1. (1) Tag Requirement: Any person hunting cougar shall have on their person a general season cougar tag or an additional cougar tag. General season cougar tags may be purchased online or through any authorized license agent;

2. (2) Hunt Area: Hunt zones, and harvest quotas for each hunt zone, are established in OAR 635-067-0015;

   1. (a) Hunters may hunt within all hunt zones;
   2. (b) Hunt zones will be closed to hunting when individual zone harvest quotas are reached.

3. (3) Any person who takes a cougar is responsible to present for check-in the hide, with skull and proof of sex attached, to the Department within ten days of the date the cougar was taken.

   1. (a) Check-in must occur during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at an ODFW office or designated collection site. Hide and skull must be unfrozen when presented for check-in.
   2. (b) Hunters are also required to submit the reproductive tract of any female cougar taken.
   3. (c) When the required parts in (3) and (3)(b) are presented at check-in information that must be provided includes: 1) date of harvest and location of harvest including Wildlife Management Unit, and 2) complete hunter information including the issued date and time of a paper tag or the confirmation number of an electronic tag. A completed “Wildlife Transfer Record Form” as found in the current year’s Oregon Big Game Regulations is an alternative for providing the required information.
4. (4) No person shall hunt or assist another to hunt a cougar during an authorized cougar season unless in possession of an unused cougar tag or accompanied by the holder of a cougar tag which is valid for that area and time period.
5. (5) No person shall use dogs to hunt or pursue cougar.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 496.012, 496.138, 496.146 & 496.162

History

DFW 160-2022, amend filed 12/29/2022, effective 12/29/2022
DFW 29-2022, amend filed 03/21/2022, effective 03/21/2022
DFW 148-2021, temporary amend filed 09/20/2021, effective 09/20/2021 through 03/18/2022
DFW 29-2021, temporary amend filed 03/22/2021, effective 03/22/2021 through 09/17/2021
DFW 126-2020, temporary amend filed 09/21/2020, effective 09/21/2020 through 03/19/2021
DFW 30-2020, temporary amend filed 03/20/2020, effective 03/23/2020 through 09/18/2020
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 147-2012, f. 12-18-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13
DFW 159-2011, f. 12-14-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12
DFW 150-2008, f. 12-18-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09
DFW 42-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-07
DFW 41-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-06
DFW 128-2005, f. 12-1-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06
DFW 53-2005, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-05
DFW 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-17-03
DFW 121-2001, f. 12-24-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02
DFW 82-2000, f. 12-21-00, cert. ef. 1-1-01
DFW 30-2000, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-00
DFW 92-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00
DFW 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-99
DFW 49-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-22-98
FWC 71-1997, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-97
FWC 38-1997, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-97
FWC 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 2-27-97