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DIVISION 65
GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS

635-065-0001
Purpose and General Information
(1) The purpose of these rules is to
establish license and tag requirements, limits, areas, methods and other restrictions
for hunting game mammals pursuant to ORS Chapter 496.
(2) OAR chapter 635, division
65 incorporates, by reference, the requirements for hunting game mammals set out
in the document entitled 2015 Oregon Big Game Regulations,” into Oregon Administrative
Rules. Therefore, persons must consult the” 2015 Oregon Big Game Regulations”
in addition to OAR chapter 635, to determine all applicable requirements for game
mammals. The annual Oregon Big Game Regulations are available at hunting license
agents and regional, district, and headquarters offices, and website of the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) Additional regulation
information is available on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website at
www.odfw.com.
[Publications: Publications referenced are
available from 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.: FWC 38-1988, f. &
cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 9-1997, f. &
cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 1-1999, f. &
cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00,
cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 3-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-3-02 thru 1-23-02; DFW
2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 9-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-28-03
thru 6-16-03; DFW 85-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-27-03 thru 2-23-04; DFW 88-2003(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 9-3-03 thru 12-31-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04;
DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef.
1-1-06; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, c
ert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09,
cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011, f.
12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 138-2013,
f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15
635-065-0006
General License Requirement
A person may obtain and possess only one valid annual hunting license per calendar year.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 183 & 496

Hist.: FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05
635-065-0011
Mandatory
Reporting Penalty
All big game tag holders, except for
bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat, and all turkey tag holders are required to
report hunting effort and harvest.
(1) Reporting deadlines for
2014–2015 seasons are as follows:
(a) January 31, 2015: For
hunts ending between April 1 and December 31, 2014.
(b) April 15, 2015: For hunts
ending between January 1 and March 31, 2015.
(2) Any person with any deer
or elk tag for hunts and seasons listed in the 2014 Oregon Big Game Regulations
pamphlet, issued through the Point of Sale (POS) system, that fails to report by
deadlines established in OAR 635-065-0011(1) will not be able to obtain a license
to hunt game mammals or game birds in Oregon without paying a penalty.
(a) The penalty will be assessed
beginning December 1, 2015 with purchase of a 2016 license.
(b) The penalty fee amount
will be $25.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12,
cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 10-2013, f. & cert. ef. 2-7-13; DFW 138-2013, f. &
cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15
635-065-0012
Mandatory
Florescent Orange Garments
No person younger
than 18 years of age shall hunt with any firearm any game mammal or upland game
bird (excluding turkey) unless the person is wearing in a manner visible from all
directions a hat or exterior garment of fluorescent orange. “Exterior garment”
means a shirt, jacket, coat, vest or sweater. Fluorescent orange camouflage patterns
are acceptable. “Hat” means any head covering. Not subject to this rule
are:
(1) Department
employees and agents and the Oregon State Police while acting in their official
capacities.
(2) Persons
taking wildlife for damage under authority of ORS 498.012.
(3) Persons
taking a wolf or wolves under authority of OAR chapter 635, division 110.
(4) Persons
taking helpless or crippled wildlife under authority of ORS 498.016.
Stat. Auth.:
496.012, 496.138 & 496.162

Stat.
Implemented: 496.012, 496.138 & 496.162

Hist.:
DFW 91-2011, f. 7-12-11, cert. ef. 8-1-11
635-065-0015
General Tag Requirements and Limits
(1) Big Game Tags: Any person hunting
game mammals for which a tag is required must have on their person a valid tag for
the dates, area and species being hunted.
(2) Any person 12 years of
age or older may purchase game mammal tags if they possess an adult hunting license.
(3) A person may obtain and
possess during an annual hunting season only:
(a) One valid general season
black bear tag;
(b) One valid additional
general black bear tag valid in management units 20–30;
(c) One valid controlled
black bear tag in addition to general season bear tags issued under subsection (a)
and (b) above;
(d) One valid 700 series
“leftover” controlled bear tag;
(e) One valid cougar (mountain
lion) tag;
(f) One valid additional
general cougar (mountain lion) tag;
(g) One valid pronghorn antelope
tag.
(4) Except as provided in
OAR chapter 635, division 90, and except as provided in OAR 635-075-0010, a person
may obtain and possess only one of the following tags during an annual hunting season:
(a) One valid deer bow tag;
(b) One valid western Oregon
deer tag;
(c) One valid 100 series
controlled buck hunt tag;
(d) One valid 600 series
controlled antlerless deer tag in addition to one of (4)(a)–(4)(c) and (4)(e);
(e) One valid 100 series
“left over” controlled deer tag;
(f) One valid 600 series
“left over” controlled deer tag;
(5) Except as provided in
OAR chapter 635, division 90, a person may obtain and possess only one of the following
tags during an annual hunting season:
(a) One valid Cascade elk
tag;
(b) One valid Coast First
Season elk tag;
(c) One valid Coast Second
Season elk tag;
(d) One valid Rocky Mountain
elk — first season tag,
(e) One valid Rocky Mountain
elk — second season tag;
(f) One valid elk bow tag;
(g) One valid controlled
elk hunt tag;
(6) In addition to the tags
described in OAR 635-065-0015(5), a person during an annual hunting season may obtain
or possess only one valid 200 series “leftover” controlled elk tag.
(7) In addition to the tags
described in OAR 635-065-0015(3), (4), and (5), a person during an annual hunting
season may obtain or possess only one valid “Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive
Tag” per annual hunting season. If the Department awards a hunter such a tag
through the controlled hunt draw authorized by OAR 635-060-0030(5), the following
requirements will apply:
(a) On or before July 15,
2015 the hunter must inform the Department which species the tag is to be issued
for (pronghorn antelope, deer, or elk) and purchase the tag. Tags not purchased
by July 15 will be offered to an alternate hunter with a tag sale deadline of July
31, 2015.
(b) Hunting hours, hunt dates,
bag limit and hunt area for Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tags will be the
same as those listed in OAR 635-090-150(3) for deer or (4) for elk , or 635-067-0028(2)
for pronghorn.
(c) Bag limit: one pronghorn
antelope or one deer or one elk.
(d) Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife employees are not eligible for a Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive
Tag.
(8) Except as provided in
OAR 635-067-0032 thru 635-067-0034, a person may obtain and possess only one bighorn
sheep ram tag in a lifetime.
(9) Except as provided in
OAR 635-067-0041 a person may obtain and possess only one Rocky Mountain goat tag
in a lifetime.
(10) It is unlawful for any
person to issue or to possess any game mammal tag which has been backdated.
(11) Any game mammal tag
having an issue date subsequent to the last day authorized for issue of such tag
as listed in “Oregon Big Game Regulations” for the current season is
a void tag. Exception:
(a) Members of the uniformed
services returning to the state after the deadline shall be permitted to purchase
general season tags for themselves at the Salem headquarters and regional offices
of the Department.
(b) Notwithstanding the deadlines
for tag purchases provided by rule and in the hunting regulation synopses, any person
who qualifies to purchase a tag but fails to make the purchase by the deadline,
may purchase the tag late if the person:
(A) Submits a written affidavit
certifying that the person has not yet hunted during the season for which the tag
is sought to the Department’s Licensing Services Office;
(B) The request must be received
by the Department before the end of the season for the particular tag; and
(C) Pays the Department the
fee for a duplicate tag, in addition to the usual tag fee.
(D) A tag purchased for a
season that has not begun may be canceled and replaced with a tag for an ongoing
season using the process outlines in 635-065-0015 (b)(A) and (B) provided the original
tag is surrendered with the affidavit and the fee for a duplicate tag is paid to
the Department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146,
496.162
Stats Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146, 496.16
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef.
8-15-89, Renumbered from 635-65-780; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC
20-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94;
FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 7-1996, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-96;
FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 6-17-97, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97;
DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99;
DFW 47-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00;
DFW 30-2000, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-00; DFW 54-2000(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-28-00
thru 12-31-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 47-2001, f. &
cert. ef. 6-13-01; DFW 52-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 6-27-01 thru 12-24-01; DFW
34-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-18-02; DFW 59-2002, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-02; DFW
2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04;
DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef.
1-1-06; DFW 66-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-09; DFW 106-2009(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 9-2-09 thru 3-1-10; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 26-2010(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 3-3-10 thru 8-29-10; DFW 58-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-12-10
thru 11-8-10; DFW 70-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-18-10 thru 11-10-10; DFW 83-2010,
f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011,
f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW
138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 63-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-14;
DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15; DFW 69-2015, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-15
635-065-0090
Disabled Hunter Seasons and Bag Limits
(1) ORS 496.018 provides that in order
to be considered a person with a disability under the wildlife laws, a person shall
provide to the Fish and Wildlife Commission either written certification from a
licensed physician, certified nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant
of certain specified disabilities or written proof that the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs or the Armed Forces shows the person to be at least 65 percent disabled.
To implement that statute, this rule provides for the issuance of an “Oregon
Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit” by the Department.
(2) To obtain an “Oregon
Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit,” a person shall submit to the Department
a completed form specified by the Department. If the completed form accurately provides
all required information, the Department shall issue an “Oregon Disabilities
Hunting and Fishing Permit”. Permits are valid for two calendar years. To
renew a permit, the holder must submit a new, updated application form.
(3) The Department may revoke,
suspend or decline to issue or renew an “Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing
Permit” for failure to submit accurate information. The holder or applicant
may request a contested case hearing to appeal such an action.
(4) A person who possesses
an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit issued by the Department is qualified
for expanded bag limits as follows:
(a) Season/Tag — Bag
Limit.
(b)(A) General or controlled
buck deer — One deer.
(B) In the following units:
Biggs, Columbia Basin (except: That portion of the Columbia Basin Unit described
as follows shall be closed to all bowhunting: Beginning at Vinson at the intersection
of Hwy 74 and Butter Creek Road, west on Hwy 74 to Sandhollow Rd, north on Sandhollow
Rd to Baseline Rd, west 1/2 mile to Sandhollow Rd, north on Sandhollow Rd to Hwy 207,
north and east on State Hwy 207 to Butter Creek Junction, south on Butter Creek
Rd to Hwy 74 at Vinson), Hood, Indigo, Maupin, McKenzie, Melrose, Santiam, Willamette.
(c)(A) General or controlled
bull elk — Legal bull or antlerless elk.
(B) In the following units:
Applegate, Beatys Butte, Beulah, Biggs, Catherine Creek, Chesnimnus, Columbia Basin
(except: That portion of the Columbia Basin Unit described as follows shall be closed
to all bowhunting: Beginning at Vinson at the intersection of Hwy 74 and Butter
Creek Road, west on Hwy 74 to Sandhollow Rd, north on Sandhollow Rd to Baseline
Rd, west 1/2 mile to Sandhollow Rd, north on Sandhollow Rd to Hwy 207, north and east
on State Hwy 207 to Butter Creek Junction, south on Butter Creek Rd to Hwy 74 at
Vinson), Dixon (outside National Forest Lands within the unit), Evans Creek (outside
National Forest Lands within the unit), East Fort Rock (that portion east of Hwy
97), Fossil, Grizzly, Hood, Imnaha, Indigo (outside National Forest Lands within
the unit), Juniper, Keating, Lookout Mountain, Malheur River, Maupin, McKenzie
(outside National Forest Lands within the unit), Melrose, Murderers Creek, Northside,
Ochoco, Owyhee, Paulina, Pine Creek, Ritter portion of the Heppner unit (that part
of unit 48 south and east of the North Fork John Day River), Rogue (outside National
Forest Lands within the unit), Saddle Mountain, Santiam (outside National Forest
Lands within the unit), Scappoose, Silvies, Siuslaw, Sixes, Sled Springs, Steens
Mountain, South Sumpter (that part of Unit 51 south of Burnt Rvr Canyon Rd from
Durkee to junction State Hwy 245 and Hwy 245 from junction Burnt Rvr Canyon Rd to
Unity), Wagontire, White River, Whitehorse, Willamette, Wilson.
(d) Controlled pronghorn
antelope.
(e)(A) Buck only hunts —
One pronghorn.
(B) In the following units:
Beatys Butte, Biggs, Columbia Basin, Fort Rock, Grizzly, Juniper, Keating, Lookout
Mountain, Malheur River, Maupin, Maury, Murderers Creek, Northside, Ochoco, Paulina,
Silver Lake, Silvies, Steens Mountain, Sumpter, Wagontire, Warner. For hunts with
bag limits other than one buck or one bull, the bag limit remains as shown in the
Oregon Big Game Regulations.
(5) The Oregon Disabilities
Hunting and Fishing Permit is valid only with a general season or controlled bull
elk, buck deer, or pronghorn antelope tag for the area and time period being hunted.
The permit must be carried on the person while hunting.
(6) An able-bodied companion
may accompany a person with an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit and
kill any animal wounded by the permit holder. The wounded animal must be killed
using a legal weapon for the season and species designated on the tag. The companion
must immediately attach the permit holder's tag to the carcass of the animal. The
companion is not required to possess a hunting license or 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 29-1987, f. &
ef. 6-19-87; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert.
ef. 3-12-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert.
ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert.
ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert.
ef. 6-22-98; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 2-2003, f. & cert.
ef. 1-17-03; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 53-2005, f. &
cert. ef. 6-14-05; DFW 142-2005, f. & cert. ef. 12-16-05; DFW 41-2006, f. &
cert. ef. 6-14-06; DFW 42-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07,
c ert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f.
12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012,
f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 1-2015,
f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15

General Seasons Tag Requirements for Specific Species

635-065-0101
Buck Deer Seasons
(1) A person hunting deer during the general buck season in the open area listed under the western Oregon deer season described in OAR chapter 635, division 068 shall have on their person a western Oregon Deer Rifle Tag.
(2) A person hunting in a season authorized by a controlled hunt tag shall have on their person the deer tag required for that area.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 37-1982. f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 7-1996, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03

General Elk Seasons

635-065-0201
Bull Elk Seasons
(1) A person hunting bull elk during either the first or second period of the general bull season in the open area listed under Rocky Mountain elk seasons in the Big Game Regulations shall have on their person a corresponding Rocky Mountain elk rifle tag.
(2) A person hunting bull elk during general bull season in the open areas listed under the Coastal elk seasons in the Big Game Regulations shall have on their person a corresponding Coastal elk rifle tag.
(3) A person hunting bull elk during the general bull elk season in the open area listed under the Cascade elk season in the Big Game Regulations shall have on their person a Cascade elk rifle 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 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 6-1979, f. & ef. 2-6-79; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981 f & ef 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 30-2000, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-00
635-065-0301
Black Bear Season
Any person hunting bear during the general black bear season in the open area listed under general black bear season described in OAR chapter 635, division 066 shall have on their person an unused general season black bear tag or an unused SW Additional Bear 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 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10
635-065-0401
Deadline for Purchase of General Season Tags
(1) No western Oregon deer rifle tag
shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October 2, 2015.
(2) No deer bow tag shall
be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, August 28, 2015.
(3) No General Season bear
tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October October 2, 2015.
(4) SW Additional Bear Tags
may be purchased anytime during the bear hunting season, after a General Season
Bear tag has been purchased. An unused bear tag must be in the hunter’s position
at the time they are hunting.
(5) No General Season cougar
tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October October 2, 2015.
(6) Additional Cougar Tags
may be purchased anytime during the cougar hunting season, after a General Season
Cougar tag has been purchased. An unused cougar tag must be in the hunter’s
position at the time they are hunting.
(7) No Rocky Mountain Elk
Rifle First Season Tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October–27,
2015.
(8) No Rocky Mountain Elk
Rifle Second Season Tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, November 6,
2015.
(9) No Coast First Season
Elk Tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, November 13, 2015.
(10) No Coast Second Season
Elk Tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, November 20, 2015.
(11) No Cascade Elk Rifle
Tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October 16, 2015.
(12) No elk bow tag shall
be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, August 28, 2015.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef.
7-6-87; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef.
6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef.
8-15-89; Renumbered from 635-065-0010; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90;
FWC 55-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-90; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91;
FWC 58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93;
FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95;
FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert. ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97;
FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97;
DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00;
DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef.
1-1-02; DFW 108-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-26-02 thru 12-31-02; DFW 2-2003,
f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 122-2004,
f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 127-2006,
f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 70-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-13-07 thru
2-9-08; DFW 103-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-27-07 thru 3-24-08; DFW 118-2007,
f. 10-31-07, c ert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW
140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11;
DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef.
1-1-13; DFW 138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef.
1-6-15
635-065-0501
Exchange of Deer and Elk Tags
(1) Tags may be exchanged only prior
to the seasons for which both of the tags to be exchanged are valid. No tag may
be exchanged after the start of the season for which it is valid.
(2) Exchanges of tags and
duplicate tags may be obtained only through the Department’s regional offices
or Salem headquarters.
(3) A fee of $23.50 (plus
a $2.00 license agent fee) is charged to replace a tag. All licenses, tags and permits,
issued to the same person, that are identified as being lost, destroyed or stolen
may be listed on the same affidavit for a single fee ($23.50 plus a $2.00 license
agent fee.) A fee of $5.00 (plus a $2.00 license agent is charged to exchange a
tag. However, a $10.00 license agent fee will be charged for nonresident deer and
elk tags.
(4) A “leftover”
controlled hunt deer tag may only be exchanged for a general season deer tag, but
only if the person does not already possess a deer tag authorized by OAR 635-065-0015(4)(a),
(b), or (c).
(5) A “leftover”
controlled hunt elk tag may only be exchanged for a general season elk tag but only
if the person does not already possess an elk tag authorized by OAR 635-065-0015(5)(a),
(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h).
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 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef.
3-6-87; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef.
6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef.
8-15-89; Renumbered from 635-65-022; FWC 55-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-90; FWC
58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC
18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95;
FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert. ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97;
DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99;
DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 52-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef.
6-27-01 thru 12-24-01; DFW 34-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-18-02; DFW 118-2003, f.
12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 142-2009, f. 11-12-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 138-2013,
f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 139-2015, f. 10-14-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16
635-065-0625
Regulations on State and Federal
Wildlife Areas, Refuges and Special Areas
State and Federal wildlife areas, refuges
and special areas listed below shall be open to hunting during authorized seasons,
subject to the following special regulations and exceptions:
(1) Bear Valley National
Wildlife Refuge (Klamath County): Closed to all public entry except walk-in deer
hunting prior to November 1.
(2) Cascade Head —
Lincoln City Area: The Cascade Head — Lincoln City Area is closed to hunting
with centerfire rifles, muzzleloaders, or handguns. Hunting is restricted to archery
and shotguns only during authorized seasons, except for Department approved emergency
hunts. Hunters using shotguns for elk shall use slugs (single projectile) only.
The Cascade Head — Lincoln City Area boundaries shall be defined as follows:
Beginning at the Pacific Ocean and Siletz River mouth, east along the north shoreline
of the Siletz River to Drift Cr. Rd. (mile post 1 on Hwy 229); north on Drift Cr.
Rd. to Anderson Cr. Rd.; north on Anderson Cr. Rd. to Schooner Cr. Rd.; west on
Schooner Cr. Rd. to Forest Rd. 2200; north and east on FR 2200 to FR 1726; west
on FR 1726 to FR 2100; northeast on FR 2100 to the power line crossing; north along
the power line to State Hwy. 18; west on Hwy 18 to Old Scenic Hwy 101; north on
Old Scenic Hwy 101 to Three Rocks Rd.; west on Three Rocks Rd. to U.S. Hwy 101;
north on Hwy 101 to FR 1861; west on FR 1861 to Harts Cove trailhead; west on Harts
Cove trail to the Pacific Ocean; south along the coastline to the Siletz River,
point of beginning.
(3) Cold Springs Refuge (Umatilla
County): The Cold Springs Refuge shall be closed to deer and elk hunting.
(4) Dean Creek Elk Viewing
Area (Douglas County): All Bureau of Land Management lands within or contiguous
to BLM lands within T22S R11W (including Spruce Reach Island located adjacent to
Hwy. 38 and between the outlets of Koapke and Hinsdale Sloughs) are closed to hunting.
Also, other lands located within the following boundary are closed to hunting during
all elk and deer seasons that pertain to this area: beginning at the intersection
of Schofield Rd. and Hwy. 38, south on Schofield Rd. to its intersection with Hakki
Ridge Rd., east on Hakki Ridge Rd. to the crest of Hakki Ridge, east along the crest
of Hakki Ridge to its intersection with the BLM boundary located in T22S, R11W Section
4, easterly along the BLM boundary to Hwy. 38, west on Hwy 38 to point of beginning.
(5) Dunes National Recreational
Area: Use of rifles and handguns is prohibited for all hunting in that portion of
the Siuslaw Unit west of Highway 101 and north of Tahkenitch Creek.
(6) North Bank Habitat Management
Area (NBHMA; previously known as the Dunning Ranch Area in Douglas County): 6,500
acres located approximately eight miles northeast of Roseburg. Area: All BLM lands
located in T25S, R5W, Sections 35, 36; T26S, R5W, Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14;
T25S, R4W, Sections 31,32,33; T26S, R4W, Sections 4,5,6,7,8,18. This area is closed
to all big game hunting except for and during controlled hunts specific to the NBHMA
by hunters possessing a controlled hunt tag for the area. Elk, black bear, and cougar
hunting will be allowed by hunters who possess a valid NBHMA controlled hunt tag
in addition to valid elk, black bear, or cougar tags. The use of bait for hunting
game mammals is prohibited on NBHMA. All BLM lands located in T25S, R5W, Sections
35, 36; T26S, R5W, Sections 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14; T25S, R4W, Sections 31, 32, 33;
T26S, R4W, Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18.
(7) William Finley National
Wildlife Refuge (Benton County):
(a) Portions of the Refuge
are open to deer and elk hunting under special regulations established by the Refuge.
(b) All hunters shall obtain
a refuge permit and check in and out of the refuge daily. Information about deer
and elk hunting locations, seasons, weapon restrictions, and application instructions
are available at the refuge office at 541-757-7236 or on their website (http://www.fws.gov/refuge/William_L_Finley/Hunt.html).
(8) Government Island State
Recreation Area (Multnomah County): Use of rifles, handguns, and shotguns with slugs
or buckshot, and bows is prohibited at all times.
(9) Hart Mountain National
Antelope Refuge (Lake County): Portions of the refuge shall be open for hunting
as prescribed under chukar season, controlled pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep
hunts, deer bowhunting season, and muzzleloader deer season. The refuge is open
for pronghorn antelope Mandatory Reporting Incentive tag holders, and pronghorn
antelope and bighorn sheep auction and raffle tag holders but is closed for Access
and Habitat deer and elk auction and raffle and Mandatory Reporting Incentive tag
holders.
(10) Heppner Regulated Hunt
Area: bowhunting; open fires and camping prohibited in posted areas. Approximately
63 square miles in Townships 2, 3, 4 , and 5 South, Ranges 25, 26, 27 and 28 East;
(11) John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument: Those parts of the National Monument in the Grizzly, Biggs, Fossil,
and Northside Units are closed to all hunting and trapping.
(12) John Day River Refuge:
Includes all land within 1/4 mile of the John Day River mean high water line from
the Columbia River upstream to Thirty Mile Creek. Within this area, from the Columbia
Rvr upstream to Rock Cr, the area shall be open to hunting of upland game birds
during authorized seasons only between September 1 and October 31 annually but closed
to all waterfowl hunting. The remaining area from Rock Cr upstream to Thirty Mile
Cr is open to the hunting of all game birds during authorized seasons. Hunting
of big game is allowed during authorized seasons.
(13) Klamath Marsh National
Wildlife Refuge: This area is closed to all deer and elk hunting.
(14) Long Ranch (Linn County):
Forty-eight acres in T13S, R4E, and S32 are closed to all hunting.
(15) Lost Valley Ranch RHA:
Open to public access and hunting from August 1 to March 31. Camping, horseback
riding, and open fires are prohibited. Closed to all motor vehicle use unless posted
otherwise. (Approximately 9 square miles in T5 and 6S, and R22 and 23E).
(16) Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge (Harney County): Portions of the refuge in Blitzen Valley lying west of State
Highway 205 is open during authorized rifle and bow deer and pronghorn antelope
seasons.
(17) McDonald Forest-Dunn
Forest Area (Benton County): The area is closed to all hunting except during controlled
hunts as authorized by the commission.
(18) McKay Creek Refuge (Umatilla
County): This refuge is closed to deer and elk hunting.
(19) Metolius Wildlife Refuge
(Jefferson County): All hunting, injuring, taking, killing, or destroying any wild
bird or mammal on public land is prohibited on public lands within T12 and T13S,
R9E, bounded by USFS road 1420 and 1419 on the west; road 1400 on the south and
east; and road 1420-400, Metolius River, and posted boundary from the Metolius River
to road 1400 on the north (approximately five square miles). 36 CFR 261.58(v).
(20) Mill Creek Watershed
(Umatilla County): This watershed is closed to all access and hunting except by
holders of a Mill Creek Watershed controlled elk tag or a Mill Creek Watershed controlled
deer tag and a Forest Service entry permit.
(21) Newberry Crater Wildlife
Refuge (Deschutes County): All hunting, injuring, taking, killing, or destroying
any wild bird or mammal is prohibited on public lands within the rim of Newberry
Crater in: T21S, R12E; T22S, R12E; T21S, R13E; T22S, R13E (approximately 15 square
miles).
(22) Rimrock Springs Wildlife
Area (Grizzly Unit): This area is closed to all hunting.
(23) Rogue River Area:
(a) All land within one mile
of the Rogue River between Grave Creek and Lobster Creek is closed to bear hunting.
(b) All land within 1/4 mile
of the Rogue River in the wild river section from Grave Creek downstream to Watson
Creek is closed to all hunting except during authorized seasons.
(24) Snake River Islands
(Malheur County): Closed to hunting with rifles.
(25) South Slough National
Estuarine Reserve: Specific areas are closed to hunting due to public health and
safety. Contact reserve headquarters office for specific closures.
(26) Starkey Experimental
Forest Enclosure (Union County): That portion of The Starkey Experimental Forest
within the eight foot high elk-proof fence enclosure is closed to all hunting during
deer and elk season except for persons possessing a controlled hunt tag for the
area. A posted 1/4 mile buffer zone on the National Forest lands surrounding the
enclosure is closed to all hunting with a centerfire rifle or bow. The enclosure
is open to deer and elk hunting only by permit during controlled hunts. The main
study area is open to hunting of other species during authorized seasons. The 12-foot
right-of-way along each side of all eight foot-high perimeter and internal game
fences is closed to all motorized travel. Public entry is allowed only through the
main gate. The Experimental Forest is closed to all public entry during the winter
closure, which runs from the day after the controlled antlerless elk hunt until
May 1 annually.
Access and Habitat auction
or raffle tag holders are not eligible to hunt in the Starkey Experimental Forest
enclosure.
(27) Umatilla Refuge (Morrow
County): This refuge is closed to deer and elk hunting except during controlled
hunts specific to the refuge and emergency hunts as provided in OAR chapter 635,
division 78.
(28) Wallowa Lake (Wallowa
County): All land on or within 1/4 mile of the Wallowa River from Wallowa Lake upstream
to the falls and within 1/4 mile along the west side of Wallowa Lake from the Wallowa
Lake State Park to the Wallowa River outlet is closed to all big game hunting.
(29) Willamette River Greenway
Corridor: Hunting is permitted with shotguns or bows and arrows only during authorized
season on Willamette River Greenway parcels, except in those parcels where hunting
is prohibited.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef.
7-6-87; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 94-1988(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 9-19-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 55-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 6-21-90; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert.
ef. 6-24-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert.
ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert.
ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert.
ef. 6-17-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert.
ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 47-1999, f. & cert.
ef. 6-16-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 30-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 6-14-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01,
cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 9-2003(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 1-28-03 thru 6-16-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW
122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06;
DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, c ert. ef.
1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert.
ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11,
cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 80-2013(Temp),
f. 7-25-13, cert. ef. 7-26-13 thru 1-21-14; Administrative correction, 2-24-14;
DFW 117-2014, f. & cert. ef. 8-7-14; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15
635-065-0635
Winter Range Closure
Areas
The following winter closures
shall be effective during the specified periods each year:
(1) Tumalo Winter Range: December
1 through March 31, —That part of the Upper Deschutes Unit as follows: 125
square miles in Townships 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 South, Ranges 10 and 11 East.
(2) Bear Valley: Closed to motor
vehicle use year round — That part of the Keno Unit as follows: six square
miles in Township 40 South, Ranges 7 and 8 East.
(3) Lost River: December 1 through
April 15 — That part of the Klamath Falls Unit as follows: 6 square miles
in Township 39 South, Ranges 11, 11-1/2, and 12 East.
(4) Lost River: December 1 through
April 15 — That part of the Interstate Unit as follows: 6 square miles in
Township 41 South, Range 14 East.
(5) Cabin Lake-Silver Lake:
December 1 through March 31 — That part of the Paulina Unit as follows: 342
square miles in Townships 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 South, Ranges 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, and 16 East.
(6) Spring Creek Winter Range:
December 15 through April 30 — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows: 14
square miles in Townships 2 and 3 South, Range 36 East.
(7) McCarty Winter Range: December
15 through March 31 — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows: 12 square
miles in Townships 4 and 5 South, Ranges 34 and 35 East.
(8) Metolius Winter Range: December
1 through March 31 — That part of the Metolius Unit as follows: 101 square
miles in Townships 11, 12, 13, and 14 South and Ranges 11 and 12 East.
(9) Bryant Mountain: November
1 through April 15 — That part of the Klamath Falls Unit as follows: 50 square
miles in Townships 39, 40, and 41 South and Ranges 12 and13 East.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138,
496.146 & 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 36-1993, f. &
cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95,
cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert. ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. &
cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; FWC 71-1997, f. &
cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 47-1999, f. &
cert. ef. 6-16-99; DFW 30-2000, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00,
cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f.
12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 42-2007,
f. & cert. ef. 6-14-07; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12
635-065-0655
Unit Boundary Requirements
Any person hunting in a season which is defined by a unit or units description shall abide by unit boundaries as described by the Oregon Wildlife Unit Map and descriptions under OAR Chapter 635, Division 080.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 183 & ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89

Arms and Ammunition Requirements

635-065-0700
Rifles
Hunters shall only use:
(1) Any .24 caliber or larger centerfire rifle that is not fully automatic to hunt bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, or elk. Semiautomatics shall have a magazine capacity of no more than five cartridges.
(2) Any centerfire rifle .22 caliber or larger that is not fully automatic to hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar (mountain lion), or deer. Semiautomatics shall have a magazine capacity of no more than five cartridges.
(3) Any rifle that is not fully automatic to hunt western gray squirrels.
(4) For hunting seasons designated as rifle hunts, hunters shall use only firearms or bows and arrows legal for that species:
(a) A person hunting deer with either a western Oregon deer rifle tag or eastern Oregon deer rifle tag shall use a legal centerfire or muzzleloading rifle, or shotgun, or centerfire handgun, or bow.
(b) A person hunting elk with any elk rifle tag shall use a legal centerfire or muzzleloading rifle, or shotgun, or centerfire handgun, or bow.
(5) Hunters shall not use military or full metal-jacket bullets in original or altered form.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 15-1983, f. & ef. 4-19-83; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11
635-065-0703
Shotguns
Hunters shall use:
(1) Any shotgun, including those with rifled barrels, with number 1 or larger buckshot or slugs to hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar (mountain lion), or deer.
(2) Any shotgun, including those with rifled barrels, using slugs (single projectile) to hunt elk.
(3) Any shotgun to hunt western gray squirrels.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94: FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
635-065-0705
Muzzleloading Rifles
During controlled muzzleloader only
seasons:
(1) Hunters shall use any
long gun that:
(a) Is fired from the shoulder;
(b) Is loaded from the muzzle;
(c) Has an open ignition
system;
(d) Is a single shot except
for muzzleloading shotguns that may be double barreled;
(e) Scopes (permanent or
detachable), and sights that use batteries, artificial light or power, are not allowed
during muzzleloader-only seasons or during 600 series hunts where there is a weapon
restriction of “shotgun/muzzleloader only” or “archery/muzzleloader
only”. However, this restriction does not apply to a visually impaired hunter
who has a visual acuity of ≤20/200 with lenses or visual field of ≤
20 degrees, provided that the hunter holds an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing
Permit. Open and peep sights made from alloys, plastic, or other materials that
do not have the properties described above are legal. Open or iron sights that make
use of fiber optics or fluorescent paint are also legal.
(2) During muzzleloader-only
seasons and 600 series hunts where there is a weapon restriction of shotgun/muzzleloader
only or archery/muzzleloader only, it is illegal to hunt with jacketed bullets,
sabots, and bullets with plastic or synthetic tips or bases. Only the following
projectile/bullet types are allowed:
(a) Round balls made of lead,
lead alloy, or federally-approved nontoxic shot material, used with cloth, paper
or felt patches;
(b) Conical bullets made
of lead, lead alloy, or federally-approved nontoxic shot material, with a length
that does not exceed twice the diameter;
(c) Lead free copper conical
bullets with a length that does not exceed twice the diameter.
(3) Hunters shall use only
flint or percussion caps as a source of ignition.
(4) Hunters shall use only
loose or granular black powder or black powder substitutes as propellants.
(5) Any .40 calibers or larger
muzzleloader as described in OAR 635-065-0705(1)–(4) to hunt pronghorn antelope,
black bear, cougar (mountain lion), or deer.
(6) Any .50 caliber or larger
muzzleloader as described in OAR 635-065-0705(1)–(4) to hunt bighorn sheep,
Rocky Mountain goat, or elk.
(7) Hunters shall use only
number 1 or larger buckshot or bullets as described in OAR 635-065-0705(2) for hunting
deer, black bear or cougar (mountain lion).
(8) Hunters shall use only
single projectiles as described in OAR 635-065-0705(2) for hunting pronghorn antelope,
elk, bighorn sheep, or Rocky Mountain goat.
(9) Hunters may only use
a legal muzzleloading firearm as described in OAR 635-065-0705. During centerfire
firearms seasons where muzzleloaders are also a legal firearm, hunters may:
(a) Use any .40 caliber or
larger muzzleloading firearm to hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar (mountain
lion), or deer.
(b) Use any .50 caliber or
larger muzzleloading firearm to hunt bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, or elk.
(c) Use any muzzleloader
ignition type (excepting matchlock), any sight, any propellant, or any bullet type.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80;
FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981,
f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 15-1983, f. & ef. 4-19-83; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984,
f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 21-1985, f. & ef. 5-7-85; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef.
8-22-85; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88;
FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89;
FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97;
FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98;
DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00;
DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 85-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
8-27-03 thru 2-23-04; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 140-2009,
f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 138-2013,
f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 125-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-26-14 thru
2-1-15; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15
635-065-0710
Handguns
Hunters shall use:
(1) Any centerfire handgun .22 caliber or larger that is not fully automatic to hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar (mountain lion), or deer.
(2) Any centerfire handgun .24 caliber or larger that is not fully automatic to hunt bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, or elk.
(3) Any handgun that is not fully automatic to hunt western gray squirrels.
(4) Hunters shall not use military or full metal-jacket bullets in original or altered form.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 55-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-90; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert.. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 46-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
635-065-0720
Bows and Arrows
Hunters shall use:
(1) Any long, recurve, or compound
bow with 40-pound or heavier pull rating to hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear,
cougar (mountain lion), or deer.
(2) Any long, recurve, or compound
bow to hunt western gray squirrels.
(3) Any long, recurve, or compound
bow with a 50-pound or heavier pull rating to hunt bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain
goat, or elk.
(4) Only unbarbed fixed position
blade broadheads at least 7/8-inch wide to hunt game mammals other than western
gray squirrel. Possession of moveable blade broadheads is prohibited when hunting
game mammals, except western gray squirrels may be hunted with moveable blade broadheads.
(5) A long, recurve, or compound
bow and shall not possess any crossbow while hunting within an authorized bowhunting
area or season.
(6) Only a long, recurve, or
compound bow during any authorized pronghorn antelope, deer or elk bowhunting season
to hunt pronghorn antelope, deer, or elk.
(7) For hunting seasons designated
as bowhunting, hunters shall only use the bows legal for the species being hunted.
Bows may be used during controlled antlerless deer seasons.
(8) Hunters shall not use any
electronic device(s) attached to bow or arrow.
(9) Hunters shall not use any
device secured to or supported by the bow for the purpose of maintaining the bow
at full draw (Persons unable to comply because of a disability may be eligible for
a temporary permit from the Department).
(10) Hunters shall not use any
device secured to or supported by a bow's riser which supports or guides an arrow
from a point rearward of a bow's brace height (i.e. the position of the bows string
when the bow is undrawn).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138,
496.146 & 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef.
6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC
33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f.
& ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef.
3-31-82; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 15-1983, f. & ef. 4-19-83; FWC
28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 35-1986, f. &
ef. 8-7-86; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87;
FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89;
FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91;
FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97;
DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99;
DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01;
DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef.
1-1-04; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert.
ef. 1-1-06; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 125-2009, f. & cert.
ef. 10-7-09; DFW 58-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12
635-065-0725
Other Weapons
It is unlawful to hunt game mammals with a crossbow or any weapon other than those rifles, handguns, shotguns, muzzleloaders, and bows authorized.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99

Unlawful Acts

635-065-0730
Shooting Hours
It is unlawful to hunt any game mammals from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80, FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91
635-065-0733
Decoys
Except for purposes of law enforcement
or wildlife management, the use of decoys with moving parts is prohibited. This
prohibition includes, but is not limited to, decoys with parts that are powered
by a motor, battery, human action (for example, cable or pull-string) or the wind.
Flexible or adjustable parts that permit placement or adjustment of a decoy but
do not otherwise move do not constitute "moving parts" for the purpose of this rule.
This rule is intended to ban decoys that attract game mammals via movement.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138,
496.146, 496.162 & 498.002

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

Hist.: DFW 123-2002, f. 10-25-02,
cert. ef. 7-1-03; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12
635-065-0735
Vehicles, Boats, Aircraft
It is unlawful:
(1) To hunt
any big game from a motor-propelled vehicle.
Exception: A qualified
disabled hunter may obtain an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit to
hunt from a motor vehicle except while the vehicle is in motion or on any public
road or highway. For the purpose of this regulation, "motor vehicle" includes All
Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).
(2) To hunt within
eight (8) hours of communicating with or receiving information on the location of
game mammals from an aircraft. For purposes of this regulation, “aircraft”
includes unmanned aircraft such as drones.
(3) To hunt
within eight hours after having been transported by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft
to any point other than an established airport adequate for fixed-wing aircraft.
(4) To shoot
at pronghorn antelope from a point within 50 yards of a motor-propelled vehicle
including aircraft, except for qualified disabled hunters as shown in 635-065-735(1).
Stat. Auth.: ORS
496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC
123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. &
ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81;
FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 13-1988,
f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 63-1989,
f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 58-1991,
f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 2-2003,
f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 142-2005,
f. & cert. ef. 12-16-05; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13
635-065-0740
Hunting Prohibited
It is unlawful:
(1) To hunt with a centerfire
or muzzleloading rifle during the standard eastern Oregon controlled deer buck season
(October 3–October 14, 2015) Cascade bull elk season, Coast bull elk seasons,
or Rocky Mountain bull or either-sex elk seasons, or the standard Rocky Mountain
unit’s antlerless elk seasons (November 21–November 29, 2015) without
a valid, unused tag for that species, time period and area on their person. EXCEPTIONS:
(a) Landowners, or their
agent, hunting predators on lands they own or lease may use centerfire or muzzleloading
rifles to hunt on such lands.
(b) Hunters may use .22 caliber
or smaller centerfire rifles for hunting coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Juniper,
Beatys Butte, East Beulah, Whitehorse and Owyhee units and in the Wagontire Unit
south of the Lake County Road 5-14 during Rocky Mountain bull or either-sex elk
seasons, or the standard Rocky Mountain unit’s antlerless elk seasons (November
21–November 29, 2015).
(c) Hunters who have a tag
for one of the hunts listed in this paragraph may hunt bear and/or cougar within
the time period and area for which their deer or elk tag is valid (used or unused)
provided they have a valid unused bear and/or cougar tag.
(d) Hunters are not required
to have an elk tag to hunt bear or cougar in the Applegate WMU during elk seasons.
(2) To hunt on any refuge
closed by the state or federal government.
(3) To hunt within the corporate
limits of any city or town, public park or cemetery, or on any campus or grounds
of a public school, college, or university or from a public road, road right-of-way,
or railroad right-of-way.
(4) Notwithstanding section
(3) of this rule, controlled antlerless elk hunts are permitted within the south
city limits of Seaside if the herd should become a serious problem.
(5) To hunt game mammals
outside any area designated by a controlled hunt tag when such tag is required for
that hunt season.
(6) To hunt in any Safety
Zones created and posted by the Department.
(7) To hunt protected wildlife
except:
(a) by a permit or during
an authorized season established by the commission.
(b) That crow, blackbirds,
cowbirds, and magpies may be taken under Federal regulations for reason of depredation
or health hazards as described in the Code of Federal Regulations.
(8) To pursue or assist another
to pursue a cougar (mountain lion) during an authorized cougar (mountain lion) season
unless in possession of an unused cougar (mountain lion) tag or accompanied by the
holder of an unused cougar (mountain lion) tag which is valid for that area and
time period.
(9) To engage in computer-assisted
hunting (Internet hunting) or provide or operate facilities for computer-assisted
hunting in Oregon. As used in this act, "computer-assisted hunting" (Internet hunting)
means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, or software to remotely
control the aiming and discharge of a firearm, bow, or any other weapon to hunt
any game bird, wildlife, game mammal, or other mammal, and "facilities for computer-assisted
remote hunting" means real property and improvements on the property associated
with hunting, including hunting blinds, offices and rooms equipped to facilitate
computer-assisted remote hunting. Nothing in subsection (9) of this section prohibits
the use computer-assisted hunting by employees or agents of county, state or federal
agencies while acting in their official capacities.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80;
FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981,
f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 41-1987, f. & ef.
7-6-87; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef.
8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 20-1991, f. & cert. ef.
3-12-91; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef.
6-14-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert.
ef. 7-1-95; FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert. ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert.
ef. 2-27-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert.
ef. 6-22-98; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00,
cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 2-2003, f. &
cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 85-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-27-03 thru 2-23-04; DFW
118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05;
DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef.
1-1-07; DFW 42-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, c ert.
ef. 1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09,
cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011, f.
12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 138-2013,
f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15
635-065-0745
Prohibited Methods
It is unlawful:
(1) To shoot from or across a public road, road right-of-way, or railroad right-of-way, except that persons legally hunting on closed roads within department Cooperative Travel Management Areas are not violating current prohibitions on shooting from or across a public road.
(2) To hunt for or kill any wildlife for another person except as provided in ORS 498.170 for visually impaired hunters, and OAR 635-065-0090 for hunters with permanent disability permits.
(3) To hunt any game mammal with dogs, except western gray squirrel.
(4) To use an artificial light for hunting any wildlife, except raccoon, bobcat, and opossum provided the light is not cast from or attached to a motor vehicle. This includes laser sights or any other sights which project a beam to the target. This does not include battery operated sights which only light the reticle.
(5) To hunt any wildlife with infrared or any other "night vision" sight.
(6) To cast from or within 500 feet of a motor vehicle an artificial light on game mammals, predatory animals or livestock while having in possession or immediate physical presence a weapon with which the game mammals or livestock could be killed.
(7) To take any game mammals with trap or snare.
(8) To use any poisoning, immobilizing, or tranquilizing drug or chemical to hunt or kill any game mammal.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 90-1994(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-8-94; FWC 10-1995, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-95; FWC 38-1995, f. & cert. ef. 5-4-95; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 47-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-99; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05
635-065-0750
Disguising Sex, Waste, and Sale
It is unlawful:
(1) To disguise the sex or kind of any wildlife while in the field or in transit from the field.
(2) To waste any game mammal or parts thereof, except that the meat of cougar is considered inedible and need not be salvaged. The hide of a cougar must be sealed and retained.
(3) To sell or offer for sale, barter, or exchange, any game mammals or parts thereof except deer, elk, and antelope hides, and shed or legally taken cervid antlers used for handcrafted items and cervid antlers which have been handcrafted as described in OAR 635-200-0050.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, ORS 496.138, ORS 496.146 & ORS 496.162

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

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 13-l988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 38-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-91; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert. ef. 5-1-94; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97
635-065-0755
Trespass
It is unlawful to hunt on the cultivated or enclosed land of another without permission. Enclosed land may be bounded by a fence, ditch, water, posted line or any other line indicating separation from surrounding territory.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496

Stats. Implemented: ORS 496

Hist.: FWC 123, f. & ef. 6-9-77; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985, f. & ef. 8-22-85
635-065-0760
Other Restrictions
It is unlawful:
(1) To take or hold in captivity
the young of any game mammal.
(2) To hold in captivity
any wildlife of this state for which a permit is required without first securing
a permit.
(3) To release without a
permit any wildlife brought from another state or country, or raised in captivity
in this state.
(4) To resist game law enforcement
officers.
(5) To refuse inspection
of any license, tag or permit by an employee of the Department; any person authorized
to enforce the wildlife laws; or a landowner or agent of the landowner on his or
her land while on that property.
(6) To refuse inspection,
by an employee of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, or any person authorized
to enforce wildlife laws, of any gear used for the purpose of taking wildlife.
(7) To take or attempt to
take any game mammals, game birds, migratory waterfowl or any protected wildlife
species of any size or sex or amount, by any method or weapon, during any time or
in any area not prescribed in these rules.
(8) To disturb, damage, remove,
alter or possess any official Department signs.
(9) To sell, lend, or borrow
any big game tag.
(10) It is unlawful to operate
or to be transported in a motor-propelled vehicle in violation of Cooperative Travel
Management Areas. "Motor-propelled vehicle" includes aircraft not landing on designated
airstrips. Through cooperative agreement, motor vehicle use is limited to specific
roads during the dates for the areas listed below. There are two methods of posting
road access information; negative marking in which closed roads are marked by signs,
gates, berms, or other similar indicators, or positive marking in which open roads
are marked by round green reflectors, orange carsonite posts, or similar indicators..
Unit descriptions may be found in OAR 635-080-0000 through 635-080-0077. The following
closures shall be effective during the specified periods each year:
(a) North Coast Access Area:
Three days prior to opening of general archery season through the close of all bull
elk rifles seasons. — Applies to all gated, posted, and/or barrier closed
roads within the Saddle Mountain, Scappoose, Trask and Wilson wildlife management
units. Cooperators require: day use only on private lands, no ATV use on private
and designated state lands, no vehicle may block any road gate.
(b) Upper Tualatin-Trask:
Three days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the
close of all bull elk rifle seasons — That part of the Trask Unit as follows:
60 square miles in Townships 1 and 2 North and 1 South, and Ranges 5 and 6 West;
(c) Rickreall Regulated Hunt
Area: November 1 through November 30 annually — That part of Stott Mt. Unit
as follows: 12 square miles in Townships 7 and 8 South, Ranges 6 and 7 West;
(d) Luckiamute: Permanent
Closure — Those parts of the Stott Mt. /Alsea Units as follows: 9 square miles
in Townships 8 and 9 South, Ranges 7 and 8 West.
(e) Mid-Coast: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Alsea Unit as follows: Open roads in the Siuslaw
NF lands south of US Hwy 20 and north of State Hwy 126 are designated on the Siuslaw
NF Motor Vehicle Use Map. However; additional roads may be posted as closed as part
of the Cooperative TMA or for administrative purposes.
(f) Smith Ridge: Permanent
Closure — That part of the McKenzie Unit as follows: 8 square miles in Townships
13 and 14 South, Ranges 6 and 7 East;
(g) Chucksney Mountain: September
1 through November 30 annually — That part of the McKenzie Unit as follows:
6 square miles in Township 19 South, Range 5 1/2 East;
(h) Skookum Flat: Permanent
Closure — That part of the McKenzie Unit as follows: 8 square miles in Townships
19 and 20 South, Range 6 East;
(i) Eagle Creek: Three days
prior to opening of general Cascade elk season through close of general Cascade
elk season. That part of the McKenzie Unit as follows: 66 square miles in Townships
21 and 22 South, Ranges 5, 5 1/2 and 6 East;
(j) Scott Creek: Permanent
Closure — That part of the McKenzie Unit as follows: 51 square miles in Townships
14, 15, and 16 South, Ranges 6 and 7 East;
(k) Wendling: opening of
archery season through the end of the general firearms buck deer season including
the youth weekend. Approximately 185 sq. mi in Unit 19 northeast of Springfield;
north of Hwy 126, east of Marcola and Brush Creek Rds., and south of the Calapooia
River Mainline. Roads open to motor vehicle use will be marked with orange road
markers. Access may be closed due to fire danger.
(l) Coos Bay BLM: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Tioga Unit as follows: Individual posted roads
on lands administered by BLM, Coos Bay District.
(m) Upper Rogue: Three days
prior to the general Cascade elk season through the end of the general Cascade elk
season — That part of the Rogue Unit as follows: High Cascades Ranger District,
Rogue River National Forest;
(n) Jackson: Three days prior
to the general Cascade elk season through April 30 annually — That part of
the Rogue, Dixon, and Evans Creek units as follows: 116 square miles in Townships
32, 33, 34, and 35 South, Ranges 1 and 2 West and 1 and 2 East; off-road motor vehicle
travel is prohibited at all times;
(o) Pokegama: November 20
through March 31annually — That part of the Keno Unit as follows: 97 square
miles in Townships 40 and 41 South, Ranges 4, 5, and 6 East;
(p) Lower Klamath Hills:
Permanent Closure — That part of the Klamath Unit as follows: 3 square miles
in Township 40 South, Range 9 East;
(q) Goodlow Mountain Area
Closure: December 1 through March 31 annually — That part of the Klamath Unit
as follows: 17 square miles in Townships 38 and 39 South, Ranges 12 and 13 East;
(r) Sun Creek: November 1
through June 30 annually — That part of the Sprague Unit as follows: 14 square
miles in Township 32 South, Ranges 6 and 7 1/2 East;
(s) Fox Butte: Three days
prior to the opening of controlled buck deer season through the close of the controlled
buck deer season — That part of the Paulina Unit as follows: 230 square miles
in Townships 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 South, Ranges 14, 15, and 16 East;
(t) Timbers: Permanent Closure
— That part of the Paulina Unit as follows: 25 square miles in Townships 23
and 24 South, Ranges 9 and 10 East;
(u) Rager: Three days prior
to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the close of antlerless
elk rifle season — That part of the Ochoco Unit as follows: 352 square miles
south of U.S. Highway 26 and west of the South Fork John Day River.
(v) White River Wildlife
Area: December 1 through March 31 annually — That part of the White River
Unit as follows: 59 square miles along the eastern edge of the Mt. Hood National
Forest in the southern half of the White River Unit;
(w) Lower Deschutes: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Biggs Unit as follows: 12 square miles along lower
17 miles of Deschutes River except the county access road to Kloan;
(x) Murderers Creek-Flagtail:
Three days prior to the opening of the archery deer and elk seasons through the
close of controlled buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled
Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second
season — That part of the Murderers Creek Unit as follows: 185 square miles
in Townships 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 South, Ranges 26, 27, 28, and 29 East;
(y) Camp Creek: Three days
prior to opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the close of controlled
buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled Rocky Mountain
bull elk first season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second season —
That part of the Northside Unit as follows: 54 square miles in Townships 10, 11,
and 12 South, Ranges 31, 32, and 33 East.
(z) Heppner Regulated Hunt
Area: Year-round, unless posted otherwise. That part of the Heppner Unit as follows:
Approximately 63 square miles in Townships 2, 3, 4, and 5 South, Ranges 25, 26,
27, and 28 East;
(aa) Bridge Creek Wildlife
Area: December 1 through April 14 annually except by permit — That part of
the Ukiah Unit as follows: 20 square miles in Townships 5 and 6 south, Ranges 31
and 32 East in the Southwest corner of Ukiah Unit;
(bb) Meacham: Three days
prior to the opening of the archery deer and elk seasons through May 31. Approximately
41 square miles in Units 49, 52 and 54 in townships 1 and 2 south, township 1 north,
ranges 34, 35, and 36 east.
(cc) Dark Canyon: Three days
prior to the opening of controlled buck deer season through the close of the last
elk season encompassing this travel management area. That part of the Sumpter Unit
as follows: 20 square miles in Townships 11 and 12 South, Ranges 40 and 41 East;
(dd) Patrick Creek: Three
days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer season through the close of the
last elk season and May 1 through June 30 encompassing this travel management area.
That part of the Sumpter Unit as follows: 8 square miles in Townships 10 and 11
South, Ranges 35 1/2 and 36 East;
(ee) Dry Beaver/Ladd Canyon:
Permanent Closure — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows: 125 square miles
in Townships 4, 5 and 6 South, Ranges 35, 36, 37 and 38 East;
(ff) Clear Creek: Three days
prior to opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk season through close of Rocky Mountain
bull elk second season — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows: 21 square
miles in Township 5 South, Ranges 37 and 38 East;
(gg) Trail Creek: Three days
prior to opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk season through close of Rocky Mountain
bull elk second season — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows: 29 square
miles in Townships 6 and 7 South, Ranges 35 1/2 and 36 East;
(hh) Indian Creek-Gorham
Butte: Three days prior to opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk season through close
of Rocky Mountain bull elk second season — That part of the Starkey Unit as
follows: 24 square miles in Townships 6 and 7 South, Ranges 36 and 37 East;
(ii) Elkhorn Wildlife Area:
Permanent Closure — Those parts of the Starkey and Sumpter units as follows:
7 square miles in Township 6 South, Range 38 East;
(jj) Starkey Experimental
Forest Enclosure: Permanent Closure — That part of the Starkey Unit as follows:
40 square miles in Townships 3 and 4 South, Range 34 East;
(kk) Hall Ranch: Three days
prior to the opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through April 30 —
that part of the Catherine Creek Unit as follows: 3 square miles in Township 5 South,
Range 41 East;
(ll) Little Catherine Creek:
Three days prior to opening of archery season through May 31 — That part of
the Catherine Creek Unit as follows: 22 square miles in Townships 3, 4 and 5 South,
Ranges 40 and 41 East;
(mm) Walla Walla: Permanent
Closure — Those parts of Walla Walla, Wenaha, and Mt. Emily units as follows:
All gated, posted, and closed roads within the Walla Walla Ranger District of the
Umatilla National Forest.
(nn) Wenaha Wildlife Area:
Permanent Closure — That part of the Wenaha Unit as follows: 17 square miles
in Townships 5 and 6 North, Ranges 42 and 43 East along eastern edge of Umatilla
Forest in northeast corner of Wenaha Unit;
(oo) Noregaard: Three days
prior to archery season through May 31. However, roads will be open to permit removal
of camping equipment during a time period extending through two Sundays following
the end of the last antlerless elk rifle season. That part of the Sled Springs Unit
as follows: 175 square miles in west one-third of Sled Springs Wildlife Unit.
(pp) Shamrock: Three days
prior to archery season through May 31. However, roads will be open to permit removal
of camping equipment during a time period extending through two Sundays following
the end of the last antlerless elk rifle season. — That part of the Sled Springs
Unit as follows: 20 square miles in Township 4 North, Range 44 East;
(qq) Chesnimnus: Three days
prior to Chesnimnus rifle bull season through end of Chesnimnus rifle bull season
— That portion of the Chesnimnus Wildlife Unit within the boundaries of the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest;
(rr) Cemetery Ridge Road:
Permanent Closure — That part of the Chesnimnus Unit as follows: Cemetery
Ridge Road north of the south boundary of Section 4, Township 3 North, and Range
48 East.
(ss) Lord Flat Trail (#1774):
Three days prior to archery season through the end of all elk rifle seasons —
15 miles of road in Townships 1 South and 1 and 2 North, Ranges 49 and 50 East;
(tt) Grouse-Lick Creeks:
Three days prior to opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the
close of Rocky Mountain bull elk second season — That part of the Imnaha Unit
as follows: 100 square miles in Townships 2, 3, 4, and 5 South, Ranges 46, 47 and
48 East;
(uu) Clear Lake Ridge: Three
days prior to opening of archery season through December 1 annually — That
part of the Imnaha Unit as follows: Five square miles in Township 2 South, Range
47 East, Sections 3 and 4 and Township 1 South, Range 47 East, Sections 28, 15,
33, 34 and 22.
(vv) Mehlorn: Permanent Closure:
That part of the Pine Creek and Keating Units as follows: 26 square miles in Township
6 South, Ranges 45 and 46 East;
(ww) Lake Fork-Dutchman:
Three days prior to opening of archery season to the end of all elk rifle seasons
and from May 1 to July 1 — That part of the Pine Creek Unit as follows: 42
square miles in Townships 6 and 7 South, Ranges 46 and 47 East;
(xx) Okanogan-Fish: Three
days prior to the opening of buck deer rifle season to the end of elk rifle seasons
and from May 1 to July 1 — That part of the Pine Creek Unit as follows: 20
square miles in Township 6 and 7 South, Ranges 46 and 47 East;
(yy) Summit Point: Permanent
Closure: That part of the Keating Unit as follows: 14 square miles in Townships
6 and 7 South, Ranges 44 and 45 East.
(zz) Eagle Creek: December
1 — April 15: That part of the Keating Unit as follows: 17 square miles in
Townships 7 and 8 South, Range 44 and 45 East;
(aaa) Conroy Cliff: Three
days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the close
of controlled buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled
Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second
season — That part of the Malheur River Unit as follows: 46 square miles in
Townships 16, 17, and 18 South, Ranges 32 1/2, 34, and 35 East;
(bbb) Devine Ridge-Rattlesnake:
Three days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the
close of controlled buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled
Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second
season — That part of the Malheur River Unit as follows: 59 square miles in
Townships 20 and 21 South, Ranges 31, 32, 32 1/2 East;
(ccc) Dairy Creek: Three
days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the close
of controlled buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled
Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second
season — That part of the Silvies Unit as follows: 98 square miles in Townships
19, 20, 21, and 22 South, Ranges 24, 25, and 26 East;
(ddd) Burnt Cabin: Three
days prior to the opening of controlled buck deer rifle season through the close
of controlled buck deer rifle season and from three days prior to the controlled
Rocky Mountain bull elk first
season through the Rocky Mountain bull elk second season — That part of the
Silvies Unit as follows: 22 square miles in Townships 18 and 19 South, Ranges 26
and 27 East;
(eee) Walker Rim; Three days
prior to the opening of controlled buck deer season through the close of the controlled
buck deer season — That part of the Fort Rock Unit as follows: 113 square
miles in Townships 24, 25, and 26 South, Ranges 8, 9, and 10 East;
(fff) North Paulina: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Fort Rock Unit as follows: 12 square miles in Townships
25 and 26 South; Range 8 East;
(ggg) Sugarpine Mountain:
Permanent Closure — That part of the Fort Rock Unit as follows: 40 square
miles in Township 28, Ranges 9 and 10 East;
(hhh) Stott Mt.-North Alsea:
One day prior to opening of archery season through the bull elk rifle seasons —
All gated and/or barrier closed roads within the Alsea Unit north of US Hwy 20 and
west of State Hwy 223 (Kings Valley Hwy); and in the Stott Mt. Unit. Cooperators
require: day use only on private lands, no ATV use on private lands and designated
state lands, and no vehicle may block any road or gate. Access may be closed during
extreme fire danger;
(iii) Spring Butte: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Paulina Unit as follows: 30 square miles in Township
23 South, Range 11 East;
(jjj) Wildhorse Ridge/Teepee
Butte: Three days prior to archery season through the end of all elk rifle seasons.
Posted and gated roads north of 46 roads in Chesnimnus Unit are closed;
(kkk) Hells Canyon National
Recreation Area: Permanent Closure — Those parts of the Chesnimnus, Imnaha,
Snake River, and Pine Creek Units in Eastern Wallowa County that are closed by the
National Recreation Area;
(lll) PO Saddle Road —
Three days prior to opening of archery season through June 15th, annually —
Three miles of road in Townships 3 and 4 South, Range 48 East.
(mmm) Whiskey Creek —
Three days prior to archery season through May 31. However, roads will be open to
permit removal of camping equipment during a time period extending through two Sundays
following the last antlerless elk season. That part of the Sled Springs unit as
follows — 45 square miles in Townships 2 and 3 North, Ranges 43, 44, and 45
East.
(nnn) South Boundary: Permanent
Closure — That part of the Ochoco Unit as follows: 47 square miles in Townships
15 and 16 South, Ranges 20, 21, and 22 East.
(ooo) Green Diamond Travel
Management Area: Permanent Closure — Applies to all gated, posted, or barrier-closed
roads within the Rogue, Keno, Klamath Falls, Sprague, Interstate, Silver Lake, and
Fort Rock Units within the land holdings of Green Diamond Resource Company .
(ppp) Prineville Reservoir
Wildlife Area: From November 15 or December 1 (as posted at each gate) through April
15 annually — That part of the Ochoco and Maury Units as follows: 5 square
miles in Township 16 South, Range 17 East.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 28, f. & ef. 7-8-83; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1985,
f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC 35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 15-1989, f. & cert.
ef. 3-28-89; FWC 63-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 3-21-90; FWC 55-1990, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-90; FWC 58-1991, f. & cert.
ef. 6-24-91; FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 18-1994, f. 3-30-94, cert.
ef. 5-1-94; FWC 4-1995, f. 1-23-95, cert. ef. 7-1-95; FWC 30-1995, f. & cert.
ef. 4-17-95; FWC 18-1996, f. 4-10-96, cert. ef. 8-1-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert.
ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert.
ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert.
ef. 1-14-99; DFW 47-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert.
ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01,
cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 5-2003, f. 1-17-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03; DFW 116-2003(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 11-25-03 thru 3-31-04; DFW 120-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 6-16-04;
DFW 125-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 6-1-05; DFW 133-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef.
6-1-06; DFW 128-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 6-1-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, c
ert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10,
cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 147-2012, f.
12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 159-2014(Temp),
f. 12-4-14, cert. ef. 1-1-15 thru 6-29-15; DFW 69-2015, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-15
635-065-0765
Tagging, Possession, Transportation
and Evidence of Sex
(1) When the owner of any game mammal
tag kills a game mammal for which a tag is issued, the owner shall immediately remove
in its entirety only the month and day of kill and attach the tag in plain sight
securely to the game mammal. The tag shall be kept attached to such carcass or remain
with any parts thereof so long as the same are preserved.
(2) It is unlawful to have
in possession any game mammal tag from which all or part of any date has been removed
or mutilated except when the tag is legally validated and attached to a game mammal.
(3) It is unlawful to possess
the meat or carcass of any deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, or Rocky
Mountain goat without evidence of sex while in the field, forest, or in transit
on any of the highways or premises open to the public in Oregon, except processed
or cut and wrapped meat. Evidence of sex for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn
sheep, or Rocky Mountain goat is:
(a) The animal’s scalp
which shall include the attached eyes and ears, if animal is female; or ears, antlers
or horns, and eyes if the animal is male, or;
(b) The head naturally attached
to at least one quarter of the carcass or:
(c) Reproductive organs (testicles,
scrotum, or penis if male; vulva or udder (mammary) if female) naturally attached
to one quarter of the carcass or to another major portion of meat.
(i) For hunts with antler
or horn restrictions, if the head is not attached to the carcass, in addition to
leaving the testicles, scrotum, or penis naturally attached to one quarter of the
carcass or to another major portion of meat, the head or skull plate with both antlers
or horns naturally attached shall accompany the carcass or major portions of meat.
(ii) For hunts where only
white-tailed deer and for hunts where only mule deer are legal: in addition to evidence
of sex, (testicles, scrotum, penis, vulva, udder, mammary), either the head or tail
shall remain naturally attached to one quarter of the carcass or to another major
portion of meat as evidence of the species taken.
(4) When any game mammal
or part thereof is transferred to the possession of another person, a written record
describing the game mammal or part being transferred indicating the name and address
of the person whose tag was originally attached to the carcass and the number of
that tag shall accompany such transfer and shall remain with such game mammal or
part so long as the same is preserved or until replaced by a tag or seal of the
Department.
(5) All game mammals in
possession in the field or forest or in transit more than 48 hours after the close
of the open season for such mammal must be tagged with a tag or metal seal by the
Department or by the Oregon State Police.
(6) All game mammals or portions
thereof shipped by commercial carrier shall be tagged with a tag or metal seal provided
by the Department or by the Oregon State Police.
(7) It is unlawful to receive
or have in poss ession any game mammal or part thereof which:
(a) Is not properly tagged;
(b) Was taken in violation
of any wildlife laws or regulations; or
(c) Was taken by any person
who is or may be exempt from the jurisdiction of such laws or regulations.
(8) No person shall possess
any game mammal or part thereof which has been illegally killed, found or killed
for humane reasons, except shed antlers, unless he has notified and received permission
from the Department or personnel of the Oregon State Police prior to transporting.
(9) No person shall possess
the horns of bighorn sheep or Rocky Mountain goat that were not taken legally during
an authorized season. Any horns of bighorn sheep or Rocky Mountain goat obtained
by the Department may be made available to scientific and educational institutions
and for ceremonial purposes.
(10) Except for the following
parts, importation of a cervid carcass or parts of a cervid carcass is prohibited
if the cervid was killed in a state or province with a documented case of Chronic
Wasting Disease:
(a) meat that is cut and
wrapped commercially or privately;
(b) meat that has been boned
out;
(c) quarters or other portions
of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached;
(d) hides and/or capes with
no head attached;
(e) skull plates with antlers
attached that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue;
(f) antlers with no tissue
attached;
(g) upper canine teeth (buglers,
whistlers, ivories);
(h) finished taxidermy heads.
(11) For the purposes of
the parts and carcass import ban in subsection 10, the states or provinces with
a documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) are Alberta, Colorado, Illinois,
Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Saskatchewan. The Department shall
add by temporary rule any additional states or provinces when any new cases of CWD
arise.
(12) The parts and carcass
import ban in subsection (11) does not apply to parts or carcasses shipped to the
National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory (Ashland, Oregon) for the purpose
of law enforcement investigations and also does not apply to parts or carcasses
of reindeer/caribou.
(13) Cervid carcasses or
parts of cervid carcasses found in Oregon in violation of the parts and carcass
ban in subsection 10 shall be disposed of in a manner as follows:
(a) Brain tissue, spinal
columns, and whole heads or heads minus the cleaned skull plate and attached antlers,
shall be disposed of either by incineration at temperatures exceeding 800°
F or at lined landfills registered by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
capable of accepting animal carcasses without environmental contamination; rendering
is not an allowed means of disposal.
(b) The person(s) who imported
parts in violation of the parts and carcass ban in subsection 10 shall pay for appropriate
disposal of cervid carcasses or parts of cervid carcasses.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 123, f. &
ef. 6-9-77; FWC 33-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 28-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 6-1981, f. & ef. 1-23-81; FWC 11-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 20-1981, f. & ef. 6-19-81; FWC 37-1982, f. & ef.
6-25-82; FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 43-1988, f. & ef. 8-22-85; FWC
35-1986, f. & ef. 8-7-86; FWC 11-1987, f. & ef. 3-6-87; FWC 41-1987, f.
& ef. 7-6-87; FWC 13-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 63-1989, f. &
cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 24-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 9-1997, f. &
cert. ef. 2-27-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. &
cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00,
cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 90-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-16-02 thru 2-11-03; DFW
114-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-18-02 thru 2-11-03; DFW 126-2002, f. &
cert. ef. 11-12-02; DFW 127-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-14-02 thru 2-11-03;
DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 50-2003, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-03;
DFW 61-2003, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04;
DFW 53-2005, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-05; DFW 111-2005(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
9-23-05 thru 10-31-05; Administrative correction 11-18-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05,
cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 135-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-08; DFW 2-2009, f. &
cert. ef. 1-9-09; DFW 8-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-25-10 thru 7-24-10; DFW
21-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-26-10 thru 8-24-10; DFW 36-2010(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 3-30-10 thru 9-25-10; DFW 83-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 62-2011,
f. & cert. ef. 6-3-11; DFW 92-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-23-12 thru 1-19-13;
DFW 136-2012, f. & cert. ef. 10-24-12; DFW 137-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
10-24-12 thru 4-22-13; DFW 4-2013, f. 1-15-13, cert. ef. 2-1-13; DFW 10-2013, f.
& cert. ef. 2-7-13; DFW 138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 155-2014(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 10-28-14 thru 4-26-15; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15;
DFW 69-2015, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-15
635-065-0772
Tags for Terminally Ill Children
(1) "Organization" means a non-profit
organization qualified under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) with the principle
purpose of granting hunting and fishing adventures for children that have been diagnosed
with a terminal illness by a licensed physician.
(2) "Qualified child" means
a terminally ill child sponsored by an organization who provides to the Department
supporting documentation demonstrating compliance with the prerequisites provided
in this rule.
(3) Annually upon approval
by the Director, the Department may issue no more than 35 big game tags free of
charge to organizations for use by qualified children. The 35 tags will be distributed
across black bear, deer, elk, and pronghorn antelope with no more than 10 tags to
hunt black bear, no more than 10 tags to hunt either-sex deer, no more than 10 tags
to hunt either-sex elk, and no more than five tags to hunt either-sex pronghorn
antelope.
(a) Each organization is
limited to five tags total for all species except black bear per year.
(b) Each organization is
limited to two tags for black bear per year.
(c) An individual tag entitles
the holder to only one black bear, or one deer, or one elk, or one pronghorn antelope.
(d) A qualified child may
obtain only one tag pursuant to this rule.
(e) Tags issued under this
rule may be used to hunt within any Oregon Wildlife Management Unit (as defined
in OAR chapter 635 division 80), except specific area closures as identified in
the current Oregon Big Game Regulations, Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge, or Starkey
Experimental Forest enclosure.
(4) A qualified child must
be between 12 and 21 years of age at the time of the hunt, and must comply with
all requirements concerning:
(a) Minimum hunting age (ORS
497.350);
(b) Hunter education (ORS
497.360);
(c) Hunting hours (OAR 635-065-0730);
(d) Holding a valid Oregon
hunting license, and
(e) Using legal weapon for
hunting the species for which the tag is issued.
(5) A qualified child may
be either resident or non-resident.
(6) A qualified child under
the age of 18 must hunt in the company of an adult 21 years of age or older.
(7) For tags issued under
this rule, open seasons are as follows:
(a) For deer and elk: September
1 through November 30 of the year the tag is issued.
(b) For pronghorn antelope:
August 1 through September 30 of the year the tag is issued.
(c) For spring black bear:
April 1 through May 31 of the year the tag is issued.
(d) For fall black bear:
August 1 through December 31 of the year the tag is issued.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146,
496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146, 496.162
Hist.: DFW 80-2006, f. &
cert. ef. 8-11-06; DFW 24-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-13-14 thru 6-15-14; DFW
63-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-14

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