OAR 635-060-0030: Issuing Tags

(1) The Department may, except for bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat, issue tags or permits in excess of the quantity authorized by the commission to resolve documented errors made by the Department. The quantity shall not exceed an amount consistent with the management goals of the hunt. (2) The number of controlled deer, controlled elk, and controlled spring bear tags issued to nonresident applicants shall not exceed five percent of the tags authorized for each hunt. The number of controlled pronghorn antelope tags issued to nonresident applicants shall not exceed three percent of the tags authorized for each hunt. Exception: one nonresident tag may be issued for each hunt when the number of authorized tags is fewer than 35. This number does not affect the tags issued under the Landowner Preference Program (OAR chapter 635, division 075). (3) Tags will not be issued to a party (residents or nonresidents) when, during the drawing process, the party size exceeds the number of remaining tags. (4) Youths age 12-17 who are unsuccessful in the first controlled hunt drawing for 100, 200, or 600 series hunts may apply for one guaranteed "first time" tag per series, provided that: (a) Youths are limited to only one "first time" tag per series in a lifetime. (b) Within the 200 series, only hunts with antlerless only bag limits are available as "first time" tags. (c) Hunts are only available as "first time" opportunities as follows: 100 series hunts must have had more than 200 tags available in the first drawing; 200 and 600 series hunts must have had more than 50 tags available in the first drawing. (d) Applicants shall use forms available online or through the Department or its agents beginning July 1 of each year. (e) Persons who were successful in any controlled hunt drawing for 100, 200, or 600 series hunts are never again eligible for "first time" tags in the respective hunt series. (f) Successful "first time" applicants shall purchase tags at POS vendors by the day before the assigned season begins. (g) Youths may not receive a "First Time" youth hunt tag in a hunt series if they applied for a point saver option in the primary big game drawing. (5) Incentive tags for compliance with Mandatory Harvest Reporting requirements. The Fish and Wildlife Commission authorizes the Department to issue up to three hunting tags each year as incentives to encourage hunters to comply with requirements for harvest reporting. Any hunter who complies with harvest reporting requirements by the specified deadline will be automatically entered in a controlled hunt draw for one Mandatory Hunter Reporting Incentive Tag valid for the upcoming hunting season. Obtaining and using such tags is governed by OAR 635-065-0015(6).