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Oregon Game Bird Regulations 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 OREGON GAME BIRD REGULATIONS See What’s New for 2021-22 on page 2 For All Migratory Game Bird, Upland Game Bird and Crow Hunting Seasons from September 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022, and other associated regulations 1820-18L OREGON BIG GAME HUNTING REG_EDGE.indd 1 5/25/21 4:54 PM For: OREGON BIG GAME HUNTING REG Due: 5/26/2021 Upload: Basecamp *Email me with any comments or corrections* 2 021- 22 CONTENTS OREGON Licensing/Controlled Hunts Hunter Reporting ...............................19 Fees..................................................6 Access Area Programs .......................29 GAME BIRD Permit, Tag, and REGULATIONS Validation Requirements .....................7 State Wildlife Area Regulations .........34 License Requirements .........................8 State and Federal Hunting Regulations Refuge Area Regulations ....................40 Shooting Hours ...............................10 Disabilities Hunting and General Regulations ........................ 11 Fishing Permit.....................................43 Website Weapon Regulations .......................12 myodfw.com Reservation and Permit Application Hunting Opportunities Procedure ..........................................44 Information and Education Upland Game Bird ..........................16 503-947- 6002 Western Oregon Wildlife Area Reservation Hunts .........45 Licensing Fee Pheasant Hunts..........................16 Oregon Game Bird Stamps ................48 503 -947- 6100 Controlled Sage-Grouse ..................17 Turkey .............................................18 Wildlife Division Cover Photo: Migratory Game Bird ......................20 503-947- 6301 Snow Geese. Northwest Permit Goose ..................22 Wildlife Violations Falconry .........................................24 Photo by Rick Swart, 1-800-452-7888 Proposed 2022–23 ODFW. Upland Season Dates ......................24 Small Game Hunting .......................24 Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunt ................25 OREGON DEPARTMENT Youth Hunting Opportunities ............26 OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Full Service Offices High Desert 61374 Parrell Rd. Bend, OR 97702 541-388-6363 Northeast 107 20th Street La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-2138 Northwest 17330 SE Evelyn Street Clackamas, OR 97015 WHAT’S NEW FOR 2021-22 971-673-6000 Southwest • Opened fall turkey season early in 4192 N Umpqua Hwy select units in eastern Oregon. See Roseburg, OR 97470 pages 18-19. 541- 440 -3353 • Split the mourning dove season by geographic zones. Split the season into two hunt periods in Zone 1. See Facebook.com/MyODFW pages 20-21. Facebook.com/ODFWConservation • Increased the white goose daily bag limit and possession limit. See page 20. • Changed the boundaries of the goose Snapchat @MyODFW zones in eastern Oregon Cos. See pages 20-21. Twitter @MyODFW • Established late hunt periods for @MyODFWRecReport white and white-fronted geese in all @ODFWConserve areas of eastern Oregon. See pages 20-21. Instagram @MyODFW Pinterest @MyODFW 2021-22 OREGON GAME BIRD REGULATIONS English Oregon Department This book includes important information about Oregon hunting laws. You can be fined or jailed of Fish and Wildlife if you violate these laws. Please have an English reader who fully understands this information Curt Melcher, Director Oregon Fish and and can accurately interpret the legal meaning of Salem Headquarters Office Wildlife Commission the regulations in this book explain them to you. 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE Mary Wahl (Chair) .................................Langlois Salem, OR 97302 Becky Hatfield-Hyde .................................Paisley Spanish 503-947-6000 Kathayoon Khalil ................................... Portland Este libro incluye información importante ODFW in-state toll-free 800-720-6339 Mark Labhart ..............................................Sisters sobre las leyes de caza de Oregon. Puede ser [email protected] Bob Spelbrink ............................................... Siletz multado o encarcelado si usted viola estas leyes. Greg Wolley .................................... Lake Oswego Tenga a mano un lector inglés que entiende Jill Zarnowitz ............................................Yamhill completamente esta información y puede Vacant ...................................................................... interpretar con precisión legal les explicarle el significado de las regulaciones en este libro. Because season dates and hunting regulations change annually, significant changes from Traditional Chinese last year’s season dates and hunting regulations are in yellow highlight. 本書包括有關俄勒岡州狩獵法的重要資訊。如 Significant regulations and information are highlighted in bold. 果違反這些法律,將會被處以罰款或監禁。請 讓完全瞭解這些資訊並能夠準確詮釋本書條 例法律含義的英文讀者為你解釋這些資訊。 Abbreviations Key Russian The following abbreviations are used throughout this document in Hunt Descriptions, Unit Descriptions and regulations. The abbreviations will be used in upper and lower cases. Данная книга содержит важную информацию о законах штата Орегон Ave = Avenue Lk = Lake Rvr = River об охоте. За нарушение этих законов Вы ATV = All terrain vehicle Ln = Lane Sq Mi = Square Miles можете быть оштрафованы или осуждены. BLM = Bureau of Land Mi = Mile T = Township Пожалуйста, убедитесь, что Вы полностью Management Mtn = Mountain UCAP = Upland Coop. понимаете информацию правового Blvd = Boulevard NF = National Forest Access Program характера, изложенную в этой книге. Co = County NWR = National Wildlife USFS = U.S. Forest Service Cos = Counties Refuge USFWS = U.S. Fish and Ukranian Cr = Creek ODF = Oregon Dept. of Wildlife Service Ця книга містить важливу інформацію Dr = Drive Forestry WA = Wildlife Area про закони про полювання в штаті Орегон. FR = Forest Road ODFW = Oregon Dept. of WMU = Wildlife Якщо Ви порушите ці закони, з Вас можуть HIP = Harvest Information Fish & Wildlife Management Unit стягнути штраф або посадити у вязницю. Program R = Range Будь ласка, попросіть людину, яка добре Hwy = Highway RHA = Regulated Hunt Area розуміє англійську і може точно передати ID = Identification Rd = Road юридичне значення цієї книги, прочитати і пояснити Вам ці правила. Vietnamese The information in this booklet will be furnished in alternate format for people with disabilities, if needed. Please call 503-947-6002 or e-mail Quyển sách này bao gồm những thông tin quan [email protected] to request an alternate format. trọng về luật đi săn của Oregon. Quý vị có thể bị ODFW prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe you have been discriminated against as described above in any program, activity or facility, or if you desire further information, please contact Deputy Director, Fish & Wildlife Programs, phạt tiền hoặc phạt tù nếu vi phạm những luật ODFW, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302, or call 503-947-6000, or write to the Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, Department này. Hãy nhờ một người thạo tiếng Anh, người of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. có thể hoàn toàn hiểu những thông tin này và có ODFW allows appropriate advertising in this booklet to help offset the cost of printing. ODFW neither endorses products or services listed nor thể giải thích ch. accepts any liability arising from the use of products or services listed. About This Guide This high-quality guide is offered to you by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife through its unique partnership with J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC. The revenue generated through ad sales signifi- Williamstown, MA | Birmingham, AL cantly lowers production costs and generates savings. These savings translate into additional funds for other important agency programs. Graphic Design: This guide is available online at Jon Gulley, Dane Fay, If you have any feedback or are interested in John Corey, Evelyn Haddad, advertising, please contact us at 413.884.1001 Chris Sobolowski or at www.JFGriffin.com 2021-22 OREGON GAME BIRD REGULATIONS 3 NEW TO HUNTING? Let ODFW show you how! NOTICE TO HUNTERS • Mourning dove • Rabbit • Upland Game Bird • Waterfowl In an effort to make these regulations • Beginner’s Guide to Sauvie Island easier to understand, at times Waterfowl Hunting simplified language is used. ODFW’s intention is for these summarized Find a place to bird hunt at regulations to be consistent with oregonhuntingmap.com — includes map the actual language in Oregon of game bird ranges. Statutes and Administrative Rules, but in the event of an inconsistency Try one of our outdoor skills workshops! the statutes and administrative See odfwcalendar.com. rules take precedence. The actual wording of relevant Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon For more hunting tips, go to myodfw.com/articles/start-hunting-game-birds Administrative Rules can be found at: odfw.com/oars and oregonlaws.org/ oregon_revised_statutes. Violation of state migratory game bird hunting regulations is a violation SUPPORT WILDLIFE — BUY A HABITAT CONSERVATION STAMP of federal regulations. Each hunter should consult the actual federal regulations in Title 50 Code of Federal Buy an annual stamp to Regulations, Part 20. Also, more benefit conservation of restrictive regulations may apply to Oregon’s native species. NWRs open to public hunting. For additional information on federal Proceeds are used for restoration of the habitats regulations, contact Resident Agent that are home to the state’s fish and wildlife. in Charge, USFWS, 9025 SW Hillman The Habitat Conservation Stamp is available Ct, Suite 3134,
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