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Hunters
Please complete a survey for each big game tag you purchased for a hunt listed in the 2009 Oregon Big Game Regulations—except for Bighorn Sheep and Rocky Mountain Goat tags. These hunters are required to check out of the hunt area; therefore, there is no need to report again. Note, turkey hunters, please complete a survey for 2009 fall turkey tags.
Every hunter is required to report harvest and effort information for each tag purchased. Information from hunters who did not hunt or did not harvest an animal is as important as from those who did take an animal. Please report even if you received a comparison telephone survey call for the hunt this year.
Two ways to report
- Via the Internet by clicking the Report Now button at the top of this page.
- Call 1-866-947-ODFW (6339) and use the Automated Phone System
Have the following information ready before you report:
- Hunter/Angler ID number (located on ODFW licenses, tags and applications)
- The two digit Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) number of the Unit you hunted in most of the time if the hunt area included more than 1 WMU See map
- The total number of days hunted—including mentoring youth—and the number of days hunted in the WMU hunted most
A worksheet is available for use in report preparation: Preparation Worksheet (pdf)
When to report
The Hunter Survey System is now operational.
- Hunters with tags for 2009 hunting seasons can report now.
Penalties for not reporting
Because this is a new process, there are no penalties this year.
Why you need to report
By completing the mandatory hunter report, you are providing key pieces of information that biologists will use in their game management actions. Your report supports the agency’s goal of optimizing recreational opportunities for all hunters.
You may still get a call from ODFW
For data comparison purposes, the same information will be collected each year from a sampling of hunters through telephone surveys. Hunters will answer questions about where they hunted, how many days they hunted, whether or not they were successful, and if they shot a buck deer or bull elk how many antler points it had on the side with the most points.
Thank you for reporting your hunt.
Please let us know if you experience difficulties using the new Hunter Survey System. Call ODFW: 1-800-720-6339 (ODFW), Mon. through Fri. 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time or e-mail hunter.reports@state.or.us
Your information is critical to the management of Oregon’s wildlife.
Summary of Mandatory Reporting
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