Or. Admin. R. 635-067-0000 – Purpose and General Information

(1) The purpose of these rules is to establish season dates, bag limits, areas, methods, and other restrictions for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain goat pursuant to ORS Chapter 496.
(2) OAR chapter 635, division 067 incorporates, by reference, the requirements and tag numbers for controlled hunts for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain goat set out in the document entitled “2026 Oregon Big Game Regulations,” into Oregon Administrative Rules. Therefore, persons must consult the “2026 Oregon Big Game Regulations” in addition to OAR chapter 635, to determine all applicable requirements for hunting pronghorn antelope, cougar, bighorn sheep, and Rocky Mountain goat. The annual Oregon Big Game Regulations are available at authorized license agents and regional, district and headquarters offices and website of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) Additional regulation information is available on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website at www.odfw.com.
(4) Controlled hunt tags shall be issued by a controlled hunt drawing following the procedures established in OAR chapter 635, division 060. Permitted weapons and ammunition are established in OAR chapter 635, division 065. Controlled hunt tag numbers for 2026 are listed in the "2026 Oregon Big Game Regulations" and are adopted and incorporated into OAR chapter 635, division 067 by reference.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, Rocky Mountain goat hunt tag numbers for the controlled hunt areas listed on page 64 are changed as follows in Table 1 (see attached table).
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Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 496.162 & 497.112

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146, 496.162 & 497.112

History

DFW 4-2026, temporary amend filed 01/12/2026, effective 01/12/2026 through 07/10/2026
DFW 107-2025, amend filed 11/25/2025, effective 12/01/2025
DFW 106-2024, amend filed 12/09/2024, effective 12/09/2024
DFW 98-2024, temporary amend filed 10/17/2024, effective 10/17/2024 through 11/30/2024
DFW 67-2024, temporary amend filed 08/13/2024, effective 08/13/2024 through 08/25/2024
DFW 30-2024, amend filed 04/24/2024, effective 04/24/2024
DFW 33-2023, temporary amend filed 04/17/2023, effective 04/17/2023 through 09/22/2023
DFW 4-2023, amend filed 01/24/2023, effective 01/24/2023
DFW 160-2022, amend filed 12/29/2022, effective 12/29/2022
DFW 146-2022, temporary amend filed 11/04/2022, effective 11/04/2022 through 12/31/2022
DFW 122-2022, temporary amend filed 09/09/2022, effective 09/09/2022 through 12/31/2022
DFW 103-2022, temporary amend filed 07/29/2022, effective 07/29/2022 through 12/31/2022
DFW 183-2021, amend filed 12/30/2021, effective 12/30/2021
DFW 156-2020, temporary amend filed 12/22/2020, effective 12/22/2020 through 06/19/2021
DFW 154-2020, amend filed 12/18/2020, effective 12/18/2020
DFW 43-2020, temporary amend filed 04/13/2020, effective 06/01/2020 through 11/27/2020
DFW 180-2019, amend filed 12/19/2019, effective 12/19/2019
DFW 179-2018, amend filed 12/04/2018, effective 12/04/2018
DFW 24-2018, amend filed 02/16/2018, effective 02/16/2018
DFW 60-2017(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-16-17 thru 11-10-17
FWC 65-1989, f. & cert. ef. 8-15-89; FWC 35-1996, f. & cert. ef. 6-7-96; FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97; FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97; FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97; DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98; DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99; DFW 47-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-99; DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; DFW 30-2000, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-00; DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01; DFW 47-2001, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-01; DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; DFW 59-2002, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-02; DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03; DFW 50-2003, f. & cert. ef. 6-13-03; DFW 118-2003, f. 12-4-03, cert. ef. 1-1-04; DFW 53-2004, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-04; DFW 122-2004, f. 12-21-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; DFW 53-2005, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-05; DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; DFW 41-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-06; DFW 127-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; DFW 42-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-07; DFW 118-2007, f. 10-31-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; DFW 60-2008, f. & cert. 6-12-08; DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; DFW 66-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-09; DFW 140-2009, f. 11-3-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; DFW 83-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10; DFW 85-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-21-10 thru 12-17-10; DFW 168-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; DFW 62-2011, f. & cert. ef. 6-3-11; DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12; DFW 58-2012, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-12; DFW 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; DFW 53-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-13; DFW 138-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-13; DFW 63-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-14; DFW 1-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-15; DFW 69-2015, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-15; DFW 18-2016, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-16; DFW 81-2016, f. & cert. ef. 6-27-16; DFW 20-2017, f. & cert. ef. 3-2-17