Game Bird Regulations - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

gamE birD HUNTiNg liCENSE rEQUirEmENTS
Licenses, permits, validations, tags and controlled hunt applications can be obtained at license agents
throughout the state, online or through ODFW’s Salem headquarters office by mail, fax, or in person.
ALL HUNTERS
■ Every hunter must have in his or her possession a valid hunting license (See below for specific category types) . (See exceptions
for youths participating in the Mentored Youth Hunter Program on page 44 .)
■ No hunter may possess more than one valid Oregon hunting license . However, for the purpose of acquiring preference points
under the controlled hunts system and hunting big game, a youth between the ages of 9 and 13 may hold both a free youth license
and a juvenile hunting license .
■ Annual hunting licenses are valid through Dec . 31 of each year . Hunts extending into the following calendar year require a new
hunting license .
■ Any hunter with a valid Oregon or Idaho license may hunt in the waters or on the islands of the Snake River, where the river forms
the boundary between Oregon and Idaho . All laws and rules of the respective states apply .
■ To hunt either the Oregon side or the Washington side of the Columbia River, a hunter must have a valid hunting license for the
state in which he or she is hunting . All laws and rules of the respective state apply .
■ Game bird hunters must obtain a FREE HIP (Harvest Information Program) validation . See page 9-10 for requirements, detailed
HIP information and how to become HIP validated .
» To obtain a HIP validation, hunters may go to any license agent, obtain online or mail the game bird application order form to
ODFW (page 46) .
» A separate validation is needed on game bird licenses to hunt crow .
■ Depending on the species of bird you are hunting, you must have a federal waterfowl stamp and/or state game bird validations to hunt (page 9) .
» Federal stamps and state validations are in effect from Jul . 1 - Jun . 30 of the following year .
» Any person 16 years of age or older must have a signed (in ink across the face), valid federal waterfowl stamp in his or her
possession to hunt ducks and geese .
» No federal waterfowl stamp is required for pigeon, dove, crow, coot or snipe hunting .
■ To hunt band-tailed pigeons, black brant, sea ducks or NW Oregon geese, a separate permit for each is required (page 9 and 18) .
OREGON RESIDENTS
■ Oregon residents must obtain a resident hunting, combination or Sports Pac license to hunt in Oregon .
» Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 635-010-0015(4)(a) provides the legal standard for purchasing a resident license: “A
resident is one who has physically dwelled in Oregon continuously for the six months prior to applying for a license . Temporary
absences from Oregon during that time period do not defeat a person’s residency so long as such absences were not for the
purpose of establishing residency outside Oregon ." The legal requirement is implemented by this certification that a license
applicant must sign: “I, the undersigned, hereby certify and declare that the information I have provided to obtain this license is
true . To acquire an Oregon resident license/tag I certify that I have resided continuously within Oregon no less than 6 months
immediately prior to applying for this license/tag . I have resided in Oregon for ___ Years ___ Months . I acknowledge this license
was issued as requested and understand that no refund will be made .”
» These requirements are waived for certain active members of the armed forces and for some foreign exchange students (see
OAR 635-010-0015(4) for details) . Submitting a false application is a crime .
» Resident hunters 9-17 years of age can buy a juvenile license at a reduced fee . All others (18 years of age or older) must purchase
a regular hunting license .
» For hunters 13 years of age and younger, please refer to Youth section below .
■ Oregon residents must obtain appropriate validations to hunt in Oregon .
» SPORTS PAC LICENSE HOLDERS MUST OBTAIN CURRENT GAME BIRD AND HIP VALIDATIONS ON JULY 1 OR LATER .
» Residents 14 years of age or older must have a state waterfowl validation included on their hunting license and in their possession
to hunt ducks, mergansers, geese and coots . See information on federal stamp requirements above .
» Residents 14 years of age or older must have a state upland game bird validation included on their hunting license and in their
possession to hunt pheasant, grouse, quail and partridge .
YOUTH (RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT)
■ Obtain a hunting license .
» All hunters 13 years of age and under must obtain a FREE youth license (to hunt game birds and small game only) . This youth
license is required for participation in HIP .
» Youths 13 years of age and under while hunting on property other than their own must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of
age or older .
» Hunters 9 -17 years of age can buy a juvenile license at a reduced fee . All others need to purchase a regular hunting license .
■ Tag and application requirements
» Youths 13 years of age and under are required to obtain a FREE license or purchase a juvenile license in order to purchase
a black brant permit, band-tailed pigeon permit, sea duck permit, turkey tags or apply for sage grouse permits and waterfowl
reservation hunts .
■ All youths 17 years of age and younger must have a Hunter Education Certificate or a department issued document (ex . hunting license)
which includes their Hunter Education Certificate Number in their possession to hunt anywhere except on their own land or
land owned by their parent or legal guardian . For Hunter Education class information or to obtain a replacement copy of a hunter
safety card, call the Hunter Education office in Salem at 503-947-6028 .
■ See exceptions for the Mentored Youth Hunter Program on page 44 .
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