Game Bird Hunting Regulations now available: Expanded mountain quail and turkey hunting; new Veteran and Military Waterfowl Hunt Day

Photo Credit: Courtesy of ODFW

by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
7-1-2020
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SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon 2020-21 Game Bird Regulations are now available in stores and online at http://www.eregulations.com/oregon/game-bird/

Fall turkey hunters need to be aware of some changes for this season. There are now two tags available for the fall season: general eastern Oregon and general western Oregon. Quotas on the numbers of tags that can be sold have been lifted, though hunters are still limited to two fall turkey tags of which only one may be an eastern Oregon tag. Fall turkey season now runs through the end of January, though eastern Oregon hunters are limited to harvesting birds on private land only beginning Dec. 1. The White River Wildlife Management Unit is now closed to fall turkey hunting, to allow population numbers to recover and provide more opportunity during the popular spring season. (White River WMU is the most popular destination to spring turkey hunt in Oregon.) See the regulations for more details.

Other changes include:

  • All eastern Oregon counties are now open to mountain quail hunting with a two-bird bag limit. Hood and Wasco Counties are now included in the eastern Oregon bag limit.
  • The scaup (bluebill) daily bag limit has been reduced to two.
  • A new Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunt Day is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2021.

Other changes in the regulations are shown in highlighted yellow text.

Fall turkey tags and 2020-21 Upland Game Bird, Waterfowl, and HIP validations go on sale tomorrow, July 1, online and at ODFW license agents. Hunters who have already purchased a Sports Pac are remined that they need to redeem their vouchers for their Upland Game Bird and Waterfowl Validations before hunting this fall.




More Reports

OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Thursday, June 25th, 2020

Applegate Reservoir: Reservoir is 53 % Full
Applegate River: Open For Trout Fishing
Arizona Pond: Arizona Pond Report
Ben Irving Reservoir: Ben Irving Reservoir Report
Chetco River: Water Conditions Have Been Very Good This Year
Coos River: Coos River Basin Report
Coquille River: Coquille River Fishing Report
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake Fishing Report
Elk River: Elk River Report
Emigrant Reservoir: Emigrant Reservoir Fishing Report
Empire Lake Upper: Empire Lakes Report
Expo Pond: Expo Pond Fishing Report
Fish Lake : Fish Lake Fishing Report
Floras Lake: Best Accessed By Boat
Galesville Reservoir: Galesville Reservoir Report
Garrison Lake: Lots of Trout in The Lake!
Hemlock Lake: Recent Stockings
Howard Prairie Reservoir: Howard Prairie Reservoir Report
Hyatt Lake: Reservoir is 36 % Full
Illinois River: Illinois River Report
Lake Selmac: Lake Selmac Fishing Report
Lemolo Lake: Lemolo Reservoir Fishing Report
Lost Creek Lake: Exceptional Bass Fishing Going On
Plat I Reservoir: Plat I Reservoir Fishing Report
Rogue River- Lower: Lower Rogue River Fishing Report
Rogue River- Upper: Upper Rogue River Report
Smith River: Smith River Fishing Report
Tenmile Lakes: Bass Are Now Spread Out Around The Lakes
North Umpqua River: North Umpqua River Report
Umpqua River: Umpqua River Fishing Report
Willow Lake: Healthy Numbers of Yellow Perch
Alsea River: Trout Fishing Has Been Good
Nestucca River: Nestucca River Fishing Report
Salmon River: Salmon River Fishing Report
Siletz River: Siletz River Fishing Report
Siuslaw River: Siuslaw River Fishing Report
Trask River: Trask River Fishing Report
Wilson River: Wilson River Fishing Report
Yaquina River: Yaquina River Report
Clackamas River: Clackamas River Report
Cottage Grove Reservoir: Cottage Grove Reservoir Report
Detroit Reservoir: Full & Should Remain in Good Shape All Summer
Dexter Reservoir: Dexter Reservoir Report
Dorena Reservoir: Dorena Reservoir Report
EE Wilson Angling Pond: EE Wilson Pond Report
Foster Reservoir: Reservoir is in Excellent Shape
Freeway Lake East: Freeway lake Report
Gold Lake: Gold Lake Report
Green Peter Reservoir: Trout is A Good Option For Anglers This Time of Year
Henry Hagg Lake: Last Stocked June 15
Hills Creek Reservoir: Hills Creek Reservoir Report
Junction City Pond: Junction City Pond Report
McKenzie River: McKenzie River Fishing Report
Upper McKenzie: Upper McKenzie RIver Report
Middle Fork Willamette: Middle Fork Williamette Report
North Fork Reservoir: North Fork Reservoir Report
Sandy River: Summer Steelhead Throughout River
Santiam River ( North Fork) Above Detroit Lake: North Fork Santiam River Report
Santiam River (South Fork): South Fork Santiam River Report
: This Week's Recreation Report
St. Louis Ponds: Gate Closed, But Anglers Able to Walk In
Trojan Ponds: Trojan Ponds Report
Walling Pond: Walling Pond Report
Walter Wirth Lake: Walter Wirth Lake Report
Davis Lake: Davis Lake Report
Deschutes River: Good Fishing Conditions
Lake Billy Chinook: Kokanee Fishing Has Been Good
Imnaha River: Imnaha River Fishing Report
John Day River: River Flows Are Still Holding Well
Wallowa Lake : Fishing Has Been Good
Wallowa River: Increased Flows and River Will Be Off Color For a Bit
Snake River: Snake River Below Hells Canyon Reservoir Report