A «shotgun» is a flexible firearm designed to fire bird shot and intended to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel length of 18 inches or more and a total length of 26 inches or more. Exception: Shotguns with rifled screw barrels are considered shotguns if they are used to hunt pronghorn antelopes, black bears, pumas, deer or moose, if medium-fire rifles or shotguns are legal weapons. «Unbarbed widehead» means a fixed-position arrowhead in which the rear edge of the blade(s) forms an angle of 90° or more with the shaft to which it is attached. Wide heads with movable blades that fold or bend during retraction are considered uncontested. The two dotted lines (Figure 1) indicate a barbless wide head. Blades with trailing edges at an angle of less than 90 degrees in the direction of the arrowhead (for example, Figure 2) are not legal. Oregon`s big game is managed by wildlife management units, especially for controlled hunts, so familiarize yourself with the boundaries where you plan to hunt. Oregon hunters have access to millions of acres of public land open to hunting (national forests, BLM lands, state forests, wildlife areas), as well as many private lands open through Oregon`s Access and Habitat program. Check www.oregonhuntingmap.com to find a place to hunt. The «wood stitch» is a point at least 1 inch long, measured from the top of the tip to the nearest edge of the beam. This definition applies only to bag limits for 3-point moose and Spiked moose only. See definitions, see also spiked wood sketches on Elk Seasons. Wildlife includes fish, wild birds, amphibians, reptiles, wild mammals and feral pigs.
General seasonal stamps can be purchased at the counter by anyone holding a valid hunting licence at any time prior to the start of the season. Oregon offers a variety of deer hunting opportunities in beautiful landscapes, with over-the-counter and controlled labels available. The solitary black tails of western Oregon live in the lush habitat of the coastal mountains and waterfalls of the west. Eastern Oregon mule deer live in the more open lands of the high desert and northeastern Oregon. Oregon also has a growing population of whitetails and the ability to hunt them in controlled hunts in southwestern and northeastern Oregon. Oregon has everything it takes to make the big game hunter list: more than 34 million acres of public land open to hunters. Varied habitats ranging from coastal rainforests to eastern deserts, with a few mountain ranges in between. Trophy occasions include deer and moose.
Due to chronic moose damage and increasing moose populations on private lands, the WFDO is organizing a general woodless elk damage day. This over-the-counter label is valid in all areas and time periods listed below. As with other general seasons and controlled moose hunts, these tags are the only moose hunting opportunity for a hunter for the year, but there is no deadline to sell these tags. Willamette Plus* (moose without stinger or antler from August 27 to October 31 in the Monroe sub-unit) See William Finley NWR p. 84 «Tag» is a document (printed or electronic) that authorizes the removal of a particular species of mammal at a specific time and place. «immediate family» means the spouse, partner, children, father, mother, brother, sister, stepchildren and grandchildren of a landowner. For the purposes of landowner preference, «immediate family» also includes brother-in-law and sister-in-law. October 1 to November 4 Required day: General Any legal weapon West Oregon Day Deadline: September 30 *hunts formerly known as Centerfire Additional Bear: August 1 to December 31 Required day: Fall day of the general season. «Tracking» means tracking, tracking or hunting wildlife for the purpose of locating, capturing, capturing, fertilizing or killing wild mammals, wild birds or fur carriers. Successful candidates for hunts 216R1, 216R2, 217R, 218R, 219R, 221R, 224R, 230R are valid for both the general archery season and the controlled archery season. Tags must be purchased the day before the start of the general archery season. Hunters who catch elk during the general archery season are not permitted to hunt during the controlled archery season.
«Deer» means any member of the cervid family (deer), including gametes or hybrids. One moose** outside all USFS countries** One bull in all USFS countries 1 See State Wildlife Area regulations under Units 14 and 17 for gun restrictions in certain parts of the Stott Mtn and Trask units called Cascade Head – Lincoln City Area. «Deer without antlers» means roe deer (female deer) or deer fawn (young of the year). `commercial cervid attractant` means a marketed product containing or derived from cervid urine, intended to be used to attract, attract or attempt a cervid; The Oregon moose is one of the most sought-after species by hunters and the second most popular fauna after the deer. Rocky Mountain moose are found in eastern Oregon and Roosevelt moose are found in western Oregon, most of which are concentrated in the Coast, Cascade and Blue Mountain ranges. Controlled (limited admission) and over-the-counter (general season) hunting opportunities are available for moose in Oregon. «Muzzle magazine» means any single-barrelled long gun (shotguns may be double-barreled) intended to be fired from the shoulder and loaded from the muzzle with an open sight or sight. These include: online percussion; lateral percussion, underhammer, upper hammer and mullet ear; Side-locking flintlock and razor ignition systems. Match ignition systems are not permitted. Controlled hunting tags are limited and are only available by random draw or lottery. They must be requested in advance through the control hunting process and are generally required for hunts in eastern Oregon. The deadline to apply for a controlled hunting tag is 15 years.
May of each year, with the exception of spring bear hunts, where the application deadline is February 10. «Visible wood» means a velvet or hardened wood wood visible above the hairline on the skull cap that can be discarded. Oregon offers rifle, archery, and muzzle loading hunts with some special teen hunts (ages 17 and under). Exact season dates and pocket limits can be found in the current Oregon Big Game rules. «Inedible» means unfit for human consumption. The WDDO asks hunters to report lame moose or animals with abnormal hooves. Report sightings on the ODFW Online Elk Hoof Disease Reporting Page dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/health_program/elk_hoof_disease/ or call the WFDO Wildlife Health Lab or email (1-866-968-2600 / [email protected]). Hoof disease can be caused by a bacterial infection that causes severe lameness in moose, resulting in deformed, overgrown, infected or scaled hooves. Hunters who find hoof abnormalities in their captured animals are encouraged to take photos and rescue any moose hooves with hoof deformities. Hoof disease does not affect moose meat harvested by hunters and does not pose a risk to human health. However, lame moose may be in poorer body condition and appear thin. National: August 1 to December 31 Required day: General season Fall day Sell-by date: September 30.
Units 49, 50, 52, 53, 61, 62, 63, Unit 48 north and west of N Fork John Day Rvr and Unit 51 north of Highway 245 and Burnt Rvr Canyon Rd between Unity and Durkee. «Possession» means keeping wildlife or parts of wildlife in custody, and any person who advises, supports or assists another person who keeps such wildlife is deemed to be the same owner. All units 15, 40, 43 and 44 and parts of the units indicated above. See written descriptions of boundaries on the general season elk damage label or visit dfw.state.or.us/maps for detailed maps. «Unprotected mammals and birds» are starlings, house sparrows, collared pigeons, rock pigeons and all mammal species for which there is no closed season or bag restrictions.