OAR 635-065-0720
Bows and Arrows — Requirements


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 78-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 Broadheads with moveable blades that fold/collapse when withdrawn are not considered barbed.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 seasons in which centerfire firearms are legal.
(7) 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.
(8) 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).

Source: Rule 635-065-0720 — Bows and Arrows — Requirements, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=635-065-0720.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 635-065-0720’s source at or​.us