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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017
Hunters must apply for fall controlled hunt by May 15
Fall may be months away but
it’s time to start planning for
the big game hunt. Applications
are do by Monday, May 15, at
11:59 p.m.
Apply online at or.outdoor-
central.us/or/license, at a
licensed sales agent or ODFW
office that sells licenses.
The cost is $8 per application
and hunters need a 2017 annual
hunting license to apply.
Last year, more than half of
the 467,028 applications were
submitted in the last week
before the deadline, including
nearly 74,149 on deadline day.
Many hunters wait until the last
minute to apply, which can
cause long lines at license sales
stores and ODFW offices.
“Get your application in
early to avoid the long lines and
if you do wait until the last
minute, be sure to check store
hours where you plan to apply,”
said Linda Lytle, ODFW
license
sales
manager.
“Remember you can submit an
application online until 11:59
p.m. on May 15.”
Lytle also urged hunters to
avoid common mistakes on
applications.
“Double check your hunt
number against the 2017
Oregon Big Game Regulations,
make sure your party leader
number is correct, and check
your current preference points
at the My Hunter Information
page,” she said. “And before
you walk out of the store or
ODFW office, check your
application to be sure it’s cor-
rect.”
New this year as part of
efforts to simplify the regula-
tions, final tag numbers are
already printed in the 2017
Oregon Big Game Regulations.
Previously, big game tag num-
bers for fall were not formally
adopted until June.
Due to the severe winter in
parts of eastern Oregon and
higher winter mortality of
wildlife, there have been some
tag reductions for deer and
pronghorn hunts in Baker,
Union and northern Malheur
county units.
ODFW limits the number of
tags for some hunts (all rifle
deer and most rifle elk hunting
in eastern Oregon, plus all
pronghorn, Rocky Mtn goat
and bighorn sheep hunting) to
fairly distribute tags and con-
trol hunting pressure. Hunters
who apply for one of the con-
trolled deer, elk or pronghorn
hunts and don’t draw their first
choice receive a preference
point for that hunt series, which
increases their chances the fol-
lowing year.
While the most sought after
hunts can take more than 10
years to draw, every hunter has
a chance to draw each year.
Only 75 percent of tags are
awarded based on preference
points; the remaining 25 per-
cent are awarded randomly
among first choice applicants.
Find out more about how the
process works on ODFW’s
Controlled Hunts page.
Last year was the first year
that Oregon offered “Premium
Hunts,” special deer, elk and
pronghorn tags with a months-
long hunting season that
includes both early and late
season opportunity. The same
number of tags are available
this year — one Premium Deer
tag in each of Oregon’s 67
wildlife management units, one
Premium Elk tag in 59 hunts,
and one Premium Pronghorn
tag in 27 hunts.
A few elk and pronghorn
Premium Hunts include two
units.
Unlike regular controlled
hunts, Premium Hunts don’t
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Premium Elk hunters took six-
point bulls.
Second-year hunter Kayla
Hathorn of Bonanza, Ore. says
“I’ve never seen, or imagined
getting any harvest larger than
a four-point.”
“The length of the hunt gave
me a chance to grow as a begin-
ner elk hunter and I really
became a better elk hunter
overall,” said Nick Baszler of
Creswell, Ore., who took an
impressive elk in Sled Springs
Unit.
The most applied-for units
for Premium Hunt applications
last year were Metolius for
deer, Mt. Emily for elk and
Juniper for pronghorn while the
least applied-for were Sixes for
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use preference points, so every
hunter who applies has the
same chance ever year.
Premium Hunts are also con-
sidered additional hunting
opportunities, meaning hunters
who draw one of these tags can
still hunt on a regular con-
trolled or general season big
game tag.
The hunts are open to both
residents and non-residents and
are not “once-in-a-lifetime”
hunts, so hunters can reapply
even if they drew a Premium
Hunt tag last year.
Applications also cost $8 and
Premium Hunt tags are the
same price as other deer, elk
and pronghorn tags.
While the bag limit for
Premium Hunts is any-sex,
most 2016 Premium Hunt win-
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Among hunters who reported,
39 Premium Deer hunters took
four-point bucks and 18
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