Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE › Division 8 - LANDS: DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE LANDS › Section 635-008-0155 - Summer Lake Wildlife Area (Lake County)

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Summer Lake Wildlife Area is open to wildlife-oriented
				public use compatible with the goals and objectives contained in the 2007
				(updated 2021) Summer Lake Wildlife Area Management Plan unless otherwise
				excluded or restricted by the following rules:
(1) Posted Refuges are closed to all entry
			 during any waterfowl hunting season authorized at the Wildlife Area and during
			 the seven days prior to opening day of the Zone 2 duck season, except to
			 retrieve lawfully taken wildlife. Motor vehicle access along the Wildlife
			 Viewing Loop, which goes through a posted refuge, is permitted except during
			 any waterfowl season authorized at the wildlife area and during the seven days
			 prior to opening day of the Zone 2 duck season.
(2) Entering any portion of the Wildlife Area
			 south of Thousand Springs Lane (Lake County Road 4-17), except the Foster Place
			 unit and open roads and campgrounds, seven days prior to Zone 2 waterfowl
			 season (see game bird regulations for specific dates) is prohibited.
(3) Discharging firearms is prohibited except
			 as authorized during game bird and game mammal hunting seasons, between
			 September 1 and January 31 and during the Veterans and Active Military
			 Personnel Waterfowl hunt.
(4)
			 Discharging firearms into and hunting in posted refuges, campgrounds and safety
			 zones is prohibited.
(5) Centerfire
			 rifles and handguns are prohibited for game mammal hunting except on that
			 portion of the wildlife area west of Hwy. 31.
(6) No person shall hunt game mammals with a
			 firearm east of Hwy. 31 during any game bird hunting seasons open on the
			 wildlife area.
(7) No person shall
			 possess or use any shot other than federally-approved nontoxic shot at any
			 time, except for big game hunters using buckshot or slugs.
(8) No person shall leave decoys set out
			 overnight (8 pm to 4 am).
(9) All
			 hunters must obtain a daily hunt permit (available at Headquarters 1.3 miles
			 south of the town of Summer Lake) which must be possessed at all times by
			 users. Daily permits for 2 consecutive days are allowed. Check-out at the end
			 of the day or following 2 consecutive days is required.
(10) Trapping is prohibited.
(11) Motorized vehicle travel is only allowed
			 on open roads, campgrounds or parking areas.
(12) Bullgate and Windbreak dikes and the
			 Work Road are closed to motor vehicles from March 15 to August 15, during any
			 waterfowl season authorized at the Wildlife Area, during the three days prior
			 to any youth waterfowl hunting days and during the seven days prior to opening
			 day of the Zone 2 duck season.
(13)
			 Operating boats with gas-powered motors is prohibited.
(14) Camping or leaving vehicles unattended
			 is prohibited except on areas designated for that use, and shall not exceed a
			 total of 14 days during any 30 day period,
(15) ODFW Wildlife Area Parking Permit
			 required.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138 &
				  496.146
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  496.012,
				  496.138 &
				  496.146