report, you need the following information:• Hunter/AnglerID#,whichisprintedonall ODFWissueddocumentsincludinglicenses, tags and controlled hunt applications.• Ifreportingonline,youneedtoenteryour last name and date of birth. • The2-digitnumberoftheWildlife Management Unit you hunted in the most. Unitnumbersareidentifiedonpages94-95.• Ifyouweresuccessfulandharvestedabuck deerorbullelk,reporttheantlerpointson the side with the most points.• Answersomequestionsrelatedtothe MentoredYouth Hunter Program.

Hunters that report on time are entered to win a special big game tag of their

choice(deer,elkorpronghornantelope).Thisspecialtagallowsthehunteran

extended season and expanded hunt area.

Deadlines:For all hunts that end April 1-Dec. 31, 2014,

the deadline is Jan. 31, 2015

For all hunts that end Jan. 1-March 31, 2015, the deadline is April 15, 2015

Report online at www.reportmyhunt.com or www.dfw.state.or.usunderthe“Hunting”menu,Orcalltoll-free1-866-947-ODFW(6339)tospeakwithacustomerservicerepresentative.

(Do Notcallyourlocalfieldofficetoreport)

Click here to report!

CONTENTSHUNTING SEASONS .......................................... PAGEGeneral Season Dates ....................................................... 8Bighorn Sheep ........................................................... 39-40 Black Bear

Cascade Additional (Nonresident) .............................. 37Spring Hunts ................................................................ 35General Statewide Season ..................................... 36-37Limited First-Come, First-Served (SW Oregon) .......... 35SW Additional ......................................................... 36-37

CougarAdditional .................................................................... 41 General Statewide Season .......................................... 41

DeerBow Hunts

Controlled Hunts ...................................................... 49 General Season .................................................... 50-51

Buck HuntsCenterfire Firearm Seasons ...................................... 44

Controlled 100 Series Centerfire Firearm Hunts ...45-46 Controlled W High Cascade and Hood-White River Hunts .......................................... 47

Controlled Muzzleloader Hunts ................................. 48Controlled 600 Series Deer Hunts .......................... 54-58Controlled Youth Hunts .............................................. 59

ElkBow Hunts

Controlled Hunts ...................................................... 79 General Season ......................................................... 80

Controlled 200 Series Centerfire Firearm Hunts ... 64-74General Centerfire Firearm Seasons ...................... 62-63Controlled Muzzleloader Firearm Hunts ................... 76 Controlled Youth Hunts .............................................. 77

Pronghorn Antelope .................................................. 31-33Rocky Mountain Goat ..................................................... 38Western Gray Squirrel ..................................................... 81

CONTROLLED AND SPECIAL HUNTSUniformed Services Active Duty Controlled Hunt Tags.......... ........................................................................ 15Controlled Hunt Deadlines ............................................... 9Controlled Hunt Procedures ...................................... 13-15Emergency Hunts ............................................................ 15Landowner Preference Program (LO P) .......................... 19

AUCTION AND RAFFLE HUNTSBig Game Auction Hunts ................................................ 20Big Game Raffle Hunts ................................................... 21Rules, Instructions and Order Forms ......................... 22-23

LICENSES, TAGS, PERMITS AND FEES ...............PAGEDuplicate Tags and Tag Exchanges ................................. 9Leftover Tags .................................................................. 14License and Tag Fees ....................................................... 9License and Tag Requirements ................................ 11-12Mail Order Application and Instructions ................. 16-17Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit ....... 88Purchasing Licenses, Controlled Hunt Applications and Tags .......................................................................... 13Sports Pac License .......................................................... 10Tag Sale Deadlines ........................................................... 9Wildlife Area Parking Permit Program..........................29

MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONSArms and Ammunition Regulations ............................. 30General Hunting Regulations ................................... 27-29Hunting and ATVs ..............................................27 and 83Possession of Firearms ............................................ 28 - 29Road Closures (Travel Management Areas) ............ 96-97 Wildlife Areas, Refuges and Special Areas ............ 98-100

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAbbreviations ................................................................... 8 Definitions ................................................................. 81-82Drought, Fire and Hunting ...................................... 24, 52Feral Swine .................................................................... 24Glossary of Wildlife Symbols ........................................... 8Hunter Education Program ........................................... 85Mandatory Reporting of Harvest and Effort ................. 6Map Availability ...........................................61, 90 and 94Master Hunter Program ................................................. 83Native American Sacred Objects & Cultural Sites ....... 25 T.I.P. Program...................................................................75Transfer Record Form .................................................. 100What’s New for 2014 ....................................................... 4Wildlife Health and Big Game Management .............. 26Wildlife Management Unit Boundary Descriptions ......... ............................................................................. 89-93 Wildlife Management Unit Boundary Maps ........... 94-95Wolves in Oregon .......................................................... 24

YOUTH HUNTING INFORMATIONMentored Youth Hunter Program ................................ 84Youth “First Time” Program .................................... 86-87 Youth Hunting Opportunities ...... 32, 35, 44, 59, and 77Youth Point Saver ...........................................................14

Major regulation changes for 2014 are in blue print throughout these regulations. Please read the regulations carefully for minor changes, such as dates, that are not printed in blue. Regulations may change on short notice during the year or season. For the latest on regulations, call 503-947-6000 or visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us.This publication is a summary of Oregon’s annual hunting regulations. For additional Oregon big game hunting laws and regulations, consult Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes. Comments on regulations are encouraged and are considered annually by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in the regulation setting process. Please provide comments to: ODFW Wildlife Division; 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE; Salem, OR, 97302 or [email protected].

Pages 27-29

ages 31-33B

ages 35-37M

ages 39-40C

ages 41D

ages 45-60E

ages 62-80S

Cover photo: Left — Matthew McGanty, Pronghorn Antelope Raffle Tag, Interstate UnitRight — Roblyn Brown, Controlled Deer Rifle Tag, Imnaha Unit

Hunters are required to complete a hunter survey for each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn antelope and turkey tag they purchase.

REMINDERThose that fail to report on 2013 deer and elk tags by the deadline

will be penalized a $25 fee when they go to purchase a 2015 hunting license.

Report On Your Deer and Elk Tags by the Deadline

to Avoid $25 Fee!

To report, you need the following information:• Hunter/AnglerID#,whichisprintedonall ODFWissueddocumentsincludinglicenses, tags and controlled hunt applications.• Ifreportingonline,youneedtoenteryour last name and date of birth. • The2-digitnumberoftheWildlife Management Unit you hunted in the most. Unitnumbersareidentifiedonpages94-95.• Ifyouweresuccessfulandharvestedabuck deerorbullelk,reporttheantlerpointson the side with the most points.• Answersomequestionsrelatedtothe MentoredYouth Hunter Program.

Hunters that report on time are entered to win a special big game tag of their

choice(deer,elkorpronghornantelope).Thisspecialtagallowsthehunteran

extended season and expanded hunt area.

Deadlines:For all hunts that end April 1-Dec. 31, 2014,

the deadline is Jan. 31, 2015

For all hunts that end Jan. 1-March 31, 2015, the deadline is April 15, 2015

Report online at www.reportmyhunt.com or www.dfw.state.or.usunderthe“Hunting”menu,Orcalltoll-free1-866-947-ODFW(6339)tospeakwithacustomerservicerepresentative.

(Do Notcallyourlocalfieldofficetoreport)

Click here to report!

CONTENTSHUNTING SEASONS .......................................... PAGEGeneral Season Dates ....................................................... 8Bighorn Sheep ........................................................... 39-40 Black Bear Cascade Additional (Nonresident) .............................. 37 Spring Hunts ................................................................ 35 General Statewide Season ..................................... 36-37 Limited First-Come, First-Served (SW Oregon) .......... 35 SW Additional ......................................................... 36-37Cougar Additional .................................................................... 41 General Statewide Season .......................................... 41Deer Bow Hunts Controlled Hunts ...................................................... 49 General Season .................................................... 50-51 Buck Hunts Centerfire Firearm Seasons ...................................... 44 Controlled 100 Series Centerfire Firearm Hunts ...45-46 Controlled W High Cascade and Hood-White River Hunts .......................................... 47 Controlled Muzzleloader Hunts ................................. 48 Controlled 600 Series Deer Hunts .......................... 54-58 Controlled Youth Hunts .............................................. 59Elk Bow Hunts Controlled Hunts ...................................................... 79 General Season ......................................................... 80 Controlled 200 Series Centerfire Firearm Hunts ... 64-74 General Centerfire Firearm Seasons ...................... 62-63 Controlled Muzzleloader Firearm Hunts ................... 76 Controlled Youth Hunts .............................................. 77Pronghorn Antelope .................................................. 31-33Rocky Mountain Goat ..................................................... 38Western Gray Squirrel ..................................................... 81

CONTROLLED AND SPECIAL HUNTSUniformed Services Active Duty Controlled Hunt Tags.......... ........................................................................ 15Controlled Hunt Deadlines ............................................... 9Controlled Hunt Procedures ...................................... 13-15Emergency Hunts ............................................................ 15Landowner Preference Program (LO P) .......................... 19

AUCTION AND RAFFLE HUNTSBig Game Auction Hunts ................................................ 20Big Game Raffle Hunts ................................................... 21Rules, Instructions and Order Forms ......................... 22-23

LICENSES, TAGS, PERMITS AND FEES ...............PAGEDuplicate Tags and Tag Exchanges ................................. 9Leftover Tags .................................................................. 14License and Tag Fees ....................................................... 9License and Tag Requirements ................................ 11-12Mail Order Application and Instructions ................. 16-17Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit ....... 88Purchasing Licenses, Controlled Hunt Applications and Tags .......................................................................... 13Sports Pac License .......................................................... 10Tag Sale Deadlines ........................................................... 9Wildlife Area Parking Permit Program..........................29

MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONSArms and Ammunition Regulations ............................. 30General Hunting Regulations ................................... 27-29Hunting and ATVs ..............................................27 and 83Possession of Firearms ............................................ 28 - 29Road Closures (Travel Management Areas) ............ 96-97 Wildlife Areas, Refuges and Special Areas ............ 98-100

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAbbreviations ................................................................... 8 Definitions ................................................................. 81-82Drought, Fire and Hunting ...................................... 24, 52Feral Swine .................................................................... 24Glossary of Wildlife Symbols ........................................... 8Hunter Education Program ........................................... 85Mandatory Reporting of Harvest and Effort ................. 6Map Availability ...........................................61, 90 and 94Master Hunter Program ................................................. 83Native American Sacred Objects & Cultural Sites ....... 25 T.I.P. Program...................................................................75Transfer Record Form .................................................. 100What’s New for 2014 ....................................................... 4Wildlife Health and Big Game Management .............. 26Wildlife Management Unit Boundary Descriptions ......... ............................................................................. 89-93 Wildlife Management Unit Boundary Maps ........... 94-95Wolves in Oregon .......................................................... 24

YOUTH HUNTING INFORMATIONMentored Youth Hunter Program ................................ 84Youth “First Time” Program .................................... 86-87 Youth Hunting Opportunities ...... 32, 35, 44, 59, and 77Youth Point Saver ...........................................................14

Major regulation changes for 2014 are in blue print throughout these regulations. Please read the regulations carefully for minor changes, such as dates, that are not printed in blue. Regulations may change on short notice during the year or season. For the latest on regulations, call 503-947-6000 or visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us.This publication is a summary of Oregon’s annual hunting regulations. For additional Oregon big game hunting laws and regulations, consult Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes. Comments on regulations are encouraged and are considered annually by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in the regulation setting process. Please provide comments to: ODFW Wildlife Division; 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE; Salem, OR, 97302 or [email protected].

Pages 27-29

ages 31-33B

ages 35-37M

ages 39-40C

ages 41D

ages 45-60E

ages 62-80S

Cover photo: Left — Matthew McGanty, Pronghorn Antelope Raffle Tag, Interstate UnitRight — Roblyn Brown, Controlled Deer Rifle Tag, Imnaha Unit

PRONGHORN BLACK ROCKY MT BIGHORN COUGAR BUCK ANTLERLESS GENERAL ELK CONTROLLED ANTELOPE BEAR GOAT SHEEP DEER DEER ELK pages 31-33 pages 34-37 page 38 pages 39-40 pages 41 pages 44-49 pages 54-60 pages 62-63 pages 64-79

GENERAL SEASONS

WILDLIFE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Ave = Avenue ATV = All-terrain vehicleBLM = Bureau of Land ManagementBlvd = BoulevardCo = CountyCr = CreekDr = DriveF = ForkFR = Forest RoadHwy = HighwayI = Interstate Highway

ID = IdentificationLk = LakeLn = LaneMi = MileMt = Mountain or MountNAR = National Antelope RefugeNF = National ForestNP = National ParkNWR = National Wildlife Refuge ODA = Oregon Dept. of AgricultureODF = Oregon Dept. of Forestry

ODFW = Oregon Dept. of Fish & WildlifePOS = Point of SaleRHA = Regulated Hunt AreaRvr = RiverRd = Roadsq mi = Square MilesUSFS = U.S. Forest ServiceUSFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceWA = Wildlife AreaWMU = Wildlife Management Unit

The following abbreviations are used throughout this document in Hunt Tables, Hunt Descriptions and regulations. Abbreviations will be used in upper/lower case and plural.

GENERAL SEASONS

Western Oregon Deer Centerfire FirearmCascade Buck Area

Coast Buck Area

Cascade Bull Elk Centerfire Firearm

Rocky Mt Bull Elk CenterfireFirst Season

Second Season

Coast Bull Elk Centerfire Firearm First Season

Second Season

BowhuntingDeer (Western/Eastern)

Elk (Western/Eastern)

TAGREQUIRED

Western Oregon Deer

Cascade Elk

Rocky Mt Elk1st Season

Rocky Mt Elk2nd Season

Coast 1st Season

Coast2nd Season

Deer and/orElk Bow

DECEMBERNOVEMBEROCTOBERSEPTEMBERAUGUST

See page 51 for late seasons

18 - 24

29 - 2

8 - 16

15 - 18

22 - 28

GENERAL SEASONS

Black Bear

Eastern Oregon

Western Oregon

SW Additional SW Additional (Nonresident)

Cascade Additional (Nonresident)

Cougar General (statewide)

Additional (see page 41)

TAGREQUIRED

General Black Bear

SWAdditional CascadeAdditional

GeneralCougar

Additional

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LICENSE AND TAG FEESRESIDENTApplications and Licenses

Controlled Hunt Application .................................................. 8.00Hunting License .................................................................. 29.50Juvenile Hunting License.................................................... 14.50Senior Citizen Hunting License .......................................... 13.75(70 years old and 5-year Oregon resident(defined on page 11))Combination Angling/Hunting License ................................ 58.00Senior Citizen Combination Angling/Hunting ..................... 25.50(70 years old and 5-year Oregon resident (defined on page 11))Sports Pac (resident only) ................................................ 164.75Juvenile Sports Pac (resident only age 12-17) .................. 55.00 Disabled Veteran Angling/Hunting (Permanent) ............... * FreePioneer Angling/Hunting (Permanent)

(65 years old and 50-year Oregon resident) ................. * FreeLandowner Preference Registration ................................... 30.00Landowner Preference Tag Redistribution ......................... 15.00

* Initial documents are issued at Salem, Bend, Central Point, Charleston, Clackamas, Corvallis, La Grande, Newport, Roseburg, Springfield, and Tillamook ODFW offices. Subsequent years may be picked up at any POS license agent. Call Licensing at the headquarters at 503-947-6100 for location or an application to apply for a permanent license by mail.

TagsBighorn Sheep .................................................................. 122.50Black Bear

General Season .............................................................. 14.50Southwest Additional (General) ..................................... 14.50

Spring Black Bear (Controlled) ....................................... 14.50Cougar

General Season ............................................................. 14.50 Additional ........................................................................ 14.50

Deer (Controlled or General) .............................................. 24.50Elk (Controlled or General) ................................................. 42.50Elk (Disabled Veteran and Pioneer) .................................. 22.25Pronghorn Antelope ............................................................ 44.50Rocky Mountain Goat ....................................................... 122.50Upland Game Bird Validation1 .............................................. 8.50Waterfowl Validation1 .......................................................... 11.50Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 .......................................... 22.50Juvenile Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 ............................ 10.50

NONRESIDENTApplications and Licenses

Controlled Hunt Application .................................................. 8.00Hunting License ................................................................ 148.50Juvenile Hunting License.................................................... 27.503-day Nonresident Hunting License for Migratory Waterfowl and Upland Birds1 ........................ 26.50

TagsBighorn Sheep ............................................................... 1,308.50Black Bear

General Season ............................................................ 190.50Cascade Additional (General) ....................................... 190.50Southwest Additional (General) .................................... 190.50Spring Black Bear (Controlled) ..................................... 190.50

Cougar Additional ........................................................................ 14.50 General Season .............................................................. 14.50

Deer (Controlled or General) ............................................ 383.50Elk (Controlled or General) ............................................... 508.50Pronghorn Antelope .......................................................... 341.50Mountain Goat ............................................................... 1,308.50Game Bird Validation1 ........................................................ 38.50Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 .......................................... 77.50Juvenile Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 ............................ 10.50

1 See Oregon Game Bird Regulations

• It is the hunter’s responsibility to purchase the correct tag for each species prior to the first valid date of the tag. Tag sale deadline and Sports Pac tag pick up deadline is the day before the hunt begins (see below for Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mt Goat, general bear, and cougar deadlines). For hunts with more than one hunt period, the tag sale deadline and the Sports Pac tag pick up deadline is the day before the earliest opening date.

• LOP tags must also be purchased by specified Tag Purchase Deadlines below. See page 19 for deadlines on LOP registration forms, distribution forms, and applications.

•Members of the uniformed services with Oregon resident status, returning to Oregon after tag sale deadlines will be permitted to purchase general season tags for themselves at the regular rate. Contact ODFW at 503-947-6100 for information.

• Tags may be purchased or obtained after the deadline date provided an affidavit is signed and a fee for a duplicate tag is paid.

Controlled Hunts Application Deadlines

Spring Black Bear Feb. 10

Results Available Feb. 20

All Others May 15

Results Available June 20

Tag Name Deadline

Bighorn Sheep (Controlled)Last day of huntRocky Mt Goat (Controlled)

Black Bear (Controlled)Day before earliest hunt period opens

Pronghorn Antelope (Controlled)

Deer (Controlled)

Elk (Controlled)

Deer or Elk Bow (General) Aug. 29

Western Oregon Deer Centerfire (General) Oct. 3

Black Bear (General) Oct. 3

Bear (SW Additional) No Deadline*

Cascade Elk Centerfire (General) Oct. 17

Cougar (General) Oct. 3

Cougar (Additional) No Deadline*

Rocky Mt Elk Centerfire, 1st Sea son (General - Limited Open Area)

Oct. 28

Rocky Mt Elk Centerfire, 2nd Sea son (General) Nov. 7

Coast Elk Centerfire, 1st Season (General) Nov. 14

Coast Elk Centerfire, 2nd Season (General) Nov. 21

TAG SALE DEADLINES

*Hunters must purchase the general season tag for that species prior to the deadline to be eligible for the additional tag. ■The agent fee is included in all prices. ■License, tag, application and agent fees are not refundable. ■Exchanges of tags and duplicate tags may be obtained only through ODFW’s headquarters, region offices and some district offices. Duplicate licenses can be obtained at any license agent. ODFW offices are closed on state holidays, and weekends. Hunting licenses may be exchanged for a Combination or Sports Pac within 90 days of purchase.Tags may be exchanged ONLY prior to the seasons for which they are valid. ■A non-resident member of the uniformed services may purchase licenses, tags, and permits at resident rates. ■License or tag may be purchased by mail or fax, use the application form on page 17; in person, visit any license agent; or via the internet, please visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales.

PRONGHORN BLACK ROCKY MT BIGHORN COUGAR BUCK ANTLERLESS GENERAL ELK CONTROLLED ANTELOPE BEAR GOAT SHEEP DEER DEER ELK pages 31-33 pages 34-37 page 38 pages 39-40 pages 41 pages 44-49 pages 54-60 pages 62-63 pages 64-79

GENERAL SEASONS

WILDLIFE SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Ave = Avenue ATV = All-terrain vehicleBLM = Bureau of Land ManagementBlvd = BoulevardCo = CountyCr = CreekDr = DriveF = ForkFR = Forest RoadHwy = HighwayI = Interstate Highway

ID = IdentificationLk = LakeLn = LaneMi = MileMt = Mountain or MountNAR = National Antelope RefugeNF = National ForestNP = National ParkNWR = National Wildlife Refuge ODA = Oregon Dept. of AgricultureODF = Oregon Dept. of Forestry

ODFW = Oregon Dept. of Fish & WildlifePOS = Point of SaleRHA = Regulated Hunt AreaRvr = RiverRd = Roadsq mi = Square MilesUSFS = U.S. Forest ServiceUSFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceWA = Wildlife AreaWMU = Wildlife Management Unit

The following abbreviations are used throughout this document in Hunt Tables, Hunt Descriptions and regulations. Abbreviations will be used in upper/lower case and plural.

GENERAL SEASONS

Western Oregon Deer Centerfire FirearmCascade Buck Area

Coast Buck Area

Cascade Bull Elk Centerfire Firearm

Rocky Mt Bull Elk CenterfireFirst Season

Second Season

Coast Bull Elk Centerfire Firearm First Season

Second Season

BowhuntingDeer (Western/Eastern)

Elk (Western/Eastern)

TAGREQUIRED

Western Oregon Deer

Cascade Elk

Coast 1st Season

Coast2nd Season

Deer and/orElk Bow

DECEMBERNOVEMBEROCTOBERSEPTEMBERAUGUST

See page 51 for late seasons

18 - 24

29 - 2

8 - 16

15 - 18

22 - 28

GENERAL SEASONS

Black Bear

Eastern Oregon

Western Oregon

SW Additional SW Additional (Nonresident)

Cascade Additional (Nonresident)

Cougar General (statewide)

Additional (see page 41)

TAGREQUIRED

General Black Bear

SWAdditional CascadeAdditional

GeneralCougar

Additional

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LICENSE AND TAG FEESRESIDENTApplications and Licenses

Controlled Hunt Application .................................................. 8.00 Hunting License .................................................................. 29.50 Juvenile Hunting License.................................................... 14.50 Senior Citizen Hunting License .......................................... 13.75 (70 years old and 5-year Oregon resident(defined on page 11))

Combination Angling/Hunting License ................................ 58.00 Senior Citizen Combination Angling/Hunting ..................... 25.50 (70 years old and 5-year Oregon resident (defined on page 11)) Sports Pac (resident only) ................................................ 164.75 Juvenile Sports Pac (resident only age 12-17) .................. 55.00 Disabled Veteran Angling/Hunting (Permanent) ............... * Free Pioneer Angling/Hunting (Permanent) (65 years old and 50-year Oregon resident) ................. * Free Landowner Preference Registration ................................... 30.00 Landowner Preference Tag Redistribution ......................... 15.00* Initial documents are issued at Salem, Bend, Central Point, Charleston,

Clackamas, Corvallis, La Grande, Newport, Roseburg, Springfield, and Tillamook ODFW offices. Subsequent years may be picked up at any POS license agent. Call Licensing at the headquarters at 503-947-6100 for location or an application to apply for a permanent license by mail.

Tags Bighorn Sheep .................................................................. 122.50 Black Bear General Season .............................................................. 14.50 Southwest Additional (General) ..................................... 14.50 Spring Black Bear (Controlled) ....................................... 14.50 Cougar General Season ............................................................. 14.50 Additional ........................................................................ 14.50 Deer (Controlled or General) .............................................. 24.50 Elk (Controlled or General) ................................................. 42.50 Elk (Disabled Veteran and Pioneer) .................................. 22.25 Pronghorn Antelope ............................................................ 44.50 Rocky Mountain Goat ....................................................... 122.50 Upland Game Bird Validation1 .............................................. 8.50 Waterfowl Validation1 .......................................................... 11.50 Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 .......................................... 22.50 Juvenile Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 ............................ 10.50

NONRESIDENTApplications and Licenses

Controlled Hunt Application .................................................. 8.00 Hunting License ................................................................ 148.50 Juvenile Hunting License.................................................... 27.50 3-day Nonresident Hunting License for Migratory Waterfowl and Upland Birds1 ........................ 26.50

Tags Bighorn Sheep ............................................................... 1,308.50 Black Bear General Season ............................................................ 190.50 Cascade Additional (General) ....................................... 190.50 Southwest Additional (General) .................................... 190.50 Spring Black Bear (Controlled) ..................................... 190.50 Cougar Additional ........................................................................ 14.50 General Season .............................................................. 14.50 Deer (Controlled or General) ............................................ 383.50 Elk (Controlled or General) ............................................... 508.50 Pronghorn Antelope .......................................................... 341.50 Mountain Goat ............................................................... 1,308.50 Game Bird Validation1 ........................................................ 38.50 Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 .......................................... 77.50 Juvenile Turkey (Spring, Fall or Bonus)1 ............................ 10.50 1 See Oregon Game Bird Regulations

• It is the hunter’s responsibility to purchase the correct tag for each species prior to the first valid date of the tag. Tag sale deadline and Sports Pac tag pick up deadline is the day before the hunt begins (see below for Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mt Goat, general bear, and cougar deadlines). For hunts with more than one hunt period, the tag sale deadline and the Sports Pac tag pick up deadline is the day before the earliest opening date.

• LOP tags must also be purchased by specified Tag Purchase Deadlines below. See page 19 for deadlines on LOP registration forms, distribution forms, and applications.

•Members of the uniformed services with Oregon resident status, returning to Oregon after tag sale deadlines will be permitted to purchase general season tags for themselves at the regular rate. Contact ODFW at 503-947-6100 for information.

• Tags may be purchased or obtained after the deadline date provided an affidavit is signed and a fee for a duplicate tag is paid.

Controlled Hunts Application Deadlines

Spring Black Bear Feb. 10

Results Available Feb. 20

All Others May 15

Results Available June 20

Tag Name Deadline

Bighorn Sheep (Controlled)Last day of huntRocky Mt Goat (Controlled)

Black Bear (Controlled)Day before earliest hunt period opens

Pronghorn Antelope (Controlled)

Deer (Controlled)

Elk (Controlled)

Deer or Elk Bow (General) Aug. 29

Western Oregon Deer Centerfire (General) Oct. 3

Black Bear (General) Oct. 3

Bear (SW Additional) No Deadline*

Cascade Elk Centerfire (General) Oct. 17

Cougar (General) Oct. 3

Cougar (Additional) No Deadline*

Rocky Mt Elk Centerfire, 1st Sea son (General - Limited Open Area)

Oct. 28

Rocky Mt Elk Centerfire, 2nd Sea son (General) Nov. 7

Coast Elk Centerfire, 1st Season (General) Nov. 14

Coast Elk Centerfire, 2nd Season (General) Nov. 21

TAG SALE DEADLINES

*Hunters must purchase the general season tag for that species prior to the deadline to be eligible for the additional tag. ■The agent fee is included in all prices. ■License, tag, application and agent fees are not refundable. ■Exchanges of tags and duplicate tags may be obtained only through ODFW’s headquarters, region offices and some district offices. Duplicate licenses can be obtained at any license agent. ODFW offices are closed on state holidays, and weekends. Hunting licenses may be exchanged for a Combination or Sports Pac within 90 days of purchase.Tags may be exchanged ONLY prior to the seasons for which they are valid. ■A non-resident member of the uniformed services may purchase licenses, tags, and permits at resident rates. ■License or tag may be purchased by mail or fax, use the application form on page 17; in person, visit any license agent; or via the internet, please visit our website at www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales.

RESIDENT SPORTS PAC LICENSEThe Resident Sports Pac or Juvenile Sports Pac includes a Combination Angling/Hunting/Shellfish License, black bear tag (general season, controlled 700 series or limited first-come, first-served Spring Black Bear (SW Oregon)), general cougar tag, one elk tag (general season or controlled 200 series hunt), and one deer tag (general season or controlled 100 or 600 series hunt), upland game bird validation, waterfowl validation, one spring turkey tag, and combined angling harvest tag. Leftover tags for bear, deer, or elk are not included. The fee for the entire package is $164.75 or $55.00 for the Juvenile Sports Pac.

The Combination Angling/Hunting/Shellfish License, general cougar, spring turkey and angling harvest tags are issued at the time you purchase a Sports Pac. Bear, deer and elk tags must be requested by the hunter because of the different options available. Upland game bird and Oregon waterfowl validations are available after July 1 each year.

Sports Pac license holders can request and pick up general season deer, elk and/or bear tags from Dec. 1 through the day prior to the earliest opening day of the hunt period for deer and elk and Oct. 3 for general bear, or can apply for controlled deer (100 or 600 series), controlled elk (200 series) and controlled spring bear (700 series) hunts. General season tags can be requested and picked up at the time you purchase your Sports Pac if you are not applying for controlled hunts in the 100, 200, 600, or 700 series.

Controlled hunt applications ($8.00 each) must be purchased in addition to the Sports Pac license no later than Feb. 10 for black bear and May 15 for deer and elk. Sports Pac holders are not guaranteed success in the controlled hunt drawings. However, if you are successful in the controlled hunt drawings, controlled hunt tags are available beginning Feb. 20 for bear and June 20 for deer and elk. Tags must be picked up from a license agent, by mail, by fax, or online prior to the opening day of the earliest hunt period for which tags are valid, including general seasons. If picking up by mail, fax, or online remember to allow time for delivery.

If you apply and are unsuccessful in the controlled hunt drawing and wish to hunt in a general deer, elk, or bear season, you must return to a license agent and pick up your tag prior to the opening day of the earliest hunt period for deer and elk and Oct. 3 for black bear.

NOTE: All general season and controlled hunt tags must be picked up by the day before the earliest opening day of the hunt period. Some hunts are valid for both controlled and general seasons. Tags must be picked up prior to any hunt beginning. General black bear tags must be picked up by Oct. 3.

Only Oregon residents can purchase a Sports Pac or Juvenile Sports Pac. Sports Pac licenses are available at all license agent locations, by mail or fax, or via the internet at www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales. Holders of a Pioneer or Disabled Veteran license may purchase the Sports Pac license at full cost.

Your Sports Pac includes one of each of the following: ■Combination Angling/Hunting/Shellfish License* ■Combined Angling Harvest Tag* ■General or Controlled Deer Tag ■General or Controlled Elk Tag ■General or Controlled Bear Tag ■General Cougar Tag* ■Spring Turkey Tag* ■Validation for Upland Birds and Waterfowl are available after July 1.

Deer, elk, and bear tags are not automatically issued at the time Sports Pac license is issued. Hunters must remember to pick up deer, elk, and bear tags by the day before the earliest hunt opens for deer, elk, and controlled bear and by Oct. 3 for general bear.

*Issued automatically at time of purchasing Sports Pac License.

Any Questions?Contact ODFW-Licensing, 503-947-6100.

WILDLIFE VIOLATORS COMPACTHunters: Be aware that under the Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact (Compact), you can have your Oregon hunting licenses and tags revoked or suspended if you violate the wildlife laws of other states. This means if your license or tag privileges which come under the scope of the Compact are suspended or revoked in one member state, they are subject to suspension or revocation in all member states. For more information, please visit our website at: www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/WildlifeViolatorCompact/wildlife_violator_compact.asp.

As of October 2013

MEMBER STATESIn Process (1)

Passed Legislation (4)

No (6)

Yes (39)

LICENSE REQUIREMENTSALL HUNTERS

■Must have a valid hunting license. (See exceptions for youths participating in the Mentored Youth Hunter Program on page 84.) » Hunting licenses are valid through December 31 of each year. Hunts extending into or beginning in the following calendar year require a new hunting license. » No one may possess more than one valid annual hunting license. » Hunters, 14 years of age and older, who will be hunting predators on public land, and western gray squirrels, unprotected mammals, and unprotected birds on public or private land must have a valid hunting license. No tags are required. » Any hunter with a valid Oregon or Idaho hunting license may hunt in the waters or on the islands of the Snake Rvr, where the rvr forms the boundary between the two states. All laws and rules of the respective states apply. » To apply for controlled hunts, all hunters must purchase a current hunting license.

■To hunt big game you must have in possession a valid hunting license and a big game tag valid for the dates, area, and species being hunted. ■Licenses, tags, and controlled hunt applications can only be obtained at license agents throughout the state, via the internet (www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales), or through the headquarters office by mail, fax, or in person.

» Licenses and tags may be purchased for you by a family member or friend. ■No person may possess more than one valid annual hunting license. However, for the purpose of acquiring preference points under the controlled hunts system and hunting big game, a youth between the ages of 9 and 13 may hold both a free youth license and a juvenile hunting license.

OREGON RESIDENTS ■Obtaining hunting, combination, or Sports Pac license.

» Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 635-010-0015(4)(a) provides the legal standard for purchasing a resident license: “A resident is one who has physically dwelled in Oregon continuously for the six months prior to applying for a license. Temporary absences from Oregon during that time period do not defeat a person’s residency so long as such absences were not for the purpose of establishing residency outside Oregon.

» These requirements are waived for certain active members of the uniformed services and for some foreign exchange students (see OAR 635-010-0015(4) for details). Submitting a false application is a crime.

NONRESIDENTS (INCLUDING NONRESIDENT MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES) ■Must obtain a valid nonresident hunting license or nonresident juvenile hunting license if 14 years of age or older. ■Must obtain a valid nonresident tag for each species they will hunt. ■A nonresident license, or a nonresident uniformed services license, and/or tag may be purchased for a person by a family member or friend directly from a license agent or by mail, via the internet (www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales), or fax.

YOUTH (RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT) ■License, controlled hunt application and big game tag requirements.

» All hunters 12 years of age and older must purchase a hunting license to apply in the big game controlled hunt drawing, to purchase a tag and hunt in any big game season and to apply for and receive landowner preference tags. » Youth 11 years of age are allowed to purchase a juvenile hunting license provided they will turn 12 at the time they hunt. » Youth 9-12 must purchase a hunting license to participate in the point saver program. See page 14.

■No one 11 years of age and younger may hunt for big game. » See exceptions for youths participating in the Mentored Youth Hunter Program on page 84.

■Tags and applications requirements » Youth 13 years of age and younger are required to obtain a FREE license in order to purchase turkey tags or apply for sage grouse hunts and waterfowl reservations.

■Hunters 17 years of age or younger can buy a juvenile hunting license. ■Youth 13 years of age and younger while hunting on property other than land owned by parent or legal guardian must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older. ■Youth 17 and younger must have a Hunter Education Certificate or a department issued document (ex. hunting license) which includes their Hunter Education Certificate Number in their possession to hunt anywhere except on land owned by their parent or legal guardian. See page 85 for Hunter Education information. ■Hunters ages 17 and under must wear a hunter orange exterior garment (shirt, jacket, coat, vest, or sweater) or hat when hunting game mammals or upland birds (except turkey) with any firearm. The exterior garment or hat must have hunter orange visible in all directions (360 degrees).

LANDOWNERS ■A resident does not need a license to hunt on land upon which the person resides and is owned by the person or a member of the person’s immediate family, unless they are hunting a species for which a tag is required. ■ If landowners are purchasing big game tags, applying in the big game controlled hunt drawings or applying for landowner preference tags, a hunting license is required. ■All landowners (residents and nonresidents) eligible for landowner preference must send in appropriate landowner preference forms, purchase a valid hunting license, and apply by specified deadlines to receive landowner preference tags. See page 19 for details. ■A landowner or landowner agent does not need a hunting or trapping license to take predatory animals on land they own, lease, lawfully occupy, possess, or have charge of or dominion over. See page 82 for the definition of a predatory animal.