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July 3, 2025
SALEM, Ore.—ODFW will host a series of online public meetings in July with district wildlife biologists presenting proposed changes to next year's big game regulations and getting feedback.
Each meeting will include a presentation on 2026 proposed regulations, a Q&A and opportunity for public comment. Proposed 2026 tag numbers and regulation changes are available here:
The main topic of the meetings will be potential changes coming for deer hunts in Eastern Oregon in 2026, an outcome of the new Mule Deer Management Plan adopted in 2024. Deer hunts in the region will be structured based on Deer Herd Ranges, not WMUs, to reflect mule deer biology and allow for more accurate monitoring and management. This change will align hunting effort and associated harvest with Oregon's mule deer populations and management goals, improve monitoring of population trends, and allow for quicker management responses/accurate evaluation of management actions.
To learn more, visit the Eastern Oregon Deer Hunts page.
ODFW encourages people to use this form to submit questions and comments in advance of or after the meeting. Questions can also be asked during the Teams meeting by using the chat feature.
Final 2026 Big Game Hunting Regulations are scheduled to be adopted at the Sept. 12 Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Ontario.
The meeting schedule follows:
- Northwest Region (Newport/Tillamook/Sauvie Island/Clackamas/Springfield/Corvallis)- July 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Join the meeting
- Southwest Region (Roseburg/Charleston/Central Point/Gold Beach)- July 10, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Join the meeting
- Northeast Region (Pendleton/La Grande/John Day/Baker/Enterprise/Heppner) - July 10, 6 p.m. - 730 p.m. Join the meeting
- Southeast Region (The Dalles/Prineville/Bend/Klamath Falls/Lakeview/Ontario/Hines) - July 16, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Join the meeting
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