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DIVISION 50
FURBEARING AND UNPROTECTED MAMMAL REGULATIONS

635-050-0015
Purpose
The purpose of these rules is to establish season dates, bag limits and manner of harvest of furbearing and unprotected mammals pursuant to ORS Chapter 496.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 79-1988, f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90
635-050-0045
General Furbearer Regulations
The following general regulations apply
to furbearer seasons:
(1) The appropriate furtaker’s
license or hunting license for furbearers must be in possession to hunt and/or trap
furbearers.
(2) Any person possessing
a valid furtaker's license or hunting license for furbearers is required to fill
out and return a completed harvest report form to the Department at 4034 Fairview
Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302. The form shall be postmarked by April 15,
2015 for the 2014–2015 seasons and April 15, 2016 for the 2015–2016
seasons. Failure to do so shall deny the license holder the opportunity to purchase
a hunting license for furbearers or furtaker’s license for the following furbearer
season, unless the non-compliant licensee pays a fee of $50.00 and completes and
returns the harvest report form prior to the requested license being issued.
(3) Any person may sell or
exchange the hide, carcass, or any part thereof, of any legally taken furbearing
or unprotected mammal.
(4) All traps and snares,
whether set for furbearing or other unprotected mammals, shall be legibly marked
or branded with the owner's license (brand) number that has been assigned by the
Department; except that unmarked traps or snares may be set for nongame mammals
unprotected by law or Department regulations by any person or member of his immediate
family upon land of which he is the lawful owner. A landowner is required to register
the location of such land with the Department and shall possess each year a free
landowner's license before hunting or trapping furbearing mammals.
(5) No branded trap or snare
may be sold unless accompanied by a uniform bill of sale.
(6) Bobcat, raccoon and opossum
may be hunted with the aid of an artificial light provided the light is not cast
from or attached to a motor vehicle or boat.
(7) An artificial light may
be used to provide light to aid in the dispatch of animals legally restrained in
a trap or snare.
(8) Use of dogs is permitted
to hunt or pursue bobcat, raccoon, fox, and unprotected mammals.
(9) It is unlawful for any
person to trap for furbearers, predatory animals or unprotected mammals using:
(a) A steel foothold trap
with a jaw spread greater than 9 inches.
(b) A No. 3 or larger foothold
trap or any foothold trap with an inside jaw spread at dog greater than 6”
not having a jaw spacing of at least 3/16 of one inch when the trap is sprung (measurement
excludes pads on padded jaw traps) and when the trap is placed in a manner that
is not capable of drowning a trapped animal.
(c) The flesh of any game
bird, game fish, game mammal for trap bait.
(d) Any killing trap having
a jaw spread of 9 inches or more in any land set.
(e) Any killing trap having
a jaw spread of 7.5 inches or more but less than 9 inches, in a land set on public
lands, at a distance greater than 50 feet from a permanent water source or a seasonal
water source when water is present except when authorized by the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife.
(f) Any toothed trap, or
trap with a protuberance on the facing edge of the jaws that is intended to hold
the animal (except pads on padded jaw traps).
(g) Or possessing the branded
traps or snares of another unless in possession of written permission from the person
to whom the brand is registered.
(h) Sight bait within 15
feet of any foothold trap set for carnivores.
(10) Except for persons authorized
to enforce the wildlife laws, it is unlawful to disturb or remove the traps or snares
of any licensed trapper while he is trapping on public lands or on land where he
has permission to trap.
(11) All traps or snares
set or used for the taking of furbearing or unprotected mammals shall be inspected
at least every 48 hours and all trapped animals removed. This regulation does not
apply to the taking of predatory animals.
(12) Any person setting a
trap for predatory animals, as defined in ORS 610.002, must check the trap as follows:
(a) For killing traps and
snares, at least once every 30 days and remove all animals;
(b) For restraining traps
and snares, at least once every 76 hours and remove all animals. However, restraining
traps and snares set by a person owning, leasing, occupying, possessing or having
charge of or dominion over any land, place, building, structure, wharf, pier or
dock or their agent, and set for predatory animals damaging land, livestock or agricultural
or forest crops, shall be checked at least once every 7 days. Any person(s) acting
as an agent for a landowner shall have in their possession written authority from
the landowner or lawful occupant of the land. Such written authority shall contain
at least all of the following:
(A) The date of issuance
of the authorization;
(B) The name, address, telephone
number and signature of the person granting the authorization;
(C) The name, address and
telephone number of the person to whom the authorization is granted; and
(D) The expiration date of
the authorization, which shall be not later than one year from the date of issuance
of the authorization.
(13) A "killing trap" means
a device used to kill a mammal as part of a killing trap system. A killing trap
system is a system set with the intent to kill a mammal comprising a combination
of: equipment (the trap and trigger configuration), and set (including site modifications,
lures, baits, location and other relevant requirements).
(14) A "restraining trap"
means a device used to capture and restrain (but not kill) a mammal as part of a
restraining trap system. A restraining trap system is a system set with the intent
to capture and restrain (but not kill) a mammal comprising a combination of: equipment
(the trap and the trigger configuration), and set (including site modifications,
lures, baits, location and other relevant requirements).
(15) These general furbearer
regulations do not apply to the trapping of gophers, moles, ground squirrels and
mountain beaver.
(16) When any furbearer or
raw furbearer pelt is transferred to the possession of another person, a written
record indicating the name and address of the person from whom the raw pelt was
obtained shall accompany such transfer and remain with same so long as preserved
in raw pelt form.
(17) It is unlawful for any
person to damage or destroy any muskrat house at any time except where such muskrat
house is an obstruction to a private or public ditch or watercourse.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 59-1989, f. &
cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. &
cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. &
cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. &
cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 9-2004, f. &
cert. ef. 2-11-04; DFW 31-2004, f. 4-22-04, cert. ef. 5-1-04; DFW 67-2004, f. &
cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. &
cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 127-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 9-10-10; DFW 70-2011, f. 6-15-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11; DFW 56-2012, f. &
cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 151-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-14
635-050-0047
Set-Back Restrictions
On state or federal lands, except
when authorized by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, no traps or snares
may be set on land:
(1) Within 50 feet of any public
trail;
(2) Within 300 feet of any trailhead
that is designated and maintained as such by the public land management agency and
is accessible to vehicular traffic; or
(3) Within 300 feet of any public
campground or picnic area designated and maintained as such by the public land management
agency on the most current official map of the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138,
496.146 & 496.162

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Hist.: DFW 56-2012, f. &
cert. ef. 6-11-12
635-050-0050
Definitions
(1) "Western Oregon"
means all counties west of the summit of the Cascade range except Klamath and Hood
River Counties.
(2) "Eastern
Oregon" means all counties east of the summit of the Cascade range, including all
of Klamath and Hood River Counties.
(3) "Raw
pelt" means any pelt that has not been processed or converted to any usable form
beyond initial cleaning, stretching, and drying.
(4) "Resident"
means any person who has resided in Oregon for a period of at least six months immediately
prior to the date of making application for a license or tag. Members of the armed
forces assigned to permanent duty status in Oregon, including spouses and dependent
children, and alien students attending school in Oregon under a foreign student
exchange program may purchase a resident license and tags. All other persons are
nonresidents.
(5) "River"
means that portion of a natural water body lying below the level of bankfull stage.
Bankfull stage means the stage or elevation at which overflow of the natural banks
of a stream or body of water begins to inundate the upland.
(6) "Sight
bait" means exposed flesh bait, including whole animal carcasses, within 15 feet
of any foothold trap set for carnivores.
(7) "Furbearers
or furbearing mammals" means beaver, bobcat, fisher, marten, mink, muskrat, river
otter, raccoon, red fox, and gray fox. For any person owning, leasing, occupying,
possessing or having charge of or dominion over any land (or an agent of this person)
who is taking or attempting to take beaver or muskrat on that property, these two
species are considered to be predatory animals.
(8) "Predatory
animals" means coyotes, rabbits and rodents which are or may be destructive to agricultural
crops, products and activities.
(9) "Unprotected
mammals" means, for the purposes of OAR 635-050-0015 through 635-050-0210, badger,
coyote, gophers (Thomomys bottae, T. bulbivorus, T. mazama, T. talpoides and T.
townsendii), moles (Scapanus townsendii, S. orarius and S. latimanus), mountain
beaver (Apolodontia rufa), yellowbellied marmots (Marmonta flaviventris), nutria,
opossum, porcupine, spotted skunk, striped skunk, and weasel. For any person owning,
leasing, occupying, possessing or having charge of or dominion over any land (or
an agent of this person) who is taking or attempting to take coyote, gopher, mountain
beaver (boomer), marmot, nutria, or porcupine on that property, these six species
are considered to be predatory animals.
(10) “Public
trail” is any trail designated, maintained, mapped and marked by any state
or federal land management agency on the most current official map of the agency;
for the purposes of trapping, water way, water trails designated for floating craft
and public roadways are not considered a “public trail”.
(11) “Trailhead”,
for the purposes of trapping, is the area beginning at the sign marking the origin
of a public trail or segment of trail which is designated, maintained, mapped, and
marked by at least one visible sign and includes any adjacent improved graveled
or paved vehicle parking lot. The standard shoulder of the road is not considered
part of the trailhead. Trailheads are marked by at least one visible sign posted
by the responsible state or federal land management agency and identified on the
most current official map of the agency. A trailhead does not include junctions
between trails (posted or not) where there is no motorized vehicle access, or intersections
where a trail crosses a road, or locations where users have developed an access
point, but no improvements have been provided beyond minimal signage for public
safety.
(12) “Water
set” is any trap or snare originally set within a permanent water source or
a seasonal water source when water is present, such that at least a portion of the
trap jaws or snare loop is submerged. If water levels fluctuate, any killing trap
with a jaw spread of 9" or more originally set in a water set must be removed or
adjusted such that at least a portion of the trap jaws or snare loop is submerged
at the next required trap-check except in tidally influenced areas when set below
the mean high water mark.
(13) “Land
set” is any set with a trap or snare other than a water set.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Stats. Implemented:
ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Hist.: FWC
140, f. & ef. 8-29-77; FWC 44-1978, f. & ef. 9-1-78; FWC 37-1979, f. &
ef. 8-29-79; FWC 35-1980, f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 47-1980, f. & ef. 9-17-80;
FWC 21-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0010; FWC 43-1982, f.
& ef. 7-9-82; FWC 45-1982, f. & ef. 7-12-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. &
cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 49-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 46-1997, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-97; DFW 82-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 52-2013, f. &
cert. ef. 6-10-13
635-050-0060
Times, Places, Bag Limits, Species, Sex, and Manner of Taking
Each species of furbearing or unprotected mammal may be hunted or trapped only during the times and in the places, quantities, and manner specifically provided for in OAR 635-050-0015 through 635-050-0210.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146& 496.162

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146& 496.162

Hist.: FWC 140, f. & ef. 8-29-77; FWC 37-1979, f. & ef. 8-29-79; FWC 35-1980, f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 21-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0012; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94

Furbearer Harvest Seasons

635-050-0070
Beaver
Open Season: November 15, 2014 through
March 15, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through March 15, 2016 in the following described
areas:
(1) Clackamas County. All
open except waters within the exterior boundaries of Mt. Hood National Forest.
(2) Crook County. All open
except Prineville Reservoir below high water line and the Ochoco National Forest.
(3) Curry County. All open
except the Rogue River from the east county line to the mouth.
(4) Grant County. All open
except within the exterior boundaries of the Ochoco National Forest; Murderers Creek
and Deer Creek, tributaries of the South Fork John Day River, within the exterior
boundaries of the Malheur National Forest.
(5) Jefferson County. All
open except that portion of Willow Creek and its tributaries on the National Grasslands.
(6) Josephine County. All
open except Rogue River from the confluence of Grave Creek downstream to the county
line.
(7) Union County. All open
except:
(a) Waters inside exterior
boundaries of National Forests. However, private inholdings within the National
Forest remain open.
(b) Grande Ronde River above
Beaver Creek.
(c) All tributaries of the
Grande Ronde River above the confluence of Five Points Creek. (Five Points Creek
open to the National Forest boundary.)
(8) Wallowa County. All open
except:
(a) Wallowa River and tributaries
above Wallowa Lake.
(b) Lostine River, Hurricane
Creek, Bear Creek and their tributaries above the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
boundary.
(c) Minam River and tributaries.
(d) Peavine Creek, a tributary
of Chesnimnus Creek.
(9) Wheeler County. All open
except within the exterior boundaries of the Ochoco National Forest and Bridge Creek
at its tributaries within the exterior boundaries of Bureau of Land Management lands.
(10) Other counties: All
of the following counties in their entirety: Baker, Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos,
Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Hood River, Harney, Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Wasco,
Washington and Yamhill.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; FWC 65-1996(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 11-21-96; FWC 46-1997, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-97; DFW 62-1998, f. &
cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. &
cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. &
cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. &
cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0080
Bobcat
(1) The open harvest season for bobcat
is December 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 and December 1, 2015 through February
28, 2016.
(2) The bag limit for bobcat
in those counties east of the summit of the Cascade Range (including Hood River
and Klamath counties) is five per season per licensed hunter or trapper.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 151, f. &
ef. 10-5-77; FWC 1-1978(Temp), f. & ef. 1-17-78; FWC 10-1978, f. & ef. 3-7-78;
FWC 44-1978, f. & ef. 9-1-78; FWC 37-1979, f. & ef. 8-29-79; FWC 35-1980,
f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 47-1980, f. & ef. 9-17-80; FWC 21-1981, f. & ef.
6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0022; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983,
f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef.
9-5-84; FWC 44-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC
59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC
60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC
43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW
39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW
67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW
83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW
56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0090
Gray Fox
(1) Open Season: November 15, 2014 through
February 28, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through February 28, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0100
Red Fox
Open Seasons and areas are as follows:
(1) Open season entire year
in Baker, Gilliam, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler
counties (Furtaker license is required).
(2) October 15, 2014 through
January 15, 2015 and October 15, 2015 through January 15, 2016 in remainder of state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert.
ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert.
ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert.
ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0110
Marten
(1) Open season: November 1, 2014 through
January 31, 2015 and November 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0120
Mink
(1) Open season: November 15, 2014 through
March 31, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through March 31, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert.
ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert.
ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert.
ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0130
Muskrat
(1) Open season: November 15, 2014 through
March 31, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through March 31, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0140
Raccoon
(1) Open season: November 15, 2014 through
March 15, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through March 15, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0150
River Otter
(1) Open season: November 15, 2014 through
March 15, 2015 and November 15, 2015 through March 15, 2016.
(2) Open area: Entire state
except for all areas closed to beaver trapping in OAR 635-050-0070.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83;
FWC 58-1983, f. & ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 70-1990,
f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 44-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. &
ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0160
Wolverine, Fisher, Ringtail Cat, Sea Otter and Kit Fox
There is no open season.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 21-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81
635-050-0165
Badger, Coyote, Nutria, Opossum, Porcupine, Spotted Skunk, Striped Skunk and Weasel
There is no closed season.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 79-1988, f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88
635-050-0170
Pursuit Seasons
(1) The following pursuit seasons are
authorized:
(a) Bobcat: September 1,
2014 through February 28, 2015 and September 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016.
(b) Fox: September 1, 2014
through February 28, 2015 and September 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016.
(c) Raccoon: September 1,
2014 through March 15, 2015 and September 1, 2015 through March 15, 2016.
(2) License Requirements:
Furtaker's license or hunting license for furbearers shall be on one's person during
pursuit.
(3) No animals shall be killed
except during authorized open harvest season.
(4) A bobcat record card
shall be on one's person while taking or attempting to take bobcat.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 35-1980, f. &
ef. 7-2-80; FWC 21-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0026; FWC
43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 58-1983, f.
& ef. 10-19-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985, f. & ef.
8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88;
FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90;
FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94;
FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98;
DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 61-2001, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-01;
DFW 73-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 85-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-27-03
thru 2-23-04; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006, f. & cert.
ef. 7-12-2006; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010, f. & cert.
ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert.
ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0180
Bobcat and River Otter Record Cards
(1) Each person desiring to hunt or
trap bobcat or river otter shall purchase a bobcat or river otter record card prior
to hunting or trapping bobcat or river otter.
(2) Bobcat record cards will
be available for a fee of $33.00 (plus a $2.00 license agent fee) per card.
(3) River otter record cards
will be available for a fee of $33.00 (plus a $2.00 license agent fee) per card.
(4) Record cards will be
available at the Salem headquarters and regional offices of the Department.
(5) River otter cards will
have spaces for recording 15 river otters. There is no limit on the purchase of
river otter record cards.
(6) Each western Oregon bobcat
record card will have spaces for recording 15 bobcats. There is no limit on purchase
of western Oregon bobcat record cards.
(7) No more than one record
card for eastern Oregon bobcats will be issued to any furtaker or hunter. A duplicate
card may be issued, but no more than the bag limit described for eastern Oregon
bobcats in OAR 635-050-0080 may be taken in a season.
(8) No person may obtain
or possess both eastern and western Oregon bobcat record cards.
(9) Bobcat and river otter
record cards shall not be sold after the end of their respective seasons.
(10) Each furtaker shall
have the appropriate record card on his person while trapping or hunting bobcat
or river otter.
(11) Furtakers shall not
have record cards other than their own on their person, or in their possession while
in the field or in transit.
(12) Upon coming into possession
of any bobcat or river otter, the furtaker who killed the animal shall immediately
write on their record card, the species, sex, date of possession and county of harvest.
(13) Each furtaker shall
retain the record card until he disposes of the raw pelts.
(14) Fees paid for unused
record cards shall not be refunded.
(15) It is unlawful to alter
or be in possession of an altered bobcat or river otter record card.
(16) Each licensee shall
register a brand number to obtain a bobcat or river otter record card.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162, Other Auth.: SB 247 (2015)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Hist.: FWC 140, f. &
ef. 8-29-77; FWC 165, f. & ef. 12-23-77; FWC 44-1978, f. & ef. 9-1-78; FWC
37-1979, f. & ef. 8-29-79; FWC 53-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 11-6-79; FWC 54-1979(Temp),
f. & ef. 11-8-79; FWC 60-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 12-18-79; FWC 2-1980(Temp),
f. & ef. 1-8-80; FWC 35-1980, f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 21-1981, f. & ef.
6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0025(1); FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC
27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985, f.
& ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 31-2004, f. 4-22-04, cert. ef. 5-1-04; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert.
ef. 7-13-04; DFW 142-2009, f. 11-12-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 127-2010, f. &
cert. ef. 9-10-10; DFW 64-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14; DFW 139-2015, f. 10-14-15,
cert. ef. 1-1-16
635-050-0183
Bobcat and River Otter Ownership Tags
(1) The ownership tag shall be affixed
by Department personnel at district and regional offices and shall remain so affixed
while the pelt is in raw form.
(2) Ownership tags may be
used as foreign export tags.
(3) Each ownership tag authorizes
the holder to sell one bobcat or river otter.
(4) Each person shall have
an ownership tag affixed to his or her bobcat or river otter pelt at a Department
district or regional office within five business days after the season ends.
(5) It shall be unlawful
to possess a 2014–2015 or 2015–2016 harvested bobcat or river otter
after five business days following the season closure without an ownership tag.
(6) It shall be unlawful
to sell or remove from the state a 2014–2015 or 2015–2016 harvested
bobcat or river otter pelt without the respective year's ownership tag.
(7) A furtaker shall be responsible
for surrendering to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife the lower jawbone
including both canine teeth and information on sex, date of catch and county of
harvest with each individual Oregon bobcat and river otter to qualify for ownership
tags. A district office may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the lower jawbone requirement,
for example if the furtaker provides evidence that failure to provide the jawbone
is due to unexpected circumstances beyond his or her control.
(8) The record card with
the required information including species, sex, date of possession and county shall
be presented to obtain an ownership tag.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 43-1982, f. &
ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84;
FWC 44-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988,
f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990,
f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994,
f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998,
f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002,
f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006,
f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010,
f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014,
f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0189
Special Bobcat and River Otter Regulations
(1) Raw pelts taken prior to September
1, 1982 may not be sold unless they were metal-sealed by the Oregon State Police
or the Department prior to that date.
(2) Those persons failing
to comply with 2014–2015 or 2015–2016 Special Bobcat and River Otter
Regulations may not be issued a license for the following furbearer season and shall
be subject to the penalties provided in ORS 496.992.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 43-1982, f. &
ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84;
FWC 44-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988,
f. & cert. ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 70-1990,
f. & cert. ef. 7-25-90; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994,
f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998,
f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-00; DFW 73-2002,
f. & cert. ef. 7-16-02; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 60-2006,
f. & cert. ef. 7-12-06; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-08; DFW 82-2010,
f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 64-2014,
f. & cert. ef. 6-11-14
635-050-0200
Refuges Open to Hunting or Trapping
All state wildlife refuges, except those specified as closed to all hunting or trap?ping, are open to hunting or trapping of furbear?ing mammals and mammals unprotected by law or Department regulations during the respective open seasons within the period November 1 through March 31.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Hist.: FWC 140, f. & ef. 8-29-77; FWC 44-1978, f. & ef. 9-1-78; FWC 37-1979, f. & ef. 8-29-79; FWC 35-1980, f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 45-1980, f. & ef. 8-28-80; FWC 53-1980(Temp), f. & ef. 9-23-80; FWC 21-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0035; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82; FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94
635-050-0210
Areas Closed to Hunting or Trapping
It is unlawful to hunt
or trap furbearing mammals or unprotected mammals on the following areas except
as authorized by permit or as provided in section (24) of this section:
(1) Cemeteries;
(2) City and municipal watersheds
declared to be refuges;
(3) Enterprise Wildlife Area,
south of U.P. Railroad, and Marr tract;
(4) Federal refuges;
(5) Denman Wildlife Area;
(6) Fern Ridge Wildlife Area;
(7) Irrigon Wildlife Area;
(8) Jewell Meadows Wildlife
Area;
(9) Klamath Wildlife Area;
(10) Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area;
(11) McDonald Forest (Benton County);
(12) Metolius Wildlife Refuge;
(13) North Bank Habitat Management
Area (BLM);
(14) Public campgrounds;
(15) National, state and public
parks;
(16) Rimrock Springs Wildlife
Area;
(17) Sauvie Island Wildlife
Area;
(18) School lands;
(19) Summer Lake Wildlife Area;
(20) E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area;
(21) St. Louis Ponds
(22)Within city boundaries (note,
however, that ORS 498.012 allows landowners and their agents to trap for the purpose
of dealing with certain types of damage, public nuisance and public health risk.
This authority overrides the restriction on trapping within cities);
(23)Tillicum Natural Area.
(24)Notwithstanding section
(22) of this rule, trapping furbearing and unprotected mammals is permitted within
incorporated city limits as follows:
(a) Warrenton, except within
100 yards of any residential building or within the boundaries of Fort Stevens State
Park;
(b) Klamath Falls, on a person's
own property for muskrat and beaver;
(c) Bend, as approved and permitted
by the Department;
(d) Cottage Grove; applicants
must submit written request to the City of Cottage Grove for a trapping permit.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138,
496.146 & 496.162

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Hist.: FWC 140, f. & ef.
8-29-77; FWC 44-1978, f. & ef. 9-1-78; FWC 37-1979, f. & ef. 8-29-79; FWC
35-1980, f. & ef. 7-2-80; FWC 45-1980, f. & ef. 8-28-80; FWC 21-1981, f.
& ef. 6-29-81, Renumbered from 635-050-0037; FWC 43-1982, f. & ef. 7-9-82;
FWC 27-1983, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 65-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 11-22-83; FWC
9-1984, f. & ef. 3-12-84; FWC 52-1984, f. & ef. 9-5-84; FWC 44-1985, f.
& ef. 8-22-85; FWC 48-1986, f. & ef. 8-28-86; FWC 79-1988, f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-88; FWC 59-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 60-1992, f. & cert.
ef. 7-30-92; FWC 49-1994, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-94; FWC 43-1996, f. & cert.
ef. 8-12-96; DFW 62-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98; DFW 39-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-00; DFW 67-2004, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-04; DFW 83-2008, f. & cert.
ef. 7-25-08; DFW 56-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12

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