Game Bird Regulations - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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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 . 8 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (continued on next page)
NONRESIDENTS ■ All nonresidents who want to hunt in Oregon must obtain a nonresident hunting license if they are 18 years of age or older . ■ For hunters 17 years of age and younger, please refer to Youth section on the previous page . ■ A 3-Day Nonresident Hunting License for migratory waterfowl and upland birds is valid for three consecutive days . » A nonresident game bird stamp validation is required along with this hunting license . » Crows, doves, band-tailed pigeons, snipe and turkeys are not covered by this license . This license is not valid to apply for controlled bird hunts . To apply for controlled bird hunts, a regular nonresident hunting license is required . ■ Nonresidents 14 years of age or older must have a game bird validation included on their hunting license and in their possession to hunt ducks, mergansers, geese, coots, pheasants, grouse, quail and partridge . LANDOWNERS ■ Obtain a hunting license . » Resident landowners can obtain a FREE landowner license to hunt game birds on their own property, except for black brant, band-tailed pigeon, sea duck, sage grouse and turkey (spring and fall) . For these hunt types, a regular hunting license is required for landowners hunting on their own property . ■ Obtain appropriate validations » Required to participate in HIP (see ALL HUNTERS on page 8) . » Residents 14 years of age or older hunting upland or waterfowl, see ALL HUNTERS and OREGON RESIDENTS for specific information . » Nonresidents 14 years of age or older hunting upland or waterfowl, see ALL HUNTERS and NONRESIDENTS for specific information . ■ Landowners hunting turkeys on their own property must have a turkey tag . ■ Landowners hunting sage grouse on their own property must have a sage grouse permit . Use this table to determine if you need to obtain a HIP validation, federal waterfowl stamp, black brant permit, band-tailed pigeon permit, sea duck permit, sage grouse permit, turkey tag, waterfowl validation, or upland game bird validation . The species you hunt and the status of your residency determines which validations and permits you may need in addition to your hunting license . See page 8-9 for licensing requirements . pErmiT, Tag aND valiDaTiON rEQUirEmENTS Pheasant UPLAND GAME BIRDS Quail Chukar Partridge Hungarian (Gray) Partridge Blue or Ruffed Grouse Sage Grouse Wild Turkey MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS/ CROWS ALL HUNTERS (INCLUDING LANDOWNERS) Harvest Information Program (HIP) X X X X X X X X X X X Federal Waterfowl Stamp (16 years and older) X X X Band-tailed Pigeon Permit X Black Brant Permit X Sage Grouse Permit (b) X *Sea Duck Permit (Harlequin, scoter, long-tailed and eider) X Spring turkey tag and/or bonus tag or fall turkey tag OREGON RESIDENTS (INCLUDING LANDOWNERS) X Resident Waterfowl Validation (14 years and older) X X X X Resident Upland Game Bird Validation (14 years and older) NONRESIDENTS (INCLUDING LANDOWNERS) X X X X X X Nonresident Game Bird Validation (14 years and older) X X X X X X X X X X (a) Please note: a separate validation is needed on your license to hunt crow . (b) Falconer's are not required to obtain a sage grouse permit to hunt sage grouse . Hunters - please carefully note the following information: 1. State validations (waterfowl, upland game bird, or nonresident game bird) can be obtained at license agent outlets, online or through mail order (Salem headquarters office only) . Having an actual state stamp in possession while hunting is not a requirement. The validation on the license authorizes you to hunt . Federal waterfowl stamps are still required to be signed in ink across the face and be in possession while in the field . Federal stamps may be purchased at most ODFW offices and U .S . Post Offices and some sporting stores . 2. Applications for game bird hunting will be through license agents, online or mail order (see page 45) . This is the same as for big game controlled hunt procedures . 3. A Sports Pac License holder must return to any license agent on Jul . 1 or later to obtain current validations in order to legally hunt in the seasons specified in this booklet . Validations received before July1 are only applicable to previous seasons . Your license must be updated on or after July 1 of each year . Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 9 Band-tailed Pigeon Mourning Dove Goose Duck and Merganser * Coot Snipe Crow(a) Black Brant License Requirements Pages 8-9
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