Oregon mule deer hunt boundaries changing in 2026

[wapitibob]

I hope they completely break out the whitetail hunts so they are a different series.

Already tried; not gonna happen.

 

[Jaden Bales]

Already tried; not gonna happen.

In talking with the bio, there was some inclining that the NE corner - where whitetails are 40% of the harvest in those standard any buck seasons - they are looking to add a different season or break it up somehow.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Please post up what you find or PM me please. My unit is a border unit. Thank you

I called ODFW; they confirmed it. PM sent

 

[IdahoBeav]

In talking with the bio, there was some inclining that the NE corner - where whitetails are 40% of the harvest in those standard any buck seasons - they are looking to add a different season or break it up somehow.

They don't need to break it out. They can keep it on the same tag and extend the dates for WT only.

 

[IdahoBeav]

I hope they completely break out the whitetail hunts so they are a different series.

I wish they would breach cow hunts out as well.

Didn't they have an elk antlerless series in the past?

If someone wants to blow their points and/or tag on a WT or cow, it saves a mule deer or bull elk and clears that hunter from the 75% pool for several to many years.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Didn't they have an elk antlerless series in the past?

If someone wants to blow their points and/or tag on a WT or cow, it saves a mule deer or bull elk and clears that hunter from the 75% pool for several to many years.

Well there would be more mule deer if opportunity to slay the invasive white tail species was provided.

That’s part of mule deer rehab that people over look.
WT push mule deer out of the best habitat.

IMO we should be looking to eliminate WT through the use of hunting and it needs broken into another series to allow me that opportunity.

 

[wapitibob]

In talking with the bio, there was some inclining that the NE corner - where whitetails are 40% of the harvest in those standard any buck seasons - they are looking to add a different season or break it up somehow.

I should clarify, ODFW tried to move the 600 series "any Deer" to the 100 series. Guys with 20+ points crapped so now they're stuck with that hunt in the antlerless 600 series. Seems like they could create a 900 series for WT?

 

[Jaden Bales]

I should clarify, ODFW tried to move the 600 series "any Deer" to the 200 series. Guys with 20+ points crapped so now they're stuck with that hunt in the antlerless 600 series. Seems like they could create a 900 series for WT?

Ohhh gotcha! Yeah not sure on those details… I wouldn’t hate it. We have Whiteys on my family place and I haven’t gone back to hunt it because I’d burn my muley points.

 

[BRTreedogs]

Seems like they could create a 900 series for WT?

This is what I want an entire series for white tail.
So I can use them as opportunity and trophy hunt mule deer.

But I’m sure all they are gonna do is add hunt codes to the existing series.

IMO most people aren’t serious mule deer hunters. I’m not afraid of them being in the 100 series pool.
Most likely if they have other opportunities they’ll ether drop out from mule deer or buy points forever.

And cows need their own series as well.
The otc depredation tag does nothing imo because there is very little land owner permission.

 

[IdahoBeav]

FYI, the 200 series is elk: antlerless, antlered, and either sex. The 100 series is buck deer.

 

[BRTreedogs]

FYI, the 200 series is elk: antlerless, antlered, and either sex. The 100 series is buck deer.

See the regs are already to confusing

 

[wapitibob]

FYI, the 200 series is elk: antlerless, antlered, and either sex. The 100 series is buck deer.

brain fade on my part

 

[IdahoBeav]

See the regs are already to confusing

I may be biased because I grew up in OR, but in my opinion the Oregon regs are much more simple than those of many other states. I think ODFW could create much more opportunity and maintain current harvest numbers, but this would also add complexity to the regs.

 

[wapitibob]

title is incorrect, surprise...

Mule Deer hunt pressor

2025 Oregon ocean salmon seasons adopted

 

[Jaden Bales]

title is incorrect, surprise...

Mule Deer hunt pressor

2025 Oregon ocean salmon seasons adopted

Ouch. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dirtscoots]

I like how it’s listed salmon season changes and there is a picture of a turtle on the page. I realize salmon runs aren’t great either but maybe I should take up fishing and turtle hunting .

 

[FDme]

We won’t know until we see the final regs. But I would not be surprised to see smaller hunt areas carved out of these larger units. Much like Trout Creek is a separate hunt carved out of a larger unit today. If that does not happen it could be the Wild West for a time.

I bet this is what’s going to happen, but will be interesting to see when those subunits are created and how onX is going to deal with different elk and mule deer unit boundaries.

 

[wapitibob]

Quotas will be approved in September, online meeting schedule with proposed quotas in July.
Onx deals with different species units just fine.

 

[limpet]

OnX shouldn’t have a problem with different units for different species. In states like Wyoming and California with zones/species there’s just a submenu to toggle between species.

 

[OSU]

I did think it was cool they carved out and created a new smaller unit on the map (not just in the regs) for the Pueblos that's separate from Beatty's and Trout Creek. Those deer aren't doing well and they don't exactly know why, so I could see them reducing opportunity commensurate with a more localized buck ratio as a result. But to your point, they're still looking at the harvest and tag data to figure out how many tags go where exactly.

There is and has been a massive poaching problem in the Trout Creek area. Its an extremely remote area and hard to enforce because of this. Further the ranching family that policed the main access has sold their place to a non-profit that implied they wanted them to stick around as care takers but then more or less pushed them out.