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DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
DIVISION 60
GAME MAMMAL AND GAME BIRD CONTROLLED HUNT REGULATIONS
635-060-0000
Purpose and General Information
(1) The purpose of these rules is to
describe the requirements and procedures for controlled hunts pursuant to ORS Chapter
496.162.
(2) The documents entitled
“2015–2016 Oregon Game Bird Regulations,” and “2015
Oregon Big Game Regulations,” are incorporated by reference into these rules.
These documents are available at hunting license agents and regional, district,
and headquarters offices of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
[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 118, f. &
ef. 6-3-77; FWC 25-1978, f. & ef. 5-26-78; FWC 32-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78;
FWC 29-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 7-1981,
f. 2-18-81, ef. 6-1-81; FWC 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 22-1981, f. &
ef. 6-29-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 38-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82;
FWC 34-1984, f. & ef. 7-24-84; FWC 16-1985, f. & ef. 4-11-85; 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 40-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87; FWC 12-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88;
FWC 37-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 14-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89;
FWC 48-1989, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; FWC 23-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90;
FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 61-1998, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-98;
DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 56-1999, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-99;
DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 51-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-22-00;
DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 73-2001, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-01;
DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 3-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
1-3-02 thru 1-23-02; DFW 28-2002(Temp), f. 4-1-02, cert. ef. 4-2-02 thru 9-28-02;
DFW 59-2002, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-02; DFW 88-2002, f. & cert. ef. 8-14-02;
DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 76-2003, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-03;
DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 84-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-18-04;
DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 91-2005, f. & cert. ef. 8-19-05;
DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 81-2006, f. & cert. ef. 8-11-06;
DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 68-2007, f. & cert. ef. 8-14-07;
DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, c ert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 60-2008, f. & cert. 6-12-08;
DFW 90-2008, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09;
DFW 93-2009, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-09; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10;
DFW 117-2010, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-10; DFW 140-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
10-6-10 thru 12-31-10; Administrative correction 1-25-11; DFW 108-2011, f. &
cert. ef. 8-5-11; DFW 103-2012, f. & cert. ef. 8-6-12; DFW 85-2013, f. &
cert. ef. 8-5-13; DFW 112-2014, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-14; DFW 151-2014, f. &
cert. ef. 10-17-14; DFW 105-2015, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-15
635-060-0005
Application Eligibility and Procedures
(1)(a) An applicant
for game mammal controlled hunts shall have a current adult hunting license or juvenile
hunting license. A current and complete hunting license number shall be entered
on the application for the controlled hunt.
(b) Licenses
are nonrefundable, whether or not an applicant is successful in the drawing.
(2)(a) A
valid controlled hunt application shall be purchased from a license agent authorized
to sell controlled hunt applications. The purchase price of the application shall
be a nonrefundable fee of $6.00 per game mammal application, and a nonrefundable
$2.00 license agent processing fee.
(b) Department
license agents authorized to sell applications for controlled hunts shall be connected
to the Department’s computerized licensing system.
(3) Each
controlled hunt is assigned a hunt number. The hunt number shall be entered on the
application indicating area of choice and shall match the type of application purchased.
All hunt numbers listed on an application shall have the same first digit, which
indicates a species or group of hunts as listed below:
(a) 100 series
for controlled buck deer.
(b) 200 series
for controlled elk.
(c) 400 series
for pronghorn antelope.
(d) 500 series
for bighorn sheep.
(e) 600 series
for controlled antlerless deer.
(f) 700 series
for controlled black bear.
(g) 900 series
for controlled Rocky Mountain goat.
(4) If successful
in the drawing, party members shall receive the same hunt choice as the party leader.
If a party application exceeds the allowed party size, all applicants in the party
shall be considered as individual applicants in the drawing. Party size limits are
as follows:
(a) 100 series
hunts up to 18 persons.
(b) 200 series
hunts up to 18 persons
(c) 400 series
hunts up to two persons.
(d) 500 series
hunts, no parties allowed.
(e) 600 series
hunts up to 18 persons.
(f) 700 series
hunts up to six persons.
(g) 900 series
hunts no parties allowed.
(5) Controlled
Hunt applications may be submitted to the Department headquarters office via telephone
fax machine, US Postal Service, or hand-delivery (4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302). Applications along with the proper fees must be submitted by telephone,
fax machine, or hand-delivered received at the Department headquarters office (4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem, OR 97302); Fax: (503) 947-6117 no later than midnight of
the deadline date described in OAR 635-060-0008(1)–(5). Applications along
with proper fees submitted by U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked by the application
deadline. Applications received after the specified deadline dates may be considered
disqualified as described in OAR 635-060-0018(4).
(6) To apply
for a controlled youth hunt for spring bear, pronghorn, deer or elk a youth must
be 12–17 years old at the time they hunt.
(7) The purchase
price of applications for controlled game bird hunts shall be a nonrefundable fee
of $2.00 per application, and a nonrefundable $2.00 license agent processing fee.
Game bird controlled hunt application procedures are listed in the current Oregon
Game Bird Regulations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Stats. Implemented:
ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC
32-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 29-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 14-1980, f.
& ef. 4-8-80; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 7-1981, f. 2-18-81, ef.
6-1-81; FWC 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 22-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81; FWC
21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 38-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; 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 40-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87; FWC 12-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 37-1988,
f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 14-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 48-1989,
f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; Renumbered from 635-60-017; FWC 23-1990, f. & cert.
ef. 3-21-90; FWC 54-1990, 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 51-1993, f. & cert.
ef. 8-25-93; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 45-1994(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 7-29-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94, FWC 63-1995, f. &
cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 21-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-96; 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 30-2000, f. & cert.
ef. 6-14-00; DFW 47-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01,
cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 32-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-17-02 thru 10-13-02; DFW
59-2002, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-02; 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 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef.
1-1-10; DFW 142-2009, f. 11-12-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 6-2013, f. & cert.
ef. 1-23-13
635-060-0008
Application Deadline Dates
(1) The application deadline for spring
black bear controlled hunts is February 10, each year.
(2) The application deadline
for pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, deer and elk controlled
hunts is May 15, each year.
(3) Applications for the
controlled hunts listed in OAR 635-060-0005(1)–(5) above that are hand-delivered
by the specified deadline dates or mailed through the U.S. Postal Service and postmarked
by the specified deadline dates above will be considered on time (see 635-060-0005(5)).
(4) In the event that tags
remain from undersubscribed controlled hunts after the game mammal controlled hunt
drawing, the department may issue remaining tags on a first-come, first-serve basis
at authorized license agents. Tags issued in this manner are additional tags and
may be exchanged for a general season tag only as authorized by OAR 635-060-0046(6)
and 635-065-0501(4) and (5). A person may only purchase one first-come, first-serve
tag per hunt series. Such tag may be for the person or for someone other than the
person.
(5) A hunter who received
a tag of his/her choice through the original game mammal controlled hunt drawing
process may exchange that tag for a remaining tag in the first-come, first-serve
process while tags remain available. Exchanges may be obtained only through the
department’s regional offices, designated district offices, or the Salem headquarters
office of the department and must be made before the start of the seasons for which
the tags are issued. The tag being exchanged shall not be reissued.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 48-1989, f. &
cert. ef. 7-25-89, FWC 23-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 54-1990, f. &
cert. ef. 6-21-90; FWC 18-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 19-1991(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 14-1992, f. 3-10-92, cert. ef. 3-13-92 (and corrected
3-13-92); FWC 55-1992(Temp), f. 7-22-92, cert. ef. 7-24-92; FWC 36-1993, f. &
cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 46-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93; FWC 51-1993, f. &
cert. ef. 8-25-93; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 45-1994(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 7-29-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-95; FWC 21-1996,
f. & cert. ef. 5-1-96; 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 6-1999(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 2-9-99 through 2-19-99; DFW 12-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
2-25-99 thru 6-30-99; Administrative correction 11-17-99; 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 47-2001, f. &
cert. ef. 6-13-01; DFW 52-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 6-27-01 thru 12-24-01; DFW
32-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-17-02 thru 10-13-02; DFW 34-2002, f. & cert.
ef. 4-18-02; DFW 59-2002, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-02; DFW 67-2002(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 6-28-02 thru 12-20-02; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW
50-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-14-08 thru 5-20-08; Administrative correction,
6-23-08; DFW 47-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-12-09 thru 5-20-09; DFW 51-2009(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 5-14-09 thru 6-1-09; Administrative correction, 6-22-09; DFW
151-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-14
635-060-0009
Successful Applicants
Successful controlled hunt applicants
must purchase the controlled hunt tag or permit for the hunt in which they were
successful from a department license agent connected to the computerized licensing
system within the following dates:
(1) Spring black bear controlled
hunts tag sales begin February 20, each year and end at 11:59 pm, Pacific Time,
the day before the season start date.
(2) Pronghorn antelope, deer
and elk controlled hunts tag sales begin June 20 each year and end at 11:59 pm,
Pacific Time, the day before the season start date for which the tag is valid.
(3) Bighorn sheep and Rocky
Mountain goat controlled hunts tag sales begin June 20 each year and end at 11:59
pm, Pacific Time, the day before the season end date for which the tag is valid.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 45-1994(Temp),f.
& cert. ef. 7-29-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94; FWC 63-1995,
f. & cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 21-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-96; FWC 44-1996(Temp),
f. 8-12-96, cert. ef. 8-14-96; 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 6-1999(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 2-9-99 thru 2-19-99; DFW 12-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-25-99
thru 6-30-99; Administrative correction 11-17-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert.
ef. 1-1-00; DFW 4-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-3-02 thru 2-1-02; DFW 108-2002(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 9-26-02 thru 12-31-02; DFW 105-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
10-13-04 thru 11-15-04; DFW 107-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef 10-18-04 thru 11-27-04;
Administrative correction, 2-18-05; 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, cert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW
60-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-28-09 thru 11-16-09; Administrative correction
12-23-09; DFW 151-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-14
635-060-0018
Applicant Disqualification
If an applicant violates any of the following restrictions, his/her individual application shall be removed from the drawing. If an applicant is a member of a party application and is removed from the drawing, the other party members may remain as a party provided they commit no violation of the following restrictions and apply without error.
(1) An applicant may submit only one application per hunt number series referenced in OAR 635-060-0005(3)(a)–(h).
(2) An application receipt shall not be altered from what was originally issued by the license agent.
(3) An applicant shall not violate the wait period for bighorn sheep ram or Rocky Mt. goat hunts.
(4) An application shall have correct and complete information.
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 48-1989, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; FWC 18-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 46-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94, FWC 63-1995, f. & cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97
635-060-0022
Wait Period for Successful Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mountain Goat Applicants
(1) A person successful in drawing a 500 series ram hunt tag shall never reapply for any 500 series ram hunt tag.
(2) A person successful in drawing a 900 series Rocky Mountain goat tag shall never reapply for any 900 series hunt 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 32-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 12-1979, f. & ef. 3-28-79; FWC 29-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 14-1980, f. & ef. 4-8-80; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 7-1981, f. 2-18-81, ef. 6-1-81; FWC 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 22-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef. 3-31-82; FWC 38-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; FWC 28-1983, 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 40-1987, f. & ef. 7-6-87; FWC 12-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 37-1988, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 14-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 48-1989, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; FWC 23-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 18-1991, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 14-1992, f. 3-10-92, cert. ef. 3-13-92 (and corrected 3-13-92); FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 46-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; DFW 47-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-99
635-060-0023
Modified Preference Point System
(1) The Modified Preference Point System
separates the tags for each controlled game mammal hunt into two groups:
(a) Seventy-five percent
of the tags will be issued through the preference point system;
(b) The remaining 25 percent
of the tags will be issued by the equal-probability computer drawing.
(2) Applicants shall accrue
no more than one preference point per hunt number series per year. Valid applicants
who did not receive controlled hunt tags for their first choice hunt number in the
100, 200, 400, 600, or 700 series hunts during the controlled hunt drawing shall
receive one preference point applicable to subsequent controlled hunt drawings for
the respective hunt number series, except as excluded in OAR 635-060-0008(4).
(3) A preference point will
automatically accrue within each controlled hunt series when an applicant’s
first choice is as follows:
(a) Hunt number 199: controlled
buck deer;
(b) Hunt number 299: controlled
elk;
(c) Hunt number 499: controlled
pronghorn antelope;
(d) Hunt number 699: controlled
antlerless deer;
(e) Hunt number 799: controlled
black bear.
(4) Youth nine years of age
or older are eligible to apply for automatic Preference Points as described in (3)
provided they have a social security number, a Hunter/Angler ID number issued by
ODFW, and purchase the appropriate (resident or nonresident) juvenile or adult hunting
license.
(5) The Modified Preference
Point System will group controlled hunt applicants by the number of preference points
they have accrued for each hunt number series. Applicants with the highest number
of preference points for each hunt number will be drawn first. Applicants having
the next highest number of preference points per hunt number will be drawn next.
This tag issuance process will continue through descending numbers of preference
points until 75 percent of the tags authorized for the hunt have been issued, unless
all qualified applicants with preference points have been issued tags prior to that
point. Any tags remaining following the issuance of preference point tags will be
issued through the equal-probability computer drawing. Applicants unsuccessful in
the preference point tag issuance procedure and those applicants without preference
points will be placed in the equal-probability computer drawing for the remaining
tags.
(6) Applicants, except for
those with a Pioneer Angling/Hunting License, successful in drawing their first
choice hunt except numbers ending in 99 within a hunt number series shall have zero
preference points when they next apply for a tag in that hunt number series. Successful
Applicants with a Pioneer Angling/Hunting License shall have one preference point
when they apply for a tag in that hunt number series.
(7) Beginning in 2008 applicants
will not forfeit preference points accumulated for a hunt number series when they
do not apply for that hunt number series for two consecutive years.
(8) Applicants who have their
hunting license suspended or revoked by legal action will forfeit all preference
points.
(9) Party applicant preference
points shall be determined by totaling the preference points of all party members
and then calculating the average of this total. Party preference points will be
rounded up from x.51 (e.g. 3.51 to 4, 3.50 to 3) to the next whole number.
(10) Department records are
final to determine accrued preference points for controlled hunt applicants.
(11) Each applicant’s
preference point accrual record will be linked to his or her permanent identification
number. Preference point applicants shall use the permanent identification number
each time they apply for a controlled hunt tag. Failure to do so shall place the
applicant in the equal-probability drawing for his or her hunt number series and
preference points will not be accrued together.
(12) Applicants will receive
no preference points when:
(a) Their application is
not received by the appropriate application date; however, a hunter may purchase
one preference point for the current year, for each series (100, 200, 400, and 600)
from July 1 through November 30 if they did not apply during the controlled hunt
drawing for that series.
(b) They request their controlled
hunt application be withdrawn prior to the controlled hunt drawing;
(c) The controlled hunt application
has been falsified.
(13) The Modified Preference
Point System shall apply to 100, 200, 400, 600, and 700 series hunts.
(14) In 2005, 800 series
points were converted into 600 series points.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 6-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 13-1994(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-1-94; FWC 45-1994(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 7-29-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94; FWC 63-1995,
f. & cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 21-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-96; 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 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 105-2004(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 10-13-04 thru 11-15-04; DFW 107-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef
10-18-04 thru 11-27-04; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 118-2007,
f. 10-31-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 124-2007, f. 11-28-07, cert. ef. 12-1-07; 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 22-2012, f. 3-14-12, cert. ef. 4-1-12; DFW 151-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-14
635-060-0030
Issuing Tags
(1) The Department may, except for bighorn
sheep and Rocky Mountain goat, issue tags or permits in excess of the quantity authorized
by the commission to resolve documented errors made by the Department. The quantity
shall not exceed an amount consistent with the management goals of the hunt.
(2) The number of controlled
deer and controlled elk tags issued to nonresident applicants shall not exceed five
percent of the tags authorized for each hunt. Exception: one nonresident tag may
be issued for each hunt when the number of authorized tags is fewer than 35. This
number does not affect the tags issued under the Landowner Preference Program (OAR
chapter 635, division 075).
(3) Tags will not be issued
to a party (residents or nonresidents) when, during the drawing process, the party
size exceeds the number of remaining tags.
(4) Youths age 12-17 who
are unsuccessful in the first controlled hunt drawing for 100, 200, or 600 series
hunts may apply for one guaranteed "first time" tag per series, provided that:
(a) Youths are limited to
only one "first time" tag per series in a lifetime.
(b) Within the 200 series,
only hunts with antlerless only bag limits are available as "first time" tags.
(c) Hunts are only available
as "first time" opportunities as follows: 100 series hunts must have had more than
200 tags available in the first drawing; 200 and 600 series hunts must have had
more than 50 tags available in the first drawing.
(d) Applicants shall use
forms available in the Oregon Big Game Regulations beginning July 1 of each year.
(e) Persons who were successful
in any controlled hunt drawing for 100, 200, or 600 series hunts are never again
eligible for "first time" tags in the respective hunt series.
(f) Successful "first time"
applicants shall purchase tags at POS vendors by the day before the assigned season
begins.
(g) Youths may not receive
a "First Time" youth hunt tag in a hunt series if they applied for a point saver
option in the primary big game drawing.
(5) Incentive tags for compliance
with Mandatory Harvest Reporting requirements. The Fish and Wildlife Commission
authorizes the Department to issue hunting tags as incentives to encourage hunters
to comply with requirements for harvest reporting. Any hunter who complies with
harvest reporting requirements by the specified deadline will be automatically entered
in a controlled hunt draw for one Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tag valid
for the upcoming hunting season. Obtaining and using such tags is governed by OAR
635-065-0015(7).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 18-1991, f. &
cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 63-1995, f. &
cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert.
ef. 1-14-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 108-2002(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 9-26-02 thru 12-31-02; DFW 86-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-29-03 thru
9-4-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 58-2010(Temp), f. &
cert. ef. 5-12-10 thru 11-8-10; Administrative correction 11-23-10; DFW 168-2010,
f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 117-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-10-13
635-060-0040
Active Member of the Uniformed Services
Controlled Hunt Tags
(1) Each Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (Department) Wildlife District office is authorized to issue, for hunts
at least partially within their Wildlife District, up to 20 controlled hunt tags
for deer, 20 controlled hunt tags for elk, and 20 controlled hunt or limited spring
bear tags to Oregon residents who are active members of the Armed Forces currently
stationed outside of Oregon, but in Oregon on Temporary Leave.
(2) Active members of the
uniformed services Controlled Hunt Tags or Limited Tags will be issued first come
first served until the authorized number has been issued.
(3) To purchase the tag the
active members of the uniformed services must provide the following information
to the Department District office responsible for issuing the tag:
(a) A copy of an active duty
military ID.
(b) A copy of current leave
papers to document they are currently stationed outside of Oregon.
(c) A valid Oregon resident
hunting license.
(4) Controlled or limited
hunts for which active members of the uniformed services controlled hunt tags can
be issued include:
(a) Controlled or limited
spring bear hunts, controlled deer or elk hunts with a bag limit of “antlerless”,
or “spike only”, or “antlerless or spike”, that have a minimum
of 20 tags authorized by the Commission.
(b) Controlled deer or elk
hunts with a bag limit that allows buck deer or bull elk with two or more points
on one antler, not counting the brow tine, to be harvested, that have a minimum
of 60 tags authorized by the Commission.
(c) Additional tags for active
members of the uniformed services for each controlled hunt will not exceed 10% of
the tag number authorized by the Commission.
(5) Active members of the
uniformed services Controlled Hunt Tags cannot be authorized for
(a) Controlled hunts occurring
on the Starkey Experimental Forest, Hart Mountain NAR, or Umatilla NWR.
(6) All hunt specific regulations
adopted by the Commission for hunts where tags are issued (dates, bag limits, boundaries,
etc.) will apply.
(7) Tag recipients must pay
the standard resident price for the tag. Any additional fee for purchasing a tag
after the tag sale deadline will be waived.
(8) The hunter must provide
harvest and effort information to the issuing office within five business days after
the closing date of the hunt printed on the tag.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: DFW 125-2012, f. &
cert. ef. 9-26-12 thru 3-15-13; DFW 132-2012, f. & cert. ef. 10-11-12; DFW 20-2013(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 3-11-13 thru 9-6-13; DFW 117-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-10-13
635-060-0046
Lost Tags and Tag Exchanges
(1) A fee of $23.50 (plus a $2.00 license
agent fee) is charged to replace a tag or permit. 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 fee) is charged to exchange
a tag or permit. However, a $10.00 license agent fee will be charged for nonresident
deer and elk tags. Duplicates and exchanges may be obtained only through the Salem
headquarters, regional offices of the Department, and designated district offices.
Exception: Replacement controlled hunt tags or permits will be issued at no charge
only through the Salem headquarters or regional office of the Department if the
Department determines that the person never received the original controlled tag
or permit mailed from the Salem headquarters office.
(2) A Controlled Buck Deer
Tag or Controlled Elk Tag may be exchanged for a general season tag before the opening
date of the season for which either tag is valid.
(3) No controlled hunt tag
shall be exchanged for another controlled hunt tag, except as described in 635-060-0008(5)
and 635-075-0015(3).
(4) A Controlled Antlerless
Deer Tag shall not be exchanged.
(5) In the event of the death
of a successful controlled hunt applicant before the start of the season for which
the tag or permit was issued, the tags of the deceased may be issued to a family
member as defined by OAR 635-045-0002. Tag or permit transfer shall require a copy
of the death certificate and the original controlled hunt tag or permit, and must
be requested by the legal heir to the deceased which shall be presumed by possession
of the tag or permit and death certificate.
(6) A “leftover”
controlled hunt tag may only be exchanged for a general season tag, but only if
the person does not already possess a tag authorized by OAR 635-065-0015(4)(a),
(b) or (c) or 635-0065-0015(5)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g).
(7) The Commission shall
accommodate Oregon residents who have lost preference points because of being called
to active military service after June 1, 2002.
(a) The Commission shall
accommodate the following individuals called to service at any location: Oregon
National Guard.
(b) The Commission shall
accommodate the following Oregon residents with military operational commitments:
regular members of the United States Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,
and Coast Guard), members of the United States military reserves, and members of
the National Guard.
(c) The Commission authorizes
the Director to make such accommodations by:
(A) Reinstating preference
points existing for a series, plus an additional point for participating in the
draw.
(B) Reinstating preference
points lost after two consecutive years of not applying for a controlled hunt in
that series.
(d) Individuals seeking accommodation
pursuant to this rule (or immediate family members acting on their behalf) must
make a request in writing or in person to the Salem headquarters office. Each request
must include a letter from a supervising officer on official unit letterhead verifying
operational commitments.
(8)(a) The Director may reinstate
the preference points of a person who the Director determines did not or will not
participate in a controlled hunt because of:
(A) Circumstances beyond
the person’s control; or
(B) Tragic personal circumstances.
(b) “Tragic personal
circumstances” means:
(A) Death or life-threatening
injury or illness in the person’s immediate family; or
(B) The person’s own
serious injury or illness, which results in the person’s hospitalization.
The person need not be hospitalized during the hunt; this rule also applies if preparation
for surgery or recovery after hospitalization renders the person incapable of participating
in the hunt.
(c) To apply for reinstatement,
the person must provide a sworn affidavit providing adequate details and must return
the unused tag if it was purchased or a signed affidavit stating the tag was not
used. When relying upon tragic personal circumstances, the person must also provide
a sworn affidavit by a physician. When relying upon circumstances beyond the person’s
control, the person must also provide documentation of the circumstances (such as
an accident report or affidavit from an employer).
(d) “Circumstances
beyond the person’s control” excludes complaints about the quality of
a hunt (including, but not limited to, road closures, inclement weather and work
being conducted in the hunt area).
(e) If the Director decides
that the person does not qualify for reinstatement, the person may appeal that decision
to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (Commission). The Commission must review
the Director’s decision within 60 days after receipt of appeal. The Commission
will not take verbal testimony from the person, and the Commission’s decision
is final.
(f) If the Director or Commission
reinstates a person’s preference point under this subsection, the person will
be awarded a new point as when classified as “unsuccessful” in the draw
and is not entitled to a refund of license or tag fees.
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 118, f. &
ef. 6-3-77; FWC 32-1978, f. & ef. 6-30-78; FWC 29-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79;
FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80; FWC 7-1981, f. 2-18-81, ef. 6-1-81; FWC 10-1981,
f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 22-1981, f. & ef. 6-29-81; FWC 21-1982, f. & ef.
3-31-82; FWC 38-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; 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 40-1987, f.
& ef. 7-6-87; FWC 12-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 37-1988, f. &
cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 48-1989, f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; FWC 18-1991, f. &
cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 55-1992(Temp), f. 7-22-92, cert. ef. 7-24-92; FWC 36-1993,
f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 46-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-93; FWC 6-1994,
f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94; FWC 63-1995,
f. & cert. ef. 8-3-95; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; 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 52-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 6-27-01 thru 12-24-01;
DFW 13-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-02; DFW 34-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-18-02;
DFW 36-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-22-02 thru 10-19-02; DFW 50-2002(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 5-16-02 thru 11-12-02; DFW 29-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef.
4-9-03 thru 10-1-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 105-2004(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 10-13-04 thru 11-15-04; DFW 107-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef
10-18-04 thru 11-27-04; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 26-2005,
f. & cert. ef. 4-20-05; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 93-2007(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 9-26-07 thru 3-23-08; Administrative correction 4-23-08; DFW
126-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-6-08 thru 4-4-09; DFW 66-2009, f. & cert.
ef. 6-10-09; DFW 142-2009, f. 11-12-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 14-2012(Temp), f.
& cert. ef. 2-10-12 thru 8-7-12; DFW 58-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW
117-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-10-13; DFW 139-2015, f. 10-14-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16
635-060-0055
Documents Required in Field
(1) A person hunting in any controlled
game mammal hunt shall have on his or her person a valid hunting license, Hunter
Education Certificate or a Department document which includes their Hunter Education
Certificate Number (for persons less than 18 years old), and a controlled hunt tag
(if applicable) for the area and season being hunted. The hunting license number
shall be the same as that indicated on the controlled hunt tag.
Exception: Controlled hunts continuing or
occurring after December 31, 2015 may have a 2016 hunting license number on the
controlled hunt tag.
(2) A tag or permit holder for a hunt
after December 31, 2015 shall have on his or her person a valid 2016 hunting license.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146
& 496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS 496.012,
496.138, 496.146 & 496.162
Hist.: FWC 32-1978, f. &
ef. 6-30-78; FWC 29-1979, f. & ef. 8-2-79; FWC 33-1980, f. & ef. 6-30-80;
FWC 7-1981, f. 2-18-81, ef. 6-1-81; FWC 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-31-81; FWC 22-1981,
f. & ef. 6-29-81; FWC 38-1982, f. & ef. 6-25-82; 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 12-1988, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-88; FWC 37-1988,
f. & cert. ef. 6-13-88; FWC 14-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-28-89; FWC 48-1989,
f. & cert. ef. 7-25-89; FWC 23-1990, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-90; FWC 18-1991,
f. & cert. ef. 3-12-91; FWC 14-1992, f. 3-10-92, cert. ef. 3-13-92 (and corrected
3-13-92); FWC 36-1993, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-93; FWC 51-1993, f. & cert. ef.
8-25-93; FWC 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-94; FWC 45-1994(Temp), f. & cert.
ef. 7-29-94; FWC 94-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-94, FWC 63-1995, f. & cert.
ef. 8-3-95; FWC 21-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-96; 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 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 4-2003, f. 1-17-03,
cert. ef. 4-1-03; DFW 119-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 4-1-04; DFW 131-2004, f. 12-21-04,
cert. ef. 4-1-05; DFW 132-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 4-1-06; DFW 126-2006, f. 12-7-06,
cert. ef. 4-1-07; 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 117
2010, f. & cert. ef. 8-13-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW
117-2013, f. & cert. ef. 10-10-13; DFW 151-2014, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-14
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