OAR 635-060-0040: Active Member of the Uniformed Services Controlled Hunt Tags

(1) Each Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) Wildlife District office is authorized to issue, for hunts at least partially within their Wildlife District, up to 20 controlled hunt tags for deer, 20 controlled hunt tags for elk, and 20 controlled hunt tags for spring bear to Oregon residents who are active members of the Armed Forces currently stationed outside of Oregon, but in Oregon on Temporary Leave. (2) Active members of the uniformed services Controlled Hunt Tags or Limited Tags will be issued first come first served beginning July 1 until the authorized number has been issued. (3) To purchase the tag the active members of the uniformed services must provide the following information to the Department District office responsible for issuing the tag: (a) A copy of an active duty military ID. (b) A copy of current leave papers to document they are currently stationed outside of Oregon. (c) A valid Oregon resident hunting license. (4) Controlled or limited hunts for which active members of the uniformed services controlled hunt tags can be issued include: (a) Controlled spring bear hunts, controlled deer or elk hunts with a bag limit of “antlerless”, or “spike only”, that have a minimum of 20 tags authorized by the Commission. (b) Controlled deer or elk hunts with a bag limit that allows buck deer or bull elk with two or more points on one antler, not counting the brow tine, to be harvested, that have a minimum of 100 tags authorized by the Commission. (c) Additional tags for active members of the uniformed services for each controlled hunt will not exceed 10% of the tag number authorized by the Commission. (5) Active members of the uniformed services Controlled Hunt Tags cannot be authorized for controlled hunts occurring on the Starkey Experimental Forest, Hart Mountain NAR, or Umatilla NWR. (6) All hunt specific regulations adopted by the Commission for hunts where tags are issued (dates, bag limits, boundaries, etc.) will apply. (7) Tag recipients must pay the standard resident price for the tag. Any additional fee for purchasing a tag after the tag sale deadline will be waived. (8) The hunter must provide harvest and effort information to the issuing office within five business days after the closing date of the hunt printed on the tag.