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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 62 - State Archives › Section 635-062-0055 - Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)  The holder of a Wildlife Rehabilitation
			 Permit and any subpermittee must maintain accurate and up-to-date records of
			 rehabilitation activities concerning any bird, mammal, amphibian, or reptile in
			 their care for a minimum of three years following release or other disposition
			 of the animal. Such records must include:
(a)
			 Name, physical address (if provided) and affiliation of person picking up and
			 delivering wildlife for rehabilitation;
(b) Wildlife category (bird, raptor, mammal,
			 etc.);
(c) Species (common name,
			 genus and species);
(d) Age (if
			 known);
(e) Gender (if
			 known);
(f) Description and extent
			 of injury, sickness or reason animal is held by permittee;
(g) Wildlife Collection location or site of
			 origin;
(h) Date animal was
			 admitted or received by permittee;
(i) Subpermittee name associated with animal
			 case; and
(j) Final disposition
			 (release into wild, euthanized, died, transferred, etc.), including date and
			 location with authorizing documents from the local Department district wildlife
			 biologist for appropriate cases.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 62 - State Archives › Section 635-062-0060 - Cancellation or Non-Renewal of Permit

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a holder of Wildlife Rehabilitation
			 Permit (or subpermittee) violates any requirement of these Wildlife
			 Rehabilitation Permit rules, the Department may revoke or decline permit
			 renewal and any birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles being held may be
			 confiscated by law enforcement personnel.
(2) If a permittee fails to receive and
			 rehabilitate wildlife for greater than 180 consecutive days, the Department may
			 revoke (or decline to renew) the permit. The Department may choose to not
			 revoke the permit if the permittee has completed the requisite 12 continuing
			 education hours during the preceding 2 year period. In addition, the Department
			 will consider extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis if presented to
			 the Department in writing within 10 days following notification of permit
			 revocation. If the Department revokes or declines to renew a permit under this
			 subsection, a permittee who seeks renewal of the permit must comply with all
			 requirements and conditions in 635-062-0210 including, but not limited to,
			 retaking and passing the ODFW Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit test and
			 submitting to a facility inspection.
(3) The Department may revoke or decline to
			 renew a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit if the permittee or subpermittee: fails
			 to report or release wildlife, including species approved on the permit and
			 restricted wildlife, as directed by the Department and these rules; or
(a) is convicted of, or admits to a violation
			 of, any wildlife law, or any rule, order or permit issued under the wildlife
			 laws within 5 years of application.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 64 - PRIVATELY HELD EXOTIC AND GAME MAMMALS › Section 635-064-0000 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
These rules define the prohibition of hunting privately held
				exotic and game mammals.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012 & ORS
				  496.138
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012 & ORS
				  496.138
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 64 - PRIVATELY HELD EXOTIC AND GAME MAMMALS › Section 635-064-0010 - Privately Held Exotic and Game Mammals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is
unlawful
to hunt, kill, or attempt to
				hunt or kill, exotic mammals (as defined in OAR 635, Division 56) or game
				mammals (as defined in OAR 635, Division 45) held or obtained by private
				parties; however:
(1) Any person may
			 slaughter such an animal for meat, leather, or fur production;
(2) Any person may euthanize such an animal
			 for scientific, health, safety or other valid husbandry concerns; and
(3) The department's Wildlife Division
			 Director may authorize any person to hunt or kill such an animal if the
			 Division Director determines it would be in the best interest of sound wildlife
			 management. The Division Director may impose conditions on such
			 authorizations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012 & ORS
				  496.138
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012 & ORS
				  496.138
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0001 - Purpose and General Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(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 065 incorporates, by reference, the requirements for hunting game
			 mammals set out in the document entitled 2024 Oregon Big Game Regulations,"
			 into Oregon Administrative Rules. Therefore, persons must consult the "2024
			 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0006 - General License Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0011 - Mandatory Reporting Deadlines and Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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 2022-2023 seasons are as follows:
(a)
			 January 31, 2023: For hunts ending between April 1 and December 31,
			 2022.
(b) April 15, 2023: For hunts
			 ending between January 1 and March 31, 2023.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0012 - Mandatory Florescent Orange Garments

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0015 - General Tag Requirements and Limits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(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 or juvenile hunting
			 license.
(3) A person may obtain
			 and possess during an annual hunting season only:
(a) One valid black bear general season fall
			 tag;
(b) One valid black bear
			 additional general season fall tag;
(c) One valid black bear spring controlled
			 hunt tag in addition to general season bear tags issued under subsections (a)
			 and (b) above; or
(d) One valid
			 black bear "leftover" spring controlled hunt tag;
(e) One valid cougar general season
			 tag;
(f) One valid cougar
			 additional general season tag;
(g)
			 One valid controlled pronghorn antelope tag except as provided in OAR
			 635-073-0100.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0090 - Disabled Hunter Seasons and Bag Limits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A person who possesses an Oregon
			 Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit issued by the Department is qualified
			 for expanded bag limits as follows: Season/Tag - Bag Limit
(a) General or controlled buck deer - One
			 deer
(b) In the following units:
			 Biggs, Columbia Basin, Indigo, Maupin, McKenzie, Melrose, Santiam,
			 Willamette.
(c) General or
			 controlled bull elk - Legal bull or antlerless elk
(d) In the following units: Applegate, Beatys
			 Butte, Beulah, Biggs, Catherine Creek, Chesnimnus, Columbia Basin, 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, Minam, Murderers
			 Creek, Northside, Ochoco, Owyhee, Paulina, Pine Creek, Rogue (outside National
			 Forest Lands within the unit), Santiam (outside National Forest Lands within
			 the unit), 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, and Willamette.
(e) Controlled pronghorn antelope
(f) Buck only hunts- One pronghorn
(g) 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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0101 - Buck Deer Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A person
			 hunting deer during the general buck season in the open area listed under the
			 western Oregon deer season described in OAR 635, division 068 shall have on
			 their person a General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0201 - Elk Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(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 any
			 legal weapon tag.
(2) A person
			 hunting bull elk during general bull season in the open areas listed under the
			 Coast elk seasons in the Big Game Regulations shall have on their person a
			 corresponding Coast elk any legal weapon tag.
(3) A person hunting bull elk during the
			 general bull elk season in the open area listed under the West Cascade elk
			 season in the Big Game Regulations shall have on their person a General West
			 Cascade elk any legal weapon tag.
(4) A person hunting antlerless elk during
			 the general antlerless elk season in an open area listed under the General
			 Season Antlerless Elk Damage Tag shall have on their person a General Season
			 Antlerless Elk Damage Tag.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 & ORS
				  496.012
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 & ORS
				  496.012
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0301 - Black Bear Season

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0401 - Deadline for Purchase of General Season Tags

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Except as provided in OAR
				635-065-0015
				(10):
(1) No buck deer general season western
			 Oregon any legal weapon tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time,
			 October 4, 2024.
(2) No buck deer
			 general season archery tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, August
			 30, 2024.
(3) No black bear general
			 season fall tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October 4,
			 2024.
(4) Black bear additional
			 general season fall tags may be purchased anytime during the bear hunting
			 season, after a black bear general season fall tag has been purchased. An
			 unused bear tag must be in the hunter's possession at the time they are
			 hunting.
(5) No general season
			 cougar tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, October 4,
			 2024.
(6) Additional general season
			 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 possession at the time they are hunting.
(7) No general season elk eastern Oregon
			 Rocky Mountain second season tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time,
			 November 8, 2024.
(8) No general
			 season elk western Oregon Coast first season tag shall be issued after 11:59
			 pm, Pacific Time, November 15, 2024.
(9) No general season elk western Oregon
			 Coast second season tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, November
			 22, 2024.
(10) No general season
			 elk west Cascade tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, November 8,
			 2024.
(11) No elk general archery
			 season tag shall be issued after 11:59 pm, Pacific Time, August 30,
			 2024.
(12) No General Season
			 Antlerless Elk Damage Tag shall be issued after legal shooting hours end on
			 March 31, 2025.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0635 - Winter Range Closure Areas

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0655 - Unit Boundary Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0700 - Rifles

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Hunters shall only use:
(1) Any .24 caliber or larger centerfire
			 rifle that is not fully automatic to hunt 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, bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat, 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 any legal weapon 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 any legal weapon tag or eastern Oregon deer any legal
			 weapon tag shall use a legal centerfire or muzzleloading rifle, or shotgun, or
			 centerfire handgun, or bow.
(b) A
			 person hunting elk with any elk any legal weapon tag shall use a legal
			 centerfire or muzzleloading rifle, or shotgun, or centerfire handgun, or
			 bow.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0703 - Shotguns - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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, 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0705 - Muzzleloading Rifles - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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) Is a single shot except for muzzleloading
			 shotguns that may be double barreled;
(d) 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 [LESS THAN EQUAL TO]20/200 with lenses or visual field of
			 [LESS THAN EQUAL TO] 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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0710 - Handguns - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Hunters shall use:
(1)
			 Any centerfire handgun .22 caliber or larger that is not fully automatic to
			 hunt pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar, 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0720 - Bows and Arrows

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Hunters shall use:
(1)
			 Any long, recurve, or compound bow with 40-pound or heavier pull rating to hunt
			 pronghorn antelope, black bear, cougar, bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat,
			 deer, or elk.
(2) Any long,
			 recurve, or compound bow to hunt western gray squirrels.
(3) Only unbarbed broadheads at least
			 7/8-inch wide to hunt game mammals. Broadheads with moveable blades that
			 fold/collapse when withdrawn are not considered barbed. Western gray squirrel
			 may also be hunted with small game arrow points/heads.
(4) A long, recurve, or compound bow and
			 shall not possess any crossbow while hunting within an authorized bowhunting
			 area or season.
(5) Only a long,
			 recurve, or compound bow during any authorized pronghorn antelope, deer or elk
			 bowhunting season to hunt pronghorn antelope, deer, or elk.
(6) For hunting seasons designated as
			 bowhunting, hunters shall only use the bows legal for the species being hunted.
			 Bows may be used during game mammal any legal weapon seasons.
(7) For hunting seasons designated as
			 traditional bow, hunters shall use only long or recurve bows legal for the
			 species being hunted.
(8) Hunters
			 shall not use any electronic device(s) attached to bow or arrow except lighted
			 arrow nocks that have no function other than to increase visibility of the
			 arrow and cameras that have no other function (such as range-finding) are
			 allowed.
(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).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0725 - Other Weapons

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0730 - Shooting Hours

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0735 - Vehicles, Boats, Aircraft

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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 shoot game mammals from or with the
			 help of any motorboat or sailboat unless the motor has been shut off and/or
			 sail furled and movement caused by any motor or sail has stopped.
(3) To hunt within eight (8) hours of having
			 been transported by,communicating with or receiving information on the location
			 of game mammals from a manned aircraft.
(4) To use drones for the following purposes
			 related to the pursuit of wildlife:
(a)
			 Angling;
(b) Hunting;
(c) Trapping;
(d) Aiding angling, hunting or trapping
			 through the use of drones to harass, track, locate or scout wildlife;
			 and
(e) Interfering in the acts of
			 a person who is lawfully angling, hunting or trapping.
(f) EXCEPTIONS allowing the use of drones for
			 the pursuit of wildlife:
(A) Subject to ORS
			 837.360 and
			 837.365, the State Department of
			 Fish and Wildlife and the department's agents and contractors may use of drones
			 in carrying out the duties of the department;
(B) The use of drones in a manner otherwise
			 prohibited under this section if the purpose of the use is to benefit wildlife
			 management or habitat or for the protection of property.
(g) As used in this rule, "drone" means:
(A) An unmanned flying machine;
(B) An unmanned water-based vehicle;
			 or
(C) Any other vehicle that is
			 able to operate in the air, in or under the water or on land, either remotely
			 or autonomously, and without a human occupant.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0740 - Hunting Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is unlawful:
(1) To
			 hunt with a centerfire rifle during the deer and elk seasons and dates in the
			 Wildlife Management Units listed in Table 1 below without a used or unused
			 deer, elk, pronghorn, antelope, bighorn sheep, or Rocky Mountain goat tag valid
			 for the dates and area being hunted.
Table 1. Wildlife Management Units and dates requiring a valid
				deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, or Rocky Mountain goat tag to
				hunt with a centerfire rifle.
(See attached table)
(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 in any
			 Safety Zones created and posted by the Department.
(6) 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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0745 - Prohibited Methods

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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, including scopes with
			 electronic rangefinders and scopes that receive information from a rangefinder
			 or any electronic device. This does not include battery operated sights which
			 only light the reticle.
(5) To hunt
			 or locate or scout for the purpose of hunting any wildlife with infrared or any
			 other "night vision" sight or equipment except trail cameras.
(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.
(9) To possess or use a
			 commericial cervid attractant that contains or is derived from cervide
			 urine.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0750 - Disguising Sex, Waste, and Sale

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0755 - Trespass

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 65 - GAME MAMMAL GENERAL SEASONS AND REGULATIONS › Section 635-065-0765 - Tagging, Possession, Transportation and Evidence of Sex

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except for
			 subsection (14), the provisions of this rule do not apply to carcasses or parts
			 thereof from deer or elk salvaged pursuant to a Roadkill Salvage Permit; see
			 OAR 635-043-0175 for deer and elk
			 salvage rules.
(2) When the owner
			 of any game mammal tag kills a game mammal for which a paper tag is issued, the
			 owner shall immediately validate the tag by writing on the tag, in ink, the
			 date and time of harvest, and the Wildlife Management Unit where harvest
			 occurred; and attach the tag in plain sight securely to the game mammal.
(a) Paper tags are not valid until
			 signed.
(b) It is unlawful to have
			 in possession an unsigned tag and/or reproduction/photocopied tag(s).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 66 - BLACK BEAR REGULATIONS › Section 635-066-0000 - Purpose and General Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of these rules is to
			 establish season dates, bag limits, areas, methods, and other restrictions for
			 hunting black bear pursuant to ORS Chapter 496.
(2) OAR chapter 635, division 066
			 incorporates, by reference, the requirement and tag numbers for controlled
			 hunts for black bear hunting set out in the document entitled "2024 Oregon Big
			 Game Regulations," into Oregon Administrative Rules. Therefore, persons must
			 consult the "2024 Oregon Big Game Regulations" in addition to OAR chapter 635,
			 to determine all applicable requirements for the hunting of black bear. The
			 annual Oregon Big Game Regulations are available at authorized 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 66 - BLACK BEAR REGULATIONS › Section 635-066-0001 - General Bear Season

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 66 - BLACK BEAR REGULATIONS › Section 635-066-0002 - Controlled Black Bear Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 66 - BLACK BEAR REGULATIONS › Section 635-066-0010 - General Season Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Open Area: The entire state is open, except that lands within one mile of the
			 Rogue River between Grave Creek and Lobster Creek are closed to all black bear
			 hunting.
(2) No person shall use
			 dogs to hunt or pursue black bear.
(3) No person shall use bait to attract or
			 hunt black bear.
(4) The skull of
			 any bear taken must be presented to an ODFW office or designated collection
			 site. The person who took the animal is responsible to have it presented,
			 within 10 days of the kill, to be checked and marked. Skull must be unfrozen
			 when presented for check-in. Check-in at ODFW offices must occur during normal
			 business hours (8-5, Mon-Fri.). Hunters are required to check in the skull
			 only, for the purpose of inspection, tagging and removal of a tooth for
			 aging.
(5) When the bear skull is
			 presented at check-in information that must be provided includes:
(a) Sex of animal, date of harvest and
			 location of harvest including Wildlife Management Unit, and
(b) Complete hunter information including the
			 issued date and time of a paper tag or the confirmation number of an electronic
			 tag; a completed "Wildlife Transfer Record Form" as found in the current year's
			 Oregon Big Game Regulations is an alternative for providing the required
			 information.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 66 - BLACK BEAR REGULATIONS › Section 635-066-0020 - Controlled Seasons

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Controlled
			 hunt tags shall be issued by a controlled hunt drawing following the procedures
			 established in OAR chapter 635, division 060. Controlled hunt tag numbers for
			 2024 are listed in the 2024 "Oregon Big Game Regulations" and are adopted and
			 incorporated into OAR chapter 635, division 066 by reference.
(2) Persons receiving a controlled black bear
			 tag may also purchase a general season black bear tag and one Oregon Additional
			 Bear Tag.
(3) No person shall use
			 dogs to hunt or pursue black bear.
(4) No person shall use bait to attract or
			 hunt black bear.
(5) The skull of
			 any bear taken must be presented to an ODFW office or designated collection
			 site. The person who took the animal is responsible to have it presented,
			 within 10 days of the kill, to be checked and marked. Skull must be unfrozen
			 when presented for check-in. Check-in at ODFW offices must occur during normal
			 business hours (8-5, Mon-Fri.). Hunters are required to check in the skull only
			 for the purpose of inspection, tagging and removal of a tooth for
			 aging.
(6) When the bear skull is
			 presented at check-in information that must be provided includes:
1) date of harvest and location of harvest
			 including Wildlife Management Unit, and
2) complete hunter information including the
			 issued date and time of a paper tag or the confirmation of an electronic tag; a
			 completed "Wildlife Transfer Record Form" as found in the current year's Oregon
			 Big Game Regulations is an alternative for providing the required
			 information.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0000 - Purpose and General Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 The purpose of these rules is to establish season dates, bag limits, areas,
			 methods, and other restrictions for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn
			 sheep, and Rocky Mountain goat pursuant to ORS Chapter 496.
(2) OAR chapter 635, division 067
			 incorporates, by reference, the requirements and tag numbers for controlled
			 hunts for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain
			 goat set out in the document entitled "2024 Oregon Big Game Regulations," into
			 Oregon Administrative Rules. Therefore, persons must consult the "2024 Oregon
			 Big Game Regulations" in addition to OAR chapter 635, to determine all
			 applicable requirements for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn sheep,
			 and Rocky Mountain goat. The annual Oregon Big Game Regulations are available
			 at authorized 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
.
(4) Controlled hunt tags shall be issued by a
			 controlled hunt drawing following the procedures established in OAR chapter
			 635, division 060. Permitted weapons and ammunition are established in OAR
			 chapter 635, division 065. Controlled hunt tag numbers for 2024 are listed in
			 the "2024 Oregon Big Game Regulations" and are adopted and incorporated into
			 OAR chapter 635, division 067 by reference.
To view attachments referenced in rule text,
click here to view
				  rule
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  497.112
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146,
				  496.162 &
				  497.112
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0001 - General Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0002

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0004 - Cougar Hunting Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Tag Requirement: Any person hunting cougar shall have on their person a general
			 season cougar tag or an additional cougar tag. General season cougar tags may
			 be purchased online or through any authorized license agent;
(2) Hunt Area: Hunt zones, and harvest quotas
			 for each hunt zone, are established in OAR
			 635-067-0015;
(a) Hunters may hunt within all hunt
			 zones;
(b) Hunt zones will be
			 closed to hunting when individual zone harvest quotas are reached.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0015 - General Cougar Season Zone Harvest Quotas

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Hunt Zone: A - Hunt Name: Coast/North
			 Cascades:
(a) Harvest Quota: 180;
(b) Hunt Area: All of Wildlife Units: 10, 11,
			 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 39, 41, and 42.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0020 - Controlled Pronghorn Antelope Rifle Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0023 - Controlled Pronghorn Antelope Youth Rifle Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0024 - Controlled Pronghorn Antelope Youth Rifle Hunt Application

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Hunters must be 12 to 17 years of age at the time they hunt.
				Youth 13 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age
				or older while hunting on property other than land owned by their parent or
				legal guardian. The adult shall accompany not more than two juveniles.
				Juveniles must have a hunter education certificate or a Department document
				which includes their Hunter Education Certificate Number, a valid hunting
				license, and a controlled hunttag or permit valid for that area and time period
				in possession while hunting.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0025 - Controlled Pronghorn Antelope Bow Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 67 - PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, COUGAR, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT, BIGHORN SHEEP REGULATIONS › Section 635-067-0027 - Controlled Pronghorn Antelope Muzzleloader Hunts

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138,
				  496.146 &
				  496.162