OAR 635-065-0015
General Tag Requirements and Limits
(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 general season black bear tag;(b)
One valid additional general black bear tag;(c)
One valid controlled black bear tag in addition to general season bear tags issued under subsections (a) and (b) above; or(d)
One valid 700 series “leftover” controlled bear tag;(e)
One valid cougar tag;(f)
One valid additional cougar tag;(g)
One valid pronghorn antelope tag except as provided in OAR 635-073-0100 (Controlled Premium Hunt Regulations).(4)
Except as provided in OAR chapter 635, division 090, and in OAR 635-075-0010 (Hunting Area Allowed With Landowner Hunting Preference Tags), and in OAR 635-073-0100 (Controlled Premium Hunt Regulations), a person may obtain and possess only one of the following tags during an annual hunting season:(a)
One valid deer bow tag; or(b)
One valid western Oregon deer tag; or(c)
One valid 100 series controlled buck hunt tag; or(d)
One valid 100 series “left over” controlled deer tag; and(f)
One valid 600 series “left over” controlled deer tag; and(g)
One valid “Take a Friend Hunting” Contest deer tag. Season dates, bag limit, and hunt area are as in OAR 635-090-0150 (Deer and Elk Auction Tags) for deer and elk auction tags.(5)
Except as provided in OAR chapter 635, division 090, and OAR 635-073-0100 (Controlled Premium Hunt Regulations), a person may obtain and possess only one of the following tags during an annual hunting season:(a)
One valid West Cascade elk tag; or(b)
One valid Coast First Season elk tag; or(c)
One valid Coast Second Season elk tag; or(d)
One valid Rocky Mountain elk — first season tag, or(e)
One valid Rocky Mountain elk — second season tag; or(f)
One valid elk bow tag; or(g)
One valid controlled elk hunt tag; or(h)
One valid General Season Antlerless Elk Damage Tag; or(i)
One valid 200 series “leftover” controlled elk tag.(6)
In addition to the tags described in OAR 635-065-0015 (General Tag Requirements and Limits)(3), (4), and (5), a person during an annual hunting season may obtain or possess only one valid “Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tag” per annual hunting season. If the Department awards a hunter such a tag through the controlled hunt draw authorized by OAR 635-060-0030 (Issuing Tags)(5), the following requirements will apply:(a)
On or before July 15, 2021 the hunter must inform the Department which species the tag is to be issued for (pronghorn antelope, deer, or elk) and purchase the tag. Tags not purchased by July 15 will be offered to an alternate hunter with a tag sale deadline of July 31, 2021.(b)
Hunting hours, hunt dates, bag limit and hunt area for Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tags will be the same as those listed in OAR 635-090-0150 (Deer and Elk Auction Tags)(3) for deer or (4) for elk , or 635-067-0028 (Pronghorn Antelope Auction Tag)(2) for pronghorn.(c)
Bag limit: one pronghorn antelope or one deer or one elk.(d)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employees are not eligible for a Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tag.(7)
Except as provided in OAR 635-067-0032 (Bighorn Sheep Auction Tag) thru 635-067-0034 (Bighorn Sheep Raffle Tag), a person may obtain and possess only one bighorn sheep ram tag in a lifetime.(8)
Except as provided in OAR 635-067-0041 (Rocky Mountain Goat Raffle) a person may obtain and possess only one Rocky Mountain goat tag in a lifetime.(9)
It is unlawful for any person to issue or to possess any game mammal tag which has been backdated.(10)
Any game mammal tag having an issue date subsequent to the last day authorized for issue of such tag as listed in “Oregon Big Game Regulations” for the current season is a void tag. Exception:(a)
Members of the uniformed services returning to the state after the deadline shall be permitted to purchase general season tags for themselves at the Salem headquarters and regional offices of the Department.(b)
Notwithstanding the deadlines for tag purchases provided by rule and in the hunting regulation synopses, any person who qualifies to purchase a tag but fails to make the purchase by the deadline, may purchase the tag late if the person:(A)
Submits a written affidavit certifying that the person has not yet hunted during the season for which the tag is sought to the Department’s Licensing Services Office;(B)
The request must be received by the Department before the end of the season for the particular tag; and(C)
Pays the Department the fee as provided in OAR 635-010-0019 (License and Tag Exchanges) for a tag issued after the tag sale deadline in addition to the usual tag fee.(D)
A tag purchased for a season that has not begun may be canceled and replaced with a tag for an ongoing season using the process outlined in 635-065-0015 (General Tag Requirements and Limits)(b)(A) and (B) provided the original tag is surrendered with the affidavit and the fee for a tag issued after the tag sale deadline is paid to the Department.
Source:
Rule 635-065-0015 — General Tag Requirements and Limits, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-065-0015.