OAR 635-075-0020: Landowner Hunting Preference Tags in Special Seasons

(1)(a) Landowner hunting preference tags are not available for Premium Hunts (series L, M, and N) or the long duration youth elk hunts (August 1–December 31) or the Melrose 223T (August 1–March 31) youth elk hunt. (b) During controlled elk hunts with a bag limit of spike or better in units where the usual bag limit for bull elk is spike only, landowner hunting preference tags may be limited to five tags or 10 percent of the total controlled hunt tags whichever is greater; the bag limit for these elk tags shall be spike or better. (c) In the following hunts LOP tags will be limited to five tags or 10% of the total controlled hunt tags, whichever is greater: elk hunts; 254R1, 254Y1, 255R1, 255Y1, 256R1 and 256Y1: buck deer hunts; 112, 122, MC101-2, MC102-2, JK101-1, FX103-1, NE106-1, and JT101R-1. (2) If landowner preference tags remain from the controlled hunts described in 635-075-0020(1)(b) after the game mammal controlled hunt drawing, the Department will issue remaining tags to qualified landowners as described in 635-075-0024.