community january19 2017 17 Report Hunt Results by January 31 An Unusual Culinary tag numbers,” said ODFW Game Program $25 penalty for not Column: continued from page 9 Manager Tom Thornton. “We really reporting deer and elk tags appreciate hunters taking a few minutes of their time to complete the report.” ODFW used to get this data through phone surveys but these became more diffi cult and expensive as hunters moved or screened their calls. The mandatory reporting program was put in place in 2007 so these calls could be phased out. A penalty of $25 was added four years ago because even after several years promoting the program and providing incentives to report, only about 40 percent of tags were being reported on time. This rate was too low for ODFW to even use the data. After the penalty was implemented for 2012 tags, rates jumped to 80 percent or more. This has allowed ODFW to phase out its big game survey phone calls. The funds generated by penalty fees are being used to increase Oregon State Police patrol and enforcement of winter range closures in Oregon. These closures help deer, elk and other wildlife survive the winter by limiting disturbances from people. Any hunter who purchased 2016 big game or turkey tags needs to report their hunt results by the deadline, which is January 31, 2017 for most tags. Hunters are required to report on each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn and turkey tag purchased—even if they were not successful or did not hunt. Sports Pac license holders need to report on each big game or turkey tag issued. Hunters have two ways to report: • Online via www.odfw.com or reportmyhunt. com either at home or by visiting an ODFW offi ce with a computer available for Hunter Reporting (ODFW fi eld or regional offi ces in Adair Village/Corvallis, Bend, Clackamas, La Grande, Portland-Sauvie Island, Roseburg, Salem Headquarters, Springfi eld, Tillamook) • By telephone: Call 1-866-947-6339 to talk to a customer service representative from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm PT, seven days a week. Reporting deadlines are: • January 31, 2017 for all 2016 hunts that ended by December 31, 2016 • April 15, 2017 for all 2016 hunts that end between January 1 - March 31, 2017 Hunters need the following pieces of information to report, which takes just a couple of minutes: • Hunter/Angler ID number (located on ODFW licenses, tags and applications; this is a permanent number that stays the same from year-to-year) • The two digit Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) number of the Unit Brent Quick of Springfi eld took this bull elk in Wenaha Unit earlier this year on a special tag he you hunted in most and the Unit you won for reporting his hunts on time. harvested an animal in if successful. • The total number of days hunted (including mentoring youth), the number of days hunted in the WMU hunted most, and Chance to win special big game tag As an incentive to report on time, the number of days hunted in the WMU you hunters that do are entered into a drawing to harvested an animal in if successful. win a special big game tag. ODFW selects $25 penalty for not reporting deer and elk three names each year and the winners can tags Hunters who fail to report 2016 deer choose a deer, elk or pronghorn tag. Hunters or elk tags on time will be penalized $25 who win may hunt an expanded hunt area when they purchase a 2018 hunting license. and extended season, similar to auction and This penalty is assessed once, regardless of raffl e tags that hunters can pay thousands of dollars for. the number of unreported tags. One of this year’s winners, Brent As of January 10, 2017 about 53 Quick of Springfi eld, chose an elk tag and percent of elk tags and 51 percent of deer tags took a beautiful bull in Wenaha Unit. “It was had been reported for hunts with a January 31 one of my top fi ve best days, to kill my fi rst reporting deadline. 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