Oregon Elk Hunting Application Summary
Draw Deadline
Applications due by…..May 15, 2011
Applications can be submitted online (http://www.dfw.state.or.us/online_license_sales/index.asp), via mail/fax, or obtained at a Point of Sale vendor.
Results available…..June 20, 2011
Fees
Fees required at application
General Hunting License*……..$29.50 (resident)/$140.50 (nonresident)
Non-refundable Controlled Hunt Application Fee……..$8 (non-refundable)
*General/Combination/Sports Pac Hunting License is required to apply for a controlled hunt and is non-refundable.
Additional Fees After Successful Drawing
Limited Entry elk tag fee………..$42.50 (resident)/$500.50 (non-resident).
Points Only Fees
Before you can apply for a bonus point only, you must have a valid Oregon hunting license. In addition to the non-refundable hunting license fee, there is a non-refundable Controlled hunt application fee of $8.
Points
Oregon uses a very modified preference/bonus point system where 75% of the controlled tags are reserved for those with the most bonus points and the remaining 25% of controlled tags are available to all applicants.
Purchasing A Bonus Point Only
In Oregon, you can receive a bonus point only by applying for one. To apply for a bonus point, select the appropriate bonus point code (299) on your application and pay the $8.00 application fee. To apply for a bonus point only, you must first purchase a General Hunting License.
Non-Resident Permit Allocations
A maximum 5% of tags for controlled Elk hunts can be issued to Non-Residents. Less than the maximum percentage may be issued, as nonresident’s applications receive no preference other than existing preference points in the drawing.
Hunt Choices
The computer assigns each application a 10-digit random number. Members of the public pick a 10-digit number at random for each hunt series. Those random starting numbers are used by the computer to select successful applicants. Hunting parties are maintained by the computer and only the party leader’s 10-digit number is used in the drawing.
The controlled hunt drawing allocates 75% of first choice available tags for a hunt to applicants with existing preference points. The remaining 25% will be drawn randomly from a pool of all applicants. This step ensures that all applicants have some chance of drawing a tag each year they apply.
All applicants are grouped by preference points and then arranged by 10-digit random number within preference point group. Tags are awarded in each preference point group beginning with the applicant whose 10-digit number matches (or is closest to and above) the start number. The selection continues with the applicant having the next higher number and continues until 75% of available tags are awarded or until all first-choice applicants have received tags. Any remaining tags from the 75% pool will be added to the 25% pool. Then all remaining applicants are rearranged solely by 10-digit random number to award the remaining tags (25% of total available).
All applicants in a hunt series are grouped by first hunt choice. Tags are assigned to first choice applicants as above until all tags are assigned or all first choices are filled. Tags are only assigned to second choice applicant’s after all first choices have been filled.
Reminder: Tags must be purchased by the day before earliest hunt opens*
*If a controlled hunt tag is valid for general season, you must purchase your tag prior to the earliest hunt date.
Hunter Education Requirements
Hunter Education is mandatory for hunters in Oregon under the age of 18 unless they are hunting on land owned by their parents or legal guardian or are participating in the Mentored Youth Hunter Program*. Minimum age to hunt big game in Oregon is 12 years old.
*See ODFW website from more information in regards to the Mentored Youth Program.
Group Applications
New: You must indicate if you are applying as an individual, party member or party leader when applying for your controlled hunts.
ALL APPLICANTS, INCLUDING PARTY LEADER, MUST PURCHASE SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. Parties must assign ONE member as the party leader. Each party member, except party leader, must enter their party leader’s HUNTING LICENSE NUMBER on their application. The party leader’s hunt choices will be used for the entire party. All members must list the same choices (as the party leader) on their individual applications.
Party-size limitations: 18 hunters for elk; All persons in parties that exceed the allowed party size will be considered single applicants in the drawing. Parties will NOT be split to fill hunt quotas. This also applies to limits on controlled hunts for nonresidents. If the nonresident maximum is reached, parties composed solely or partially of nonresidents will not receive tags in that particular hunt.