STAFF PROPOSALS TABLE OF CONTENTS

Attachment 3 STAFF PROPOSALS TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.... Page 2 Public Meeting Schedule.... Page 3 Legislative Regulation Changes Page 4 Regulation Changes and Concepts Under Consideration for... Page 5 Baiting Game Mammals... Page 5 LOP Tag Limitations in Special Opportunity Hunts... Page 6 Hunt Dates for Auction, Raffle, and Premium Hunts.... Page 7 General Topics and Updates... Page 8 Elk Damage Tag Program Implementation.... Page 8 Mule Deer Limited Landowner Preference Tags... Page 9 Wildlife Area and Travel Management Area Changes.. Page 13 Mandatory Reporting of Hunter Harvest and Effort Update.. Page 14 Hunting Seasons and Species Specific Information.... Page 16 Changes to 2017 Hunts for Adoption in September Page 16 General Season Bag Limits and Dates... Page 18 Application and Tag Sale Deadlines... Page 19 Controlled Hunt Tag Numbers.... Page 20 Premium Hunts... Page 21 Bear Season Summaries and Recommendations.... Page 26 Cougar Season Summaries and Recommendations.. Page 29 Bighorn Sheep Season Summaries and Recommendations.. Page 32 Rocky Mountain Goat Season Summaries and Recommendations.. Page 35 Pronghorn Antelope Season Summaries and Recommendations.. Page 37 Deer Season Summaries and Recommendations... Page 41 Elk Season Summaries and Recommendations. Page 54 Western Gray Squirrel Season Recommendations...... Page 72 1

INTRODUCTION This document contains information regarding the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) proposed seasons and regulation changes for Big Game Regulations, including tables of controlled hunts with tag numbers for hunts. The Oregon Big Game Regulations are expected to be available at Point of Sale License Agents and Department offices in November 2017. Soon after distribution of the Big Game Regulations, the process of developing seasons and regulations for 2019 will begin. Following is the tentative Big Game Regulation development timeline for 2019 seasons. Dates cannot be finalized until after Commission Meeting dates for have been set. NOTE: Dates may shift a week or two depending on the final dates of Commission Meetings. November, 2017 March, : Districts conduct field surveys April 1, : Deadline for canceling hunts or making emergency tag reductions May 15, : District proposal deadline June 11-15, : Wildlife Division meets with Biologists Discuss 2019 seasons, tag numbers, and regulations June 30, : Information for public outreach/meetings distributed to Districts July 9-20, : Districts conduct public outreach/meetings Early August : Commission packet due to Division Administrators September : Commission Adoption of 2019 seasons and tag numbers November, : 2019 Big Game Regulations printed and delivered to vendors 2

Wildlife District Public Meetings At public meetings held throughout the state during July (Table 1), the Department s Wildlife Districts provided information including regulation concepts and proposals for discussion and comment. If proposals are adopted, they will be incorporated into next year s Big Game Regulations. Table 1. Location, date, and time for 2017 Oregon big game regulation public meetings. City Date Time Location Seaside July 6 4 7 pm Seaside Civic & Convention Center, Seamist Room 415 First Ave., Seaside OR Salem July 6 7 9 pm ODFW Headquarters Office, Commission Room 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem OR Lakeview July 11 6-8 pm Eagles Lodge 27 South E Street, Lakeview OR Redmond July 11 6 8 pm Redmond High School, Community Development Rm 675 SW Rimrock, Redmond OR Ontario July 11 12 7 pm (MT) Ontario ODFW Field Office (Open House) 3814 Clark Blvd, Ontario, OR Roseburg July 11 6:30 pm ODFW Roseburg District Office Conference Rm, 4192 N Umpqua Hwy, Roseburg OR Springfield July 11 6:30 8:30 pm Oregon Dept. of Forestry 3150 East Main St, Springfield OR Newport July 11 6 pm OSU Extension Office 1211 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR Burns July 12 7-9 pm Harney County Community Center 484 N Broadway, Burns OR Heppner July 12 6 pm ODFW Heppner District Office 54173 Highway 74, Heppner OR La Grande, Baker La Grande City Library, Conference Room July 12 6 9 pm & Enterprise 2006 Fourth St, La Grande, OR 97850 John Day July 12 5:30 7 pm John Day District State Forestry Office 415 Patterson Bridge Rd, John Day OR Charleston July 12 7 8:30 pm North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Ave, North Bend OR Pendleton July 12 4 7 pm ODFW Umatilla District Office 73471 Mytinger Lane, Pendleton, OR Klamath Falls July 13 6 8 pm Shasta Grange Hall 5831 Shasta Way, Klamath Falls OR The Dalles July 13 6 pm The Dalles Screen Shop 3561 Klindt Dr., The Dalles OR Clackamas July 19 5:30 7:30 pm ODFW Clackamas District Office (Open House) 17330 SE Evelyn Street, Bldg. 16, Clackamas OR Grants Pass July 20 7 pm Elmer s Restaurant 175 NE Agness, Grants Pass OR 3

Legislatively Required Regulation Changes House Bill 2030 removed the 3% limitation on nonresident bear tags for the General Fall Bear Season. The 3% nonresident limitation for bear tags was put in place decades ago when dogs could be used to hunt bear in Oregon. With the ban on the use of dogs, the demand for bear hunting by nonresidents declined and need for the regulation no longer exists. The Department, with the assistance of the Oregon Hunters Association (OHA), worked with the Oregon legislature to eliminate the 3% nonresident limitation for the General Fall Bear Season. A Temporary Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) was put in place for fall 2017 seasons. Note, the statutory 3% nonresident limitation is still in effect for all spring bear hunts. House Bill 2566 extended the Mentored Youth Program by two years to include youth 14 and 15 years of age. Administrative rule changes will be proposed in December; the change will take effect January,. House Bill 3158 requires the Commission to implement a program to encourage persons to report violations of the wildlife laws. The program will include offering a person either preference points in a scaled system determined by the Fish and Wildlife Commission or a cash reward for information leading to citations or arrest for unlawful take, possession or waste of antelope, bear, cougar, deer, elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain sheep or wolf. The reward for reporting violations will be vary depending upon species. For example, violations related to bighorn sheep will provide more incentive (preference points or dollars) than violations involving deer. Administrative rules for the program will be developed with input from the public and OSP and presented to the Commission for implementation during. Senate Bill 372, the roadkill bill, requires the Commission to adopt rules to implement a program to issue wildlife salvage permits for human consumption of deer or elk accidentally killed as result of vehicle collision. If the animal is a buck or bull, the antlers must be surrendered to the Department. The State of Oregon will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from the recovery or consumption of a deer or elk collected pursuant to a salvage permit. Details of the program, including the form and method for applying for and receiving a wildlife salvage permit, have not been established. Administrative rules for the program will be developed with input from the public and OSP and presented to the Commission for implementation during. A primary concern is to minimize poaching being reported as salvage. Senate Bill 373, the town deer bill, directs the Commission to develop a pilot program for urban deer population control. Before deer would be removed under this program, the governing body of the city must adopt by ordinance restrictions on placing, depositing, distributing, storing or scattering food, garbage or any other attractant so as to knowingly constitute a lure, attractant or enticement for deer. After passage of a city ordinance declaring that deer populations have risen to levels that constitute a public nuisance, the city may petition the Department for assistance in reducing deer population levels within city limits. If the Department determines/agrees the deer population is a public nuisance, the local government body or an appropriate agent may be allowed to take deer to reduce the population. 4

The program must include provisions for ensuring edible portions of deer taken are distributed, at the expense of the local government, to a local food bank or other charitable organization. Details of the urban deer population control program will go into effect by January, 2019. Regulation Changes and Concepts Under Consideration for Regulation Change Considered, not Baiting game mammals is legal in Oregon except for black bear and on the North Bank Habitat Area near Roseburg. There has been a recent request to the Commission to make baiting illegal. The request arose over a conflict with hunters that had sites baited on federal land. In 2008, the Department reviewed the baiting regulations for all 50 states. Baiting deer and elk (where present) was legal in 15 states, legal in parts of 13 states, and illegal in 22 states. Partial states generally allow baiting on private lands or ban baiting on Wildlife Areas. Some states ban baiting on state and federal lands. Arizona and Washington were considering making baiting illegal. Washington decided to limit baiting to 10 gallons of bait accessible to wildlife. Arizona imposed a ban but left significant exceptions, such as salt and salt-based materials produced for the livestock industry. The Department is not proposing to expand the prohibition on baiting to include deer and elk at this time. The Department will continue to collect information related to biological concerns related to baiting, particularly disease transmission at bait sites, and may revisit the topic in the future. Regulation Change Proposals Slash INsetBlade Arrows are considered illegal for big game in Oregon. Not only are the blades moveable, once deployed they are barbed. One reason for the restriction on mechanical broadheads is reduced penetration. Alaska does not allow their use on larger animals including elk, moose, bison, muskox, and brown bear. The Department is proposing the wording of the regulation be changed slightly to make it clearer to hunters these arrows are not legal. Broadhead blades must be fixed, unbarbed and at least 7/8 wide (except for western gray squirrel). It is illegal to hunt with or possess broadheads or arrows with mechanical or moveable blade(s) when hunting game mammals, except western gray squirrel. Handheld FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed), or other thermal or night vision optics are currently legal to use for hunting in Oregon unless it is incorporated into the sight. The current regulation is: No Person Shall: Hunt any wildlife with infrared or any other night vision sight. The Department is proposing to change the regulation to make night vision equipment illegal when hunting. No Person Shall: Hunt or locate or scout for the purpose of hunting any wildlife with infrared or any other night vision equipment. 5

LOP Tag Limitations in Special Opportunity Hunts The Landowner Preference (LOP) Program was first implemented in 1982, when controlled hunts were increasing, replacing general seasons. The Program provided landowners the opportunity to obtain tags to hunt on their property, and recognized the importance of wildlife habitat on private lands. In 2000, LOP tags were limited in certain controlled elk hunts with a bag limit of spike or better in units where the usual bag limit for bull elk is spike only. The initial elk hunts that included branch bulls in the bag limit where most of the bull hunting was restricted to spike only, included Catherine Creek, Pine Creek, Mt Emily, Walla Walla, Wenaha, and Starkey WMUs. In 2008, six new mule deer hunts with small tag numbers (10-20 per hunt), that provide a special opportunity to hunt during the late season, were added to the list of limited LOP hunts. The formula used to limit tags for these deer and elk hunts is five tags or 10% of the tags authorized by the Commission, whichever is greater. In 2015, the same five tags or 10% formula was used to limit LOP mule deer buck tags in WMUs where the population was below Management Objective (MO). At the March 2017 Commission Meeting, the Commission adopted a new three tiered system for limiting LOP mule deer tags, depending primarily on how close the mule deer population is to the Population MO for the WMU. The Commission was also asked during public testimony to consider adding hunts that provide a very limited opportunity, particularly the Metolius Bow hunt for buck deer, to the hunts that are permanently restricted to five tags or 10% of the tags authorized by the Commission. Following the request, the Commission directed Department staff to review special opportunity hunts and prepare information for the September 2017 Commission Meeting. The Department review focused on the opportunity to hunt and recent harvest data. The information is focused on the late Metolius Bow Hunt (139R1) because it has generated most of comments including testimony to the Commission. Following, is a summary of the average annual Metolius Unit buck deer harvest for the past five years (2012-2016); note, there is very limited LOP interest in the centerfire rifle (139) and muzzleloader (139M1) hunts; late Metolius archers (public and LOP), have very similar harvest success rates: 139R1 Public: 25 hunters/year, 65% success, 16 bucks including 14 (88%) 4 point + 139R1* LOP: 21 hunters/year, 68% success, 14 bucks including 12 (87%) 4 point + * Does not include 2015 when LOP tags were limited to five. Sept. Gen Bow: 550 hunters/year, 20% success, 107 bucks including 29 (27%) 4 point + 139M1 Public: 33 hunters/year, 45% success, 15 bucks including 7 (45%**) 4 point + 139M1 LOP: 3 hunters/year, 66% success, 2 bucks, primarily (80%) 4 point + ** Overall 78% success including average of nine does harvested per year. 139 Rifle Public: 405 hunters/year, 45% success, 184 bucks including 66 (36%) 4 point + 139 Rifle LOP: 8 hunters/year, 25% success, 2 bucks including 1 (50%) 4 point + 6

Regarding the opportunity to hunt. From 2012-2017, excluding 2015 when LOP tags were limited to five, there was an average of 29 successful LOP applicants for the late Metolius bow hunt annually, some individuals drew LOP tags each year. In 2017, it required 18 preference points for a resident hunter to be sure of drawing the late Metolius bow hunt (Table 2). If the late Metolius buck hunt was a limited LOP hunt, and there continued to be ~30 LOP applicants on average, an individual with their name on only one tag distribution form, could expect to draw a tag about every six years. Table 2. Special Opportunity Deer Hunts 2014 - For Comparison Prior to Any LOP Limitations Hunt # Hunt Name Controlled Hunt Tags Authorized LOP Tags Authorized LOP Tags Sold Hunts Already LOP Restricted to 5 Tags or 10% of Tags Authorized 2017 First Choice Applicants Preference Points to Draw Tag in 2017 141C WHITE RVR UNIT NO 2 10 5 5 1,850 18 142B HOOD UNIT NO 2 10 5 3 262 13 154C MT. EMILY 10 5 5 2,141 16 156R2 N WENAHA BOW, WTD 30 5 0 22 2 165R BEULAH UNIT BOW 20 5 0 371 11 168R2 SE WHITEHORSE BOW 20 5 0 113 7 170R3 HART MT NO. 3 BOW 6 5 0 133 12 New Hunt 2017, to be added to LOP Restricted Hunts LOWER WALLOWA 157A VALLEY, WTD N/A N/A N/A First Year, 82 New Hunt, 2 Late Season Special Opportunity Hunts Under Consideration to be added to LOP Restricted Hunts 132M KLAMATH FALLS MUZ 27 No Limit 26 277 8 139M1 METOLIUS NO 1 MUZ 44 No Limit 2 337 8 139R1 METOLIUS NO.1 BOW 21 No Limit 31 2,217 18 171M JUNIPER MUZ 10 No Limit 2 451 17 175T INTERSTATE YOUTH 30 No Limit 21 1,045 11 The question before the Commission is whether or not to add five hunts (those at the bottom of Table 2.) to the group of hunts for which LOP tags are restricted to five tags or 10% of the tags authorized by the Commission (whichever is greater), regardless of the mule deer population level as a percentage of MO. These hunts provide a very limited late season buck deer hunting opportunity and are consistent with hunts already limited to five tags or 10% of the tags authorized by the Commission. Hunt Dates for Auction, Raffle, Premium Hunts, and Mandatory Reporting Incentive tags At the February Commission Meeting, the Commission was asked to extend the hunt dates for deer and elk Auction and Raffle Tags. The request was to start hunts earlier (in August), and end hunts later (December 31). The Commission, and the Access and Habitat State Board, have had requests to extend these season dates in the past. Most requests have been focused on deer and elk tags, and extending 7

the season later. In the past, neither the Department nor the Access and Habitat Board have supported extending hunts after November 30, which is when some winter range closures take effect. At the July 2017 Access and Habitat Board Meeting, the Department again discussed this issue with the Board. Neither the Department nor the Board support extending the hunts later. However, because some years the general archery season opens before the opening dates of these special tags, there was support for extending the hunt dates earlier. Current Dates: Deer and Elk, September 1 November 30 Pronghorn, August 1 September 30 Rocky Mtn Goat, September 1 October 31 Bighorn Sheep, August 1 November 22 Department proposal: A hunt period of August 1-November 30 for all species. Standardizing the hunt dates for all species would address the issues of other hunts and general archery seasons opening before these special hunts, extend pronghorn season to after fire season, and be consistent with the current effort by the Department to simplify regulations. Elk Damage Tag Program Implementation GENERAL TOPICS and UPDATES The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2027 in 2013, which directed the Department to create and implement a statewide Oregon Landowner Damage Program to address agricultural damage caused by elk. The elk damage tag program does not have minimum acreage requirements and does not limit the number of tags a landowner may acquire. However, no more than 5 tags may be valid at any given time. Additionally, the option for landowners to exchange unused LOP tags 1 for 2 was removed. The first year of the new elk damage tag program resulted in an overall statewide increase in the number of elk tags issued to address damage and the associated harvest. This increase was driven primarily by increases in northeast Oregon. There has been a strong shift away from LOP and controlled hunt exchange tags to elk damage program tags. After the first year of the program (2014-2015 with 3,162 total tags), elk damage tag numbers increased slightly. The number of tags issued on damage stabilized for the winters of 2015-16 and 2016-17 and are detailed below (Table 3). The severity of last winter did not increase the number of damage elk tags issued. 8

Table 3. Elk tags exchanged, elk damage tags issued, and related harvest, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. 2015 2016 2016 2017 Exchange Elk Damage Exchange Elk Damage Watershed District Tags Issued Program Tags Total Tags Harvest Tags Issued Program Tags Total Tags Harvest North Coast 8 239 247 145 14 276 290 181 N Willamette 18 46 64 26 19 51 70 39 S Willamette 10 59 69 28 1 55 56 24 Umpqua 1 129 130 88 0 180 180 124 Rogue 0 220 220 104 0 146 146 56 Deschutes 11 259 270 146 4 282 286 142 John Day 16 1267 1283 649 3 1254 1257 561 Grande Ronde 4 897 901 549 4 916 920 495 Klamath 0 12 12 10 0 43 43 16 Malheur 5 114 119 64 8 37 45 10 TOTAL 73 3,242 3,315 1,809 53 3,240 3,293 1,648 Mule Deer Landowner Preference Tags In 2013, House Bill 2027A authorized the Commission to limit mule deer buck tags in WMUs where the mule deer population is below the Management Objective (MO). In October 2014, the Commission adopted the same formula that has been used for quite some time for selected deer and elk hunts with limited LOP tags. In these hunts LOP tags are limited to five tags or 10 percent of the total controlled hunt tags authorized for each hunt, whichever is greater. In 2014, a total of 2,804 controlled mule deer buck LOP tags were sold with allocation based on acreage owned and registered. Beginning in 2015, LOP tags were limited for mule deer buck hunts (100 Series) in WMUs where estimated populations were below 100% of the established population MO for the unit. In 2015 and 2016, 2,335 and 2,374 LOP buck tags were sold respectively. Application of this formula resulted in a number of landowners not receiving tags for some controlled buck hunts. Following concerns from these landowners, the Department conducted a workgroup to review the tag allocation formula. Workgroup members included representatives of the Oregon Cattleman s Association, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Hunters Association, Oregon Bow Hunters, Traditional Archers of Oregon, landowners, and hunters at large. The final result of the workgroup meetings was a three-tiered approach to allocation of LOP mule deer tags, which was adopted by the Commission in March 2017. Tiers are still based on the estimated wintering population for each WMU expressed as a percent of the population MO. However, the total number of LOP tags available in a hunt differs based on how close the population is to the MO. 9

Tier 1: For populations at 80% or more of MO, LOP tags are allocated according to the current acreage table. Tier 2: For populations from 60 to 79% of MO, LOP tags available are limited to 5 tags or 15% of the total controlled buck tags authorized for the public for each hunt, whichever is greater. Tier 3: For populations below 60% of MO, LOP tags available are limited to 5 tags or 10% of the total controlled buck tags authorized for the public for each hunt, whichever is greater. Five hunts were also maintained in Tier 1 even though populations in the unit are below MOs. Hunts in the Columbia Basin and East Biggs WMUs, and the NE Owyhee hunt (167A), are directed at addressing high levels of damage and contain extremely high proportions of private land in the hunt areas. Two hunts in the Mt. Emily WMU were kept in Tier 1 due to the high proportion of white-tailed deer taken during these hunts. Based on spring 2017 data, all mule deer populations are below 100% of population MO except for the West Biggs, and Wagontire units (Table 4). For the controlled hunts, incorporating 2017 population data and including the addition of six hunts considered to be Special Opportunity, this tiered approach to allocating mule deer LOP tags results in 13 hunts in Tier 1, 32 hunts in Tier 2, 30 hunts in Tier 3, and 12 Special Opportunity hunts. In Tier 2, Tier 3, and Special Opportunity hunts where tags available are limited, 5,042 tags will be available for drawing by landowners in the June controlled hunt drawing, an increase of 2%. Table 4. Mule deer LOP tags available for the seasons. Hunt # Hunt Name % of MO Tier Level Adj. Tags LOP Tags Available 131 Keno Unit 94% Tier 1 1,100 Per Acreage Limitation 131R Keno Unit Bow Per Acreage 94% Tier 1 134 (Only bow deer opp.) Limitation 132 Klamath Falls Unit 75% Tier 2 927 139 132M Klamath Falls 75% Special Opportunity 27 5 133 Sprague Unit 14% Tier 3 660 66 134 Up Deschutes Unit 28% Tier 3 2,365 236 135 Paulina Unit 44% Tier 3 1,430 143 135M Paulina Unit 44% Tier 3 5 5 135R Paulina Unit Bow (Only bow deer opp.) 44% Tier 3 6 5 136 Maury Unit 73% Tier 2 378 56 136R Maury Unit Bow 73% Tier 2 125 18 137 Ochoco Unit 43% Tier 3 2,585 258 138 Grizzly Unit 81% Tier 1 1,199 Per Acreage Limitation 139 Metolius Unit 93% Tier 1 400 Per Acreage Limitation 10

Table 4 Continued. Mule deer LOP tags available for the seasons. Hunt # Hunt Name % of MO 139M1 Metolius # 1 93% Tier Level Special Opportunity Adj. Tags 139M2 Metolius # 2 93% Tier 1 21 139R1 139R2 Metolius Bow #1 (Only bow deer opp.) Metolius Bow #2 (Only bow deer opp.) 93% Special Opportunity 93% Tier 1 28 140 Maupin Unit 93% Tier 1 440 LOP Tags Available 30 5 Per Acreage Limitation 20 5 Per Acreage Limitation Per Acreage Limitation 141A Hood-White Rvr 71% Tier 2 132 19 141B White R Unit No. 1 75% Tier 2 1,705 255 141C White R Unit No. 2 75% Special Opportunity 10 5 141M Hood-White River 71% Tier 2 37 5 141T The Dalles Watershed 71% Tier 2 7 5 142A Hood Unit No. 1 71% Tier 2 660 99 142B Hood Unit No. 2 71% 143A E Biggs 57% Special Opportunity Exception, High % Private Land 10 5 715 143B W Biggs 100% Tier 1 770 144 Columbia Basin Unit 69% Exception, High % Private Land 1,980 Per Acreage Limitation Per Acreage Limitation Per Acreage Limitation 145 Fossil Unit 76% Tier 2 2,200 330 145M Flatiron 76% Tier 2 61 9 146 Murderers Cr Unit 69% Tier 2 990 148 147 Northside Unit 42% Tier 3 1,100 110 148 Heppner Unit 61% Tier 2 3,520 528 148M Ditch Cr 61% Tier 2 193 28 149 Ukiah Unit 89% Tier 1 1,898 Per Acreage Limitation 150 Desolation Unit 43% Tier 3 990 99 151 Sumpter Unit 34% Tier 3 825 82 151M Baker Muzzleloader 34% Tier 3 80 8 152A Starkey 100% Tier 1 537 Per Acreage Limitation 152B Starkey Exp. Forest 100% No LOP Tags 25 No LOP Tags 153 Catherine Cr Unit 26% Tier 3 273 27 153M Union Co 26% Tier 3 440 44 154A E Mt Emily 74% Exception, High WTD Harvest 138 Per Acreage Limitation 11

Table 4 Continued. Mule deer LOP tags available for the seasons. Hunt # Hunt Name % of MO 154B W Mt Emily 74% 154C Mt Emily 74% Tier Level Exception, High WTD Harvest Special Opportunity Adj. Tags 523 LOP Tags Available Per Acreage Limitation 10 5 154R Mt. Emily Unit Bow 74% Tier 2 440 66 155A Walla Walla Unit 92% Tier 1 245 Per Acreage Limitation 155R Walla Walla Unit Per Acreage 92% Tier 1 165 Bow Limitation 156 Wenaha Unit 60% Tier 2 495 74 156M N Wenaha-E Sled Springs 60% Tier 2 303 45 156R1 Wenaha Unit Bow 60% Tier 2 275 41 156R2 North Wenaha Unit Special 60% Late Bow (Only opp.) Opportunity 30 5 157 Sled Springs Unit 55% Tier 3 1,925 192 157A Lower Wallowa Valley 55% Special Opportunity 33 5 158 Chesnimnus Unit 60% Tier 2 550 82 159 Snake R Unit 45% Tier 3 330 33 160 Minam Unit 37% Tier 3 660 66 161 Imnaha Unit 43% Tier 3 825 82 162 Pine Cr Unit 19% Tier 3 193 19 163 Keating Unit 16% Tier 3 273 27 164 Lookout Mt Unit 40% Tier 3 161 16 165 Beulah Unit 80% Tier 2 1,188 178 165A SE Beulah 80% Tier 2 294 44 165R Beulah Unit Special 80% (Only bow deer opp.) Opportunity 20 5 166 Malheur R Unit 60% Tier 2 1,210 181 166M N Malheur 60% Tier 2 55 8 167 Owyhee Unit 51% Tier 3 367 36 167A NE Owyhee 51% Exception, High % Private Land 105 Per Acreage Limitation 168A Trout Cr Mtns. 45% Tier 3 74 7 168B E Whitehorse 53% Tier 3 275 27 168M NE Whitehorse 53% Tier 3 25 5 168R1 Trout Cr Traditional Bow 45% Tier 3 Unlimited Unlimited 168R2 SE Whitehorse (Only bow deer opp.) 45% Special Opportunity 20 5 169A Steens Mt 47% Tier 3 265 26 170A Beatys Butte 61% Tier 2 165 24 12

Table 4 Continued. Mule deer LOP tags available for the seasons. % of Adj. LOP Tags Hunt # Hunt Name MO Tier Level Tags Available 170M Hart Mt 61% No LOP Tags 15 No LOP Tags 170R1 170R2 170R3 Hart Mt Bow #1 (Only bow deer opp.) Hart Mt Bow #2 (Only bow deer opp.) Hart Mt Bow #3 (Only bow deer opp.) 61% No LOP Tags 17 No LOP Tags 61% No LOP Tags 17 No LOP Tags 61% No LOP Tags 5 No LOP Tags 171A N Juniper 57% Tier 3 110 11 171B S Juniper 57% Tier 3 110 11 171M Juniper 57% Special Opportunity 10 5 172 Silvies Unit 69% Tier 2 756 113 172M Silvies Unit 69% Tier 2 53 7 173 Wagontire Unit 118% Tier 1 216 Per Acreage Limitation 174A N Warner 73% Tier 2 50 7 174B S Warner 73% Tier 2 303 45 174R1 N Warner Bow 73% Tier 2 64 9 174R2 S Warner Bow 73% Tier 2 94 14 174T Warner Unit 73% Tier 2 20 5 175 Interstate Unit 44% Tier 3 1,744 174 175M Interstate Unit 44% Tier 3 28 5 175T Interstate Unit 44% Special Opportunity 30 5 176 Silver Lake Unit 61% Tier 2 1,980 297 176M Silver Lake/E. Ft. Rock 61% Tier 2 54 8 177 Fort Rock Unit 27% Tier 3 2,750 275 Wildlife Area and Travel Management Area (TMA) Changes Access and Habitat Welcome to Hunt, Access Area Regulations The Department, through the Access and Habitat (A&H) Program, provides hunting access to approximately 35 Access Areas on private land. A few A&H funded areas are listed in the Big Game Regulations; including some of the Travel Management Areas (TMAs), such as North Coast and Wendling TMAs on page 104 of the 2017 Big Game Regulations. The advantage to being listed in the Regulations is that the document is adopted as OARs, therefore OSP can write citations for violations such as driving closed roads. A&H Welcome to Hunt Access Areas are not listed in the Regulations, which means landowners must go through the civil process if a violation occurs, such as hunters driving on a road closed to the public. The Access and Habitat State Board has asked the Department to look into adoption of an OAR that would authorize OSP to enforce Access Area regulations. All of the Welcome to Hunt 13

Access Areas are on the Oregon Hunting Map at http://www.oregonhuntingmap.com/. There is a map for each Access Area that lists the rules for the area, for example, the Otley Access Area regulations are on the map at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/maps/access_habitat/otley.pdf. Other Access Areas have similar, but not identical rules. The Department is proposing the following OAR: In Access Areas funded by the Access and Habitat Program that are Welcome to Hunt, hunters are required to follow the area regulations printed on the map produced by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for each Access Area. Specific regulations for each Access Area can be found through the Oregon Hunting Map at: http://www.oregonhuntingmap.com/. Common Access Area Regulations include vehicle travel restricted to designated roads, no ATVs or motorcycles allowed on private land, no fires, and no nighttime use. To see the regulations for each Access Area through the Oregon Hunting Map at http://www.oregonhuntingmap.com/, hover over and click the icon for the access area of interest, click on the bold Access Area Name in the pop-up box, in the area description pop-up, under Available Resources, select Map: View as PDF. Maps are also available in map boxes at TMA entrances, local District ODFW offices, and at ODFW HQ in Salem. Mandatory Reporting of Hunter Harvest and Effort History and Status of the Mandatory Reporting System in Oregon: This upcoming hunting season will be the tenth year of Mandatory Reporting. The 2016 reporting rates are slightly higher than any previous year. Reporting rates were stable to increasing for all species. Elk, bear and cougar reporting rates all slightly increased, with cougar showing the largest increase. Multiple courtesy reminders were sent out prior to each reporting deadline. Initially an email went out, then two weeks later the postcard reminders were mailed to hunters. In a first for this year, a new approach was tested for the April 15 th reporting deadline. After the first email and postcard went out, a second email was sent a week before the deadline and a third email was sent the day before the deadline. The emails are limited by the number of email addresses that are on file, but appear to have a positive effect on reporting. For the January 31, 2017 deadline, 37,315 emails and 102,263 postcards were sent. The April 15, 2017 deadline had 960 emails, and 3,322 postcards sent. Additionally, 535 emails were sent a week before the deadline and 319 emails were sent out the day before the deadline. Through these efforts, the overall reporting rate increased to 85% (Table 5). Controlled hunts are all above 90% reporting rate with general season reporting rates generally above 80%. The exceptions are cougar and general fall turkey with a reporting rate of 79%. Table 5. Mandatory harvest reporting rates, 2008 2016. % of Tags Reported Hunt Type 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Controlled Antlerless Deer 22% 49% 69% 64% 91% 90% 91% 93% 94% Controlled Buck Deer 21% 47% 69% 61% 91% 89% 91% 92% 92% General Bow Deer 14% 33% 53% 47% 82% 79% 81% 83% 83% General Rifle Deer 10% 25% 45% 37% 79% 76% 80% 82% 83% Premium Deer 95% Total Deer 15% 35% 55% 48% 84% 82% 84% 86% 86% Controlled Elk 20% 46% 69% 62% 91% 89% 90% 91% 93% General Bow Elk 15% 35% 57% 49% 83% 80% 82% 84% 85% 14

Table 5 Continued. Mandatory harvest reporting rates, 2008 2016. % of Tags Reported Hunt Type 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 General Cascades Elk 12% 29% 50% 42% 81% 80% 82% 83% 85% General Coast Elk 12% 29% 50% 42% 81% 79% 82% 83% 84% General Rocky Mtn. Elk 16% 35% 59% 50% 87% 84% 86% 88% 89% Premium Elk 98% Total Elk 16% 37% 60% 52% 86% 84% 86% 87% 88% Controlled Spring Bear 8% 61% 79% 79% 92% 92% 93% 93% 92% SW Limited Spring Bear 47% 69% 66% 86% 86% 87% 86% 88% General Fall Bear 16% 35% 55% 49% 77% 76% 80% 81% 83% Total Bear 15% 37% 58% 52% 78% 78% 81% 82% 84% Cougar 17% 36% 56% 49% 73% 73% 76% 77% 79% Controlled Pronghorn 30% 61% 82% 76% 93% 92% 94% 92% 92% Premium Pronghorn 96% Total Pronghorn 30% 61% 82% 76% 93% 92% 94% 92% 92% General Spring Turkey 3% 42% 61% 54% 79% 79% 81% 82% 82% Controlled Fall Turkey 40% 67% 84% 84% 93% 91% 90% 93% 90% General Fall Turkey 20% 37% 53% 52% 70% 71% 72% 71% 79% Total Turkey 5% 42% 61% 54% 79% 79% 80% 82% 82% All Tags 15% 37% 58% 50% 82% 80% 83% 84% 85% Implementation of the Mandatory Reporting Penalty: Mandatory reporting has been a requirement since 2007; however, the penalty was not established until after the passage of HB 2125 during the 2011 Oregon legislative session. The Legislature authorized a way to allow hunters who either refuse to report or missed the deadline to buy back in and hunt. In October 2012, at the urging of hunters, the Commission established the $25 penalty because, in spite of outreach efforts by the Department, only 41% of 2011 tags were reported on by the deadlines (the 50% shown in Table 5 includes reports after the deadline). The Department continues to promote the Mandatory Reporting requirement: There is a page dedicated to Mandatory Reporting in the regulations It has been on the back of all licenses and tags for several years Postcard reminders are sent to hunters who have not reported on deer and/or elk tags Multiple email reminders to hunters if the Department has their email address Reporting requirement are mentioned in the Department s weekly recreation report News releases each year, and in social media Advertising in sportsman magazines As an incentive to report on time, ODFW has offered the chance to win a special big game tag to three randomly drawn hunters who report on time each year Reporting deadlines for tags issued for 2016 hunting seasons were: January 31, 2017 for hunts that ended on or before December 31, 2016 April 15, 2017 for hunts that ended from January 1- March 31, 2017 Beginning with the 2012 license year, hunters who did not report by the specified deadlines for deer and elk tags have been assessed a $25.00 non-reporting penalty. For 2015 hunting season tags, the fee was assessed beginning December 1, 2016, with purchase of a 2017 license. Some hunters purchase both deer and elk tags, so the estimated number of unreported tags is higher 15

than the number of hunters assessed the non-reporting fee (Table 6). The non-reporting fee is set at $25 regardless of the number of tags that are not reported on in a given year. All fees collected go into the Department s ending balance and are used to fund wildlife programs. Penalty fees paid associated with 2017 licenses will continue to be collected, particularly near the controlled hunt application deadline and tag sales deadlines for major general deer and elk seasons. The number of unreported tags continues to decline. Table 6. Non-reporting fee assessment, 2012-2015. No. of deer and elk tags No. of hunters License Year Sold Unreported Assessed nonreporting fee Paid non-reporting fee 2012 298,000 46,000 33,600 24,682 2013 2014 2015 305,828 307,353 307,303 53,750 46,832 42,070 39,778 34,589 30,789 27,660 22,764 12,646 a a As of 8/07/2017 Hunters who purchased bighorn sheep and/or Rocky Mountain goat tags do not need to report as these hunters are required to check out of the hunt area. Although bear and cougar are required to be checked in, it is important that all hunters report so the number of hunters who did not hunt, success rates for each WMU, and other information can be determined. HUNTING SEASONS and SPECIES SPECIFIC INFORMATION Changes to 2017 Hunts and Regulations for Adoption in September Online Furtaker Reporting System As of January 2017, licensed furtakers can report their activities online using a computer or mobile device. Paper reports will still be accepted, however online reporting is preferred. The online system provides furtakers instant notification that their reports were received, thereby reducing uncertainty regarding meeting reporting deadlines. Furtakers can submit new and view old reports on the online site: https://fwpubapps.dfw.state.or.us/furtakerharvest/. Starkey Unit Travel Management Area Date Changes Date changes are proposed to be in place this fall (2017) for the Clear Cr. (52A) and Indian Cr.- Gorham Butte (52C) TMAs in the Starkey WMU. The proposed change was included in the What s New, and TMA sections of the 2017 Big Game Regulations, and notifications were posted at the TMAs. The closure period will begin 3 days prior to the opening of the general deer and elk archery season and extend through the close of Rocky Mt. bull elk second season (August 23- November 12, 2017). Final regulations were included on TMA Maps and available on the ODFW website by August 15, 2017. Remove 3% Limitation of General Season Nonresident Bear Tags House Bill 2030 removed the 3% limitation on nonresident bear tags for the General Fall Bear Season. A Temporary OAR was put in place for fall, 2017 season. Permanent OARs are proposed to take effect beginning with fall bear seasons. Note: the statutory 3% nonresident limitation will continue to be in effect for all spring bear hunts. Additional 16

information is in the brief House Bill 2030 discussion on page 4 of this document. Season Dates for Mt Harris No. 2 (253C2) Antlerless Elk Hunt The season dates for antlerless elk hunt 253C2 Mt Harris No. 2, was incorrectly printed on page 73 of the 2017 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations as Nov. 18 Dec 31, 2017. This hunt period results in overlap with two other antlerless elk hunts occurring in the area. To remove the overlap, reduce potential for overcrowding in the hunt area, and provide the intended level of effort and harvest, the Department corrected the opening date of the hunt to Dec. 18, 2017 by temporary rule. OARs are proposed to make the correct hunt dates of December 18 - December 31, 2017 permanent. Emergency Tag Reductions This year (2017) marks the first complete year of the new big game regulations process whereby tags and seasons are set a year in advance with only one fall Commission meeting. One concern expressed regarding this process was the ability to respond to emergency situations such as population declines resulting from severe winter conditions. As noted previously, winter 2016 2017 conditions in parts of southeastern Oregon were severe. Specifically, Baker, Union, and northern Malheur counties experienced deep, persistent snow and below normal temperatures through February. As a result, the Department reduced controlled tags for a number of deer and pronghorn hunts. The reduction occurred using the temporary rule processes in April, prior to the controlled hunt drawing. All applicants were notified and provided options for changing their applications and the system worked well. Tag reductions affected 16 buck deer hunts, three antlerless deer hunts, and six pronghorn hunts (Table 7). In total, these hunts were reduced by 4,595 buck tags (100 Series), 37 antlerless deer tags (600 Series), and 96 pronghorn tags (400 Series). Tag numbers were reduced to zero for two of the antlerless deer hunts for the 2017 season and these hunts are being deleted for. Table 7. Controlled tag reductions for 2017 hunts resulting from severe winter weather. Hunt # Hunt Name Original Tag Numbers Adopted for 2017 Emergency Tag Numbers Tag Reduction 134 Upper Deschutes Unit 2,860 2,145 715 135 Paulina Unit 1,760 1,320 440 135M Paulina Unit Muzzle L. 11 5 6 135R Paulina Unit Bow 11 5 6 151 Sumpter Unit 1,500 750 750 152A Starkey 750 488 262 153 Catherine Cr Unit 400 260 140 154A E. Mt. Emily 200 130 70 163 Pine Creek Unit 350 175 175 163 Keating Unit 500 250 250 164 Lookout Mountain Unit 300 150 150 165 Beulah Unit 1,800 1,080 720 165A SE Beulah 450 270 180 166 Malheur River Unit 1,700 1,100 600 167 Owyhee Unit 400 300 100 17

Table 7 Continued. Controlled tag reductions for 2017 hunts resulting from severe winter weather. Hunt # Hunt Name Original Tag Numbers Adopted for 2017 Emergency Tag Numbers Tag Reduction 167A NE Owyhee 125 94 31 451B South Sumpter 25 12 13 463 Keating Unit 10 5 5 464 Lookout Mountain Unit 15 7 8 465 Beulah Unit 85 51 34 467 Owyhee Unit 80 60 20 467R Owyhee Unit Bow 65 49 16 651A Sumpter/Unity Ag 11 0 11 651T Baker No.1 30 15 15 663A Keating Ag 11 0 11 Total Tag Reductions Buck Deer 4,595 Antlerless Deer 37 Pronghorn 96 Grand Total 4,728 General Season Bag Limits and Dates Annually most big game season dates follow a cycle in which they progress one day earlier each year then jump a week later, starting the cycle over again. A key date is the opening of buck deer rifle season, which is the Saturday nearest October 1. For, most hunts are proposed to be adjusted one day earlier than in 2017 (Table 8). For example, archery season which opens on August 26 in 2017, is proposed to open on August 25 in. Table 8. general season dates and bag limits for. Species/Season Bag Limit Dates DEER Coast Buck Buck, 2 point+ Sept. 29 Nov. 2 Cascade Buck Buck, 2 point+ Sept. 29 Oct. 12 & Oct. 20 Nov. 2 BEAR (Cubs, sows with cubs protected) Western Oregon 1 Bear Aug. 1 Dec. 31 SW Additional Bear (Units 20 1 Bear Aug. 1 Dec. 31 30) Eastern Oregon 1 Bear Aug. 1 Nov. 30 COUGAR (Spotted kittens, females with spotted kittens protected Statewide Tag 1 Cougar Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Additional Statewide Tag 1 Cougar Jan. 1 Dec. 31 ELK (Note: Antler restrictions apply in certain units) Coast First Any Bull a Nov. 10-13 Coast Second Any Bull or Spike Only a Nov. 17-23 18

Table 8 Continued. general season dates and bag limits for. Species/Season Bag Limit Dates Cascade Any Bull a Oct. 13 19 Rocky Mtn. First Any Bull a Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Rocky Mtn. Second Any Bull or Spike Only a Nov. 3 11 Columbia Basin - E Biggs One Elk Antlerless Elk Oct. 24 - Nov. 30 Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 ARCHERY (Note: Antler restrictions apply in certain units) Western Deer Buck 2 point+ or One Deer (varies by Unit) b Aug. 25 Sept. 23 NW Deer Late Season Buck 2 point+ or One Deer (varies by Unit) b Nov. 17 - Dec. 9 SW Deer Late Season Buck 2 point+ or One Deer (varies Nov. 10 - Dec. 2 by Unit) b Eastern Deer Buck with visible antler b Aug. 25 Sept. 23 Elk Legal Bull, (varies by unit) a Aug. 25 Sept. 23 WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL West & S Central Oregon 5/day - 15 in possession Aug. 25 - Nov. 7 Hood and White River Units 3/day - 6 in possession Sept. 8 - Oct. 14 a Bag limit for archery hunters and hunters with disabilities permits may be changed to include antlerless elk, no changes are proposed at this time for. b Bag limit for archery hunters and hunters with disabilities permits may be changed to include antlerless deer; no changes are proposed at this time for. Application and Tag Sale Deadlines Controlled hunt application deadlines are set to occur the same date each year (Table 9). Tag sale deadlines (Table 10) are set at 11:59 pm the day before each respective season opens, except general bear and general cougar tags which have the same tag sale deadline as for buck deer. For bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goats, the tag sale deadline is the last day of the hunt. Table 9. Controlled hunt application and tag sale deadlines proposed for Controlled Hunt Drawing Application Deadline Tag Claim Deadline Spring Bear Draw February 10 Day Before Hunt Opens Big Game Draw a May 15 Day Before Hunt Opens a Excludes Spring Bear. 19

Table 10. General season tag sale deadlines in place for 2017 and proposed for. Species or Season 2017 Deadline Deadline Bear Sept. 29 Sept. 28 SW Additional Bear See Footnote* See Footnote* Cougar Sept. 29 Sept. 28 Additional Cougar See Footnote* See Footnote* Deer & Elk Archery Aug. 25 Aug. 24 Western Deer Rifle Sept. 29 Sept. 28 Cascade Elk Oct. 13 Oct. 12 General Coast 1 st Season Nov. 10 Nov. 9 General Coast 2 nd Season Nov. 17 Nov. 16 Rocky Mt. 1st Elk Oct. 24 Oct. 23 Rocky Mt. 2nd Elk Nov. 3 Nov. 2 *May be purchased after deadline if first general season tag was purchased by the deadline. Controlled Hunt Tag Numbers Total proposed controlled hunt tags for seasons (137,550) are decreased 2.5% from 141,133 in 2017 (Table 11). Within species, proposed controlled deer are down 4.6%, controlled elk tags are down 1%, controlled bighorn tags are down 1%, and pronghorn tags are down 1.4%. Spring bear tags are increasing 1.6% and Rocky Mountain Goat tags will increase by 4.3%. See controlled hunt tag tables for details. Table 11. Summary of proposed controlled hunt tag numbers for. Species/Hunt Type 2017 tags tags % Change 2017 - TOTAL DEER 68,291 65,151-4.6% Buck 54,087 51,472-4.8% Bow/Muzzleloader 4,435 4,423-0.3% Antlerless (600 Series) 8,456 7,993-5.5% Youth 1,246 1,196-4.0% Premium 67 67 0.0% TOTAL ELK 61,268 60,705-1.0% Bull/Either Sex 36,137 35,956-0.5% Bow/Muzzleloader 9,466 9,145-3.4% Rifle Antlerless 14,289 14,276-0.1% Youth 1,312 1,264-3.7% Premium 64 64 0.0% BIGHORN 85 84-1.0% Rocky Mountain 7 7 0.0% California 78 77-1.0% MTN. GOAT 23 24 4.3% 20

Table 11 Continued. Summary of proposed controlled hunt tag numbers. Species/Hunt Type 2017 tags tags % Change 2017 - TOTAL PRONGHORN 2,364 2,330-1.4% Rifle Buck/Either Sex 1,430 1,403-2.0% Bow/Muzzleloader 729 731 0.3% Doe 165 164-0.6% Youth 40 40 0.0% Premium 27 27 0.0% TOTAL SPRING BEAR 9,075 9,221 1.6% Controlled Spring Bear 4,477 4,623 3.3% Youth Spring Bear 198 198 0.0% SW Limited 4,400 4,400 0.0% Grand total tags 141,133 137,550-2.5% Premium Hunts In October 2015, the Commission adopted three new controlled hunt series to create the Premium Hunts : one for deer, one for elk, and one for pronghorn. For 2017 Premium Hunts, applications totaled 53,012, including 20,717 for deer hunts, 21,504 for elk, and 10,789 for pronghorn hunts. Applications in 2017 dropped 23% from the 69,190 Premium Hunt applications in 2016 (28,021 for deer, 28,989 for elk, and 12,180 for pronghorn). Not all hunters who drew Premium Hunt tags in 2016 purchased the tag; two deer tags and one elk tag were not sold (Table 12). Following is a summary of Premium Hunt harvest and effort (Table 12). Table 12. 2016 Premium Hunt Summary Species Tags Sold Reports Went Hunting No Yes Total Days Days per Hunter Antlerless/ Doe Spike/ Buck* 2 Pt 3 Pt 4 Pt 5 Pt 6 Pt Total Harvest Deer 65 62 4 58 595 10 2 2 6 41 51 Elk 58 57 2 55 817 15 5 2 1 0 1 6 19 34 Pronghorn 27 26 1 25 170 7 2 21 23 *Buck applies to pronghorn, otherwise the column represents spike deer and elk. 4 Pt+ applies to deer with 4 or more points on one antler 6 Pt+ applies to elk with 6 or more points on one antler There are 67 WMUs in Oregon, 20 in western Oregon, and 47 east of the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Most of the Premium Hunts are for a single WMU, a few are for two adjacent WMUs. For, one tag is proposed for each hunt area, proposals are for 67 deer hunts, 64 elk hunts, and 27 pronghorn hunts (Table 13) for a total of 158 tags. 21

Table 13. Premium hunt tags proposed for. Hunt # Hunt Name Tags Bag Limit Season Deer Hunts L10 Saddle Mtn 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L11 Scappoose 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L12 Wilson 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L14 Trask 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L15 Willamette 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L16 Santiam 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L17 Stott Mtn 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L18 Alsea 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L19 Mckenzie 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L20 Siuslaw 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L21 Indigo 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L22 Dixon 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L23 Melrose 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L24 Tioga 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L25 Sixes 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L26 Powers 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L27 Chetco 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L28 Applegate 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L29 Evans Cr 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L30 Rogue 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L31 Keno 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L32 Klamath Falls 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L33 Sprague 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L34 Upper Deschutes 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L35 Paulina 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L36 Maury 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L37 Ochoco 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L38 Grizzly 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L39 Metolius 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L40 Maupin 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L41 White River 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L42 Hood 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L43 Biggs 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L44 Columbia Basin 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L45 Fossil 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L46 Murderers Cr 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L47 Northside 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L48 Heppner 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L49 Ukiah 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L50 Desolation 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L51 Sumpter 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L52 Starkey 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 22

Table 13 Continued. Premium hunt tags proposed for. Hunt # Hunt Name Tags Bag Limit Season Deer Hunts L53 Catherine Cr 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L54 Mt Emily 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L55 Walla Walla 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L56 Wenaha 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L57 Sled Springs 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L58 Chesnimnus 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L59 Snake River 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L60 Minam 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L61 Imnaha 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L62 Pine Creek 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L63 Keating 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L64 Lookout Mtn 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L65 Beulah 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L66 Malheur River 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L67 Owyhee 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L68 Whitehorse 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L69 Steens Mtn 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L70 Beatys Butte 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L71 Juniper 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L72 Silvies 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L73 Wagontire 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L74 Warner 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L75 Interstate 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L76 Silver Lake 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 L77 Fort Rock 1 One Deer Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 Deer Hunt Total 67 Elk Hunts M10 Saddle Mtn 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M11 Scappoose 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M12 Wilson 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M14 Trask 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M15 Willamette 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M16 Santiam 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M17 Stott Mtn 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M18 Alsea 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M19 Mckenzie 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M20 Siuslaw 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M21 Indigo 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M22 Dixon 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M23 Melrose 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 M24 Tioga 1 One Elk Aug. 1 - Nov. 30 23