- The Season is Jan. 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 the cougar quota page or 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.
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 must be purchased by the deadline which is usually the day before Western Oregon general rifle deer season begins. An additional tag may be purchased throughout the season; however, hunters must purchase the general season tag prior to the deadline to be eligible for the additional tag.
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. Hide and skull must be unfrozen when presented for check-in. Please call ahead to make an appointment to have cougar checked. Check-in must occur during normal business hours (Mon. - Fri., 8-5). Hunters are required to check in the hide of any cougar taken, with skull and proof of sex attached, and submit the reproductive tract of any female cougar taken (pdf).
Points
to remember
while hunting
in target
areas
- Hunters
must follow
all hunting
regulations
and the use
of dogs is
not allowed
- Any
cougar taken
must be presented
to an ODFW
office within
10 days of
the kill
to be checked
and marked
- Hunters
are required
to check
the hide
with skull
and proof
of sex attached
- Hunters
are required
to submit
the reproductive
tract of
any female
cougar taken
- Hunters
must have
permission
to hunt on
private property
- Hunting
within city
limits of
incorporated
towns or
cities is not legal
- Hide and skull must be unfrozen when presented for check-in
|
