Hunting Cougar

• Cougar Quota Information and Zones
• Cougar Conflict Target Areas

The General Statewide Season

• The Season is Jan. 1 - May 31 and Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 or until Hunt Zone Quotas have been met, whichever occurs first.
• Entire state is open. However, specific Hunt Quota Zones will be closed if harvest quotas for the year are met in that zone. See page 49 of the 2008 Oregon Big Game Regulations for quotas.
• The Bag Limit is one cougar per tag, except that it is unlawful to take spotted kittens or females with spotted kittens.

Licence and Tag Requirements

Any person hunting cougar must have on their person a valid adult hunting license for the current year and a General Season Cougar Tag and/or an Additional Cougar Tag. Cougar tags for the 2008 season must be purchased between December 1, 2007 - October 3, 2008.

Hunting Regulations

No person shall use dogs for the taking or pursuit of cougar. Permission is required to hunt on privately owned land. ANY COUGAR TAKEN MUST BE PRESENTED AT AN ODFW OFFICE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE KILL TO BE CHECKED AND MARKED. Please call ahead to make arrangements to have cougar checked. Checkout must occur during normal business hours (8 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday). Hunters are required to check in the hide of any cougar taken, with skull and proof of sex attached. Hunters are required to submit the reproductive tract of any female cougar taken (pdf).