OAR 635-090-0140: Deer and Elk Tag Auction and Raffle

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 496.146(10), upon the recommendation of the Access and Habitat Board, the Commission may issue each year up to ten elk and ten deer tags to hunt deer or elk. Recommendations from the Board shall include: (a) The land on which each tag shall be used; (b) The percentage of funds (not to exceed 50 percent) received from the tags that may revert to the landowner if the tag is limited to private land; and (c) A written agreement with the Commission which provides public access and habitat improvements. (2) The Board may contract with a sportsman's group or other organization to conduct a raffle or an auction to issue the access and habitat deer and elk tags. (3) The access and habitat raffle and/or auction deer and elk tags are in addition to all other tags and permits approved by the Commission. (a) In addition to the number of deer and elk tags legally available to an individual, an individual is allowed one additional elk and one additional deer tag annually, provided these tags are Access and Habitat auction or raffle tags. (b) The Board shall recommend season dates and open area specific to the tag. (c) Bag limit: one deer or one elk. (4) Access and habitat deer/elk tag raffle requirements: (a) There is no limit on the number of chances a person may purchase. Raffle chances shall be available for purchase in the following denominations with the addition of a $2.00 license agent fee: (A) Deer Tags (i) One chance at a cost of $2.50. (ii) Six chances at a cost of $9.50. (iii) Fifteen chances at a cost of $19.50. (iv) Forty chances at a cost of $49.50. (v) One hundred chances at a cost of $99.50. (B) Elk tags (i) One chance at a cost of $4.50. (ii) Six chances at a cost of $19.50. (iii) Fifteen chances at a cost of $39.50. (iv) Forty chances at a cost of $99.50. (C) Combination Elk and Deer Tags (i) One chance at a cost of $9.50. (ii) Six chances at a cost of $29.50. (iii) Fifteen chances at a cost of $59.50. (iv) Forty chances at a cost of $149.50. (b) Raffle chances will be available to the public online and through authorized License Agents during the dates specified in the current Big Game Regulations. Chances may be sold by Department representatives at various public events or meetings of sportsmen and landowners. (c) Residents and nonresidents shall be eligible to purchase chances. (d) There shall be no refunds for any raffle chance purchases. (e) One winner and a minimum of two alternate winners shall be drawn at a public drawing; time and location to be determined by the Board and Department. (f) If a person is drawn as the winner of more than one hunt for the same species, the Department will issue the first Access and Habitat raffle deer/elk tag drawn by the person who meets all criteria specified herein. (g) The order in which the winner and alternate winners for the deer/elk raffle hunts shall be drawn at the public drawing is as follows: (A) Statewide Combination Elk and Deer — #AH002. (B) Statewide Deer Hunt — #AH001. (C) Southeast Oregon Deer Hunt — #AH004. (D) Central Oregon Deer Hunt — #AH005. (E) Northeast Oregon Deer Hunt — #AH003. (F) Statewide Elk Hunt — #AH009. (G) Northeast Oregon Elk Hunt — #AH006. (H) Central/Southeast Elk Hunt — #AH007. (I) Western Oregon Elk Hunt — #AH008. (h) The Department will notify the winner. If the winner does not claim the tag by 5 p.m., July 1, the winner shall be disqualified and the Department will attempt to notify the first alternate. If the first alternate does not claim the tag within 10 business days of July 1, the first alternate shall be disqualified and the Department will attempt to notify the second alternate. If the tag is not claimed by 5 p.m., July 31, it will not be issued. Notification attempts will be made by phone, email or postal mail, in that order. (i) The access and habitat raffle deer/elk tag winners must have a valid hunting license before they will be issued the tag(s). (j) The Department will issue an access and habitat raffle deer/elk tag to the person who purchased the winning chance and who meets all criteria specified herein. The tag is not transferable. (5) Access and habitat deer/elk tag auction requirements: (a) Residents and nonresidents are eligible to bid. (b) The minimum acceptable bid for an access and habitat auction tag is $10,000 for deer and $15,000 for elk. The bid price includes the tag fee. (c) Individuals, agents, corporations, or others that submit the highest bid shall provide the name, address, phone number, and affiliation of the individual to whom the access and habitat auction deer/elk tag shall be issued to a Department representative or a representative of the organization authorized to conduct the auction immediately upon the conclusion of the auction of such tag. (d) Submittal of the winning bid shall be made to the Department by cashier's check or certified check within 20 working days of the date of the auction (whether conducted by the Department or by a sportsman's group or organization authorized to do so). (e) If the full amount of the bid is not paid as required by OAR 635-090-140(5)(d), the Department may, at its discretion, reject the bid and offer the access and habitat auction deer/elk tag to the next highest bidder. Such next highest bidder must make payment to the Department by cashier's check or certified check within five working days of notification. (f) The access and habitat auction deer/elk tag winner must have a valid hunting license before they will be issued the tag(s). (g) The Department will issue an access and habitat auction deer/elk tag to the winner who meets all criteria specified herein. The tag is not transferable. (h) The Department reserves the right to accept or reject any or all access and habitat auction deer/elk tag bids.