Game Bird Regulations - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

OrEgON DiSabiliTiES HUNTiNg aND FiSHiNg pErmiT iNFOrmaTiON
In order to be considered a person with a disability under the
wildlife laws, a person shall provide either:
(1) Written certification from a licensed physician, physician
assistant or certified nurse practitioner, that states that the
applicant:
a . Is permanently unable to walk without the use of, or
assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic
device, wheelchair, scooter, or walker;
b . Is restricted by lung disease to the extent that the person’s
forced expiratory volume for one second, when measured
by a spirometer, is less than 35% predicted, or arterial
oxygen tension is less than 55 mm/Hg on room air at rest;
c . Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person’s
functional limitations are classified in severity as Class
III or Class IV, according to standards established by the
American Heart Association .
d . Has a permanent, physical impairment that prevent the
person from holding or shooting a firearm or bow or from
holding a fishing rod in hand; or
e . Has central visual acuity that permanently does not
exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses,
or the widest diameter of the visual field is no greater
than 20 degrees; or
(2) Written proof that the last official certification of record by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch
of the Armed Forces of the United States shows the person
to be at least 65% disabled (ORS 496 . 018) .
The Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit is not a
license or tag . Hunters must still obtain a hunting license and
apply for and/or purchase appropriate tags/permits/reservations
prior to specified tag sale deadlines to hunt in game bird and
big game seasons . You must be in possession of your Oregon
Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit, license and tags/permits/
reservations while you are hunting .
An able-bodied companion may accompany a person with this
permit and kill any animal wounded by the permit holder . The
companion must immediately attach the permit holder’s tag
to the carcass of the animal . The companion is not required
PERMIT APPLICATION
For more information or to obtain an “Oregon Disabilities
Hunting and Fishing Permit” application packet, please visit
our web site at www .dfw .state .or .us/resources/hunting/disability
.
Application packets are also available at the ODFW Salem
Headquarters Office, regional offices (page 4), district offices,
or by calling 503-947-6100 .
to possess a hunting license or tag, except that a person
accompanying a visually impaired hunter is required to possess
a valid hunting license .[(OAR 635-065-0090(3)] .
The following applies for persons defined in 1(e): “A person who
is not visually impaired and who accompanies a hunter who
possesses an Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit
may: assist the hunter in selecting a game animal or bird; assist
the aiming or sighting of a firearm; advise the hunter when to fire a
firearm; shoot a game animal or bird on behalf of the hunter while
in the immediate presence of the hunter; and tag and retrieve
game animals and birds on behalf of the hunter .”
The person accompanying a hunter who is visually impaired
is required to possess a valid hunting license . The person
accompanying a visually impaired hunter may also hunt game
animals or birds if the person possesses the appropriate tags,
permits, reservations and stamps for the area and time period .
A visually impaired hunter must comply with all other tag,
permit, reservation and stamp requirements of the State Fish
and Wildlife Commission and applicable hunting laws (ORS
498 .170) .
AN OREGON DISABILITIES HUNTING AND FISHING PERMIT
HOLDER MAY:
■ Hunt from a parked motor-propelled vehicle except on any
public rd or hwy . A public rd is the entire right of way of any
rd over which the public has a right of use . Public rds include,
but are not limited to, rd related structures that are in the right
of way such as tunnels, bridges, or similar structures . Rds
on federal, state, or local government lands are public rds .
Hunting from a parked motor vehicle is allowed on private
land with the landowner’s permission and on public land
where off-road travel is permitted .
Note: FEDERAL MIGRATORY GAME BIRD EXCEPTION: No
persons shall take migratory game birds from or by means, aid,
or use of any motor vehicle, motor driven land conveyance, or
aircraft of any kind, except that paraplegics and persons missing
one or both legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or
stationary motor-driven land conveyance .
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