Black bear
General fallStatewide; closure and land-access exceptions apply
General fall bear; correct tag required
THE SEASON ATLAS / OROregon
Oregon
hunting seasons.
Explore 2026 & 2027 season sources, publication status, and game species for your next hunt.
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Your 2026 field calendar.
Selected 2026 dates verified
Selected general 2026 big-game dates verified directly with ODFW. Controlled hunts and most bird schedules are not indexed.
Official 2026 information ↗5 verified date entries
Selected agency dates are indexed below. This is not a complete legal calendar. Unit rules, tags, sex and age restrictions, closures, and special hunts can change which dates apply. Use the source beside each entry.
Elk
Antlerless damage huntAuthorized antlerless-damage areas only; some eastern portions close November 30
2026 damage season continuing into 2027; not a statewide open elk season
Western gray squirrel
GeneralNorth-central Oregon: units 34, 35, 39, 41 and 42
North-central squirrel season; other units have different dates
Deer
Any legal weaponWestern Oregon; legal animal and unit restrictions apply
General western Oregon deer; eastern Oregon hunts are controlled separately
Elk
Any legal weaponWest Cascade hunt area
General West Cascade elk tag season
Oregon game species & hunting information.
These species and groups appear in agency hunting resources. Their presence in the state does not mean every public area offers a hunt. “Native” describes origin, “reintroduced” describes restoration, and “migratory” describes movement; these are not population counts. Origin is left unverified when the reviewed source does not establish it.
Agency-listed hunting targets and selected dated seasons are reviewed here. This is not an exhaustive species, zone, method, permit or property schedule. A listed species does not establish its presence at any directory property.
Big game
Deer
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Elk
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Black bear
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Cougar
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Pronghorn
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Bighorn sheep
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Rocky Mountain goat
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Turkey
Wild turkey
IntroducedODFW identifies wild turkey as non-native to Oregon, established through introductions.
Agency species information ↗Population history source ↗Upland birds
Pheasant
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Chukar
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Gray partridge
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗California quail
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Mountain quail
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Ruffed grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Blue grouse (dusky and sooty)
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Greater sage-grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Small game
Western gray squirrel
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Brush rabbit
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Mountain cottontail
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Black-tailed jackrabbit
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Snowshoe hare
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Furbearers
Bobcat
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Gray fox
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Red fox
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Marten
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Mink
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Muskrat
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Raccoon
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗River otter
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Beaver
Origin not verifiedHunting or harvest listed by ODFW; appropriate license and local closures apply. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Other huntable wildlife
Badger
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Coyote
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Nutria
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Opossum
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Porcupine
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Spotted skunk
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Striped skunk
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Weasel
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Migratory birds
Mourning dove
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Band-tailed pigeon
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Ducks and mergansers
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Coot
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Wilson’s snipe
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Crow
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Brant
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Canada geese
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗White-fronted and white geese
MigratoryRegulated migratory-bird group; species-specific restrictions apply.
Agency species information ↗Check the details.
Then head for the horizon.
Confirm the unit, season, license, method, bag limit, and current closures with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Public-land rules may be more restrictive than statewide seasons.