Game Bird Regulations - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTS
General Requirements: Hunters may take
ducks (including scaup), mergansers,
coots and geese at the established bag
limits (see page 16 and reminder below) .
All hunters must be accompanied by an
adult, 21 years of age or older, who may
not hunt . On ODFW managed lands,
shooting glasses (eye protection) must
be worn by all participants, including
adults . No one over the age restrictions
indicated below may apply with a youth
in a party application . Each hunter must
have in possession:
■A Hunter Education Certificate (or a
department issued document (ex .
hunting license) which includes their
Hunter Education Certificate Number .
■Permit for the hunt area .
■Hunters must have a valid hunting
license with HIP validation in
possession .
■Hunters 14 years of age or older must
have a state waterfowl validation in
possession .
■Hunters 16 years of age or older must
have a valid federal waterfowl stamp
in possession .
Please Note: There are age requirement
differences between some of the
youth waterfowl hunts . The statewide
youth waterfowl hunt is a special hunt
authorized under federal guidelines .
However, federal criteria only allows
hunters 15 years of age and younger
to participate . See specific hunter age
requirements and dates in each of the
hunt areas above .
STATEWIDE SEASON
■ Sept . 22-23 . Open only to hunters 15
years of age and younger . Reminder:
All goose hunting is closed in Clatsop,
Tillamook, Lane, Benton, Linn,
Polk, Marion, Yamhill, Clackamas,
Washington, Multnomah and Columbia
cos . In Lake Co only, no more than
one white fronted goose daily or two
in possession are allowed . Some
public lands are not open for hunting
during this season, please check with
the appropriate management agency
for allowance of youth hunting . All
ODFW Wildlife areas allow youth
hunting. (Note: only the Westside Unit
of Sauvie Island WA is open).
ADDITIONAL WILDLIFE AREA /
REFUGE SEASONS
■ Fern Ridge WA (East and West Coyote
Units only): Nov . 24 and Dec . 26 .
Open to hunters 17 years of age and
younger .
■ Klamath WA: Oct . 21 . Open to hunters
17 years of age and younger .
yOUTH HUNTiNg OppOrTUNiTiES
NOTE: These hunts are for properly licensed youth and do not qualify under the Mentored Youth Hunter Program .
■ Sauvie Island WA: Oct . 28, Nov . 17,
Dec . 9 and 26, 2012, and Jan . 13,
2013 . Open to hunters 17 years of age
and younger . Mentored Youth Hunters
allowed after 12:00 p .m .
■ Umatilla NWR: Nov . 10 . Open to
hunters 10 to 17 years of age .
SPECIFIC REGULATIONS/APPLICATION:
■ Fern Ridge WA: The East and West
Coyote units are open to youth
hunters only and are closed to all
goose hunting . Hunters must apply
for a hunt (see page 37 for application
procedures) . Successful applicants
must purchase their reservation permit
before arriving at the WA . Note: The
remainder of the WA is open to all
hunters according to unit regulations .
■ Klamath WA: The Miller Island Unit
(subunits A and B) will be open to
youth hunters only . Hunters must apply
for a hunt (see page 37 for application
procedures) . Successful applicants
must purchase their reservation
permit before arriving at the WA .
■ Sauvie Island WA: The Mudhen, Hunt
and Racetrack units will be open on
the youth hunt dates during general
waterfowl season . These units are
closed to all goose hunting . Youth
hunting only until noon and then adults
accompanied by youth may hunt .
Hunters may apply for hunts (see
page 37 for application procedures) .
Hunters with reservations will have
first opportunities at selecting hunting
blinds . Successful applicants must
purchase their reservation permit
before arriving at the WA . Exception:
On Sept . 22-23, the entire Westside
Unit only is open to youth hunters
15 years old or younger . A hunt
reservation is not required . This youth
hunt will be conducted in the same
manner as the Westside Units during
general waterfowl season . All vehicles
parking on the WA are required to
display a current WA parking permit .
■ Umatilla NWR: To apply for the
Youth Hunt Day (Nov . 10), ONLINE
applications on the McCormack Unit
are available at www .fws .gov/umatilla .
Multiple entries for the same applicant
will not be accepted . Youths must be
10-17 years old to participate in this
hunt, must have a hunter safety card,
and must be accompanied by an adult
companion at least 18 years old (two
companions per youth hunter will be
allowed) . For additional supervision, if
there are two youth hunters per blind,
an additional adult will be allowed, for
a maximum of two youths and two
adult mentors . Because the purpose
of the Youth Hunt Day is to provide
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
young hunters the opportunity to
receive guidance from experienced
hunters, adults are not allowed to hunt .
Reservation and blind fees are waived
for the Youth Hunt Day . Applications for
the Youth Hunt Day will be accepted
through Sept . 14 . For more information
visit www .fws .gov/umatilla .
YOUTH WATERFOWL CLINIC
This two day clinic will be held near Baker
City on September 22-23 . The morning
of the Saturday, September 22nd, will
consist of a waterfowl clinic where hunters
will learn the basics of waterfowl hunting
and waterfowl identification . Hunting from
a blind will occur the afternoon of the 22nd
and the morning of the 23rd . This clinic
is open to hunters age 15 and younger
who have completed a hunter education
class and is limited to 20 youth hunters .
All license requirements and season
regulations apply . An adult 21 years
old must accompany a youth hunter .
Registration must occur on or before
September 14th . For more information
or to register contact Dick Haines at 541-
523-3554 .
YOUTH UPLAND BIRD HUNTS
THESE HUNTS ARE ONLY
POSSIBLE WITH COOPERATION
OF MANY SPORTS AND
CONSERVATION GROUPS .
SEASON DATES:
■ Sept . 8-9: Fern Ridge, Klamath
WAs, Baker City, Mid-Columbia, and
Ontario .
■ Sept . 15-16: Denman, E .E . Wilson,
Ladd Marsh, and Sauvie Island WAs,
John Day, and Willow Cr .
■ Sept . 22-23: E .E . Wilson and Irrigon
WA's
BAG LIMIT: Hunters may take rooster
pheasants, quail and doves according
to statewide bag limits unless otherwise
indicated under specific area regulations .
Pheasants purchased with stamp revenue
will be stocked .
ELIGIBILITY: Hunters age 17 years
and younger are eligible to participate . In
these hunts an adult 21 years or older,
who may not hunt, must accompany not
more than one youth hunter . All participants
must attend a safety briefing .
REQUIREMENTS: Each hunter must
have in possession a Hunter Education
Certificate, HIP validation, permit for
the area hunted and in addition, if 14
years or older, a valid hunting license
with an upland game bird validation . A
blaze orange hat, shooting glasses (eye
protection) and vest must be worn by all
participants, including adults .
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