Few hunters outside the Beaver State think of it as a destination for hunting whitetail deer but there are more than 7,000 Columbian whitetail deer. Columbian whitetails are asmaller race, which are hunted in Jackson County and protected elsewhere. Columbia whitetails have built from an estimate of about 2,500 in the early ‘80s to more than 7,000today. Hunting is allowed in the Umpqua River area in Douglas County (Melrose Unit and parts of the Indigo, Dixon and Tioga units). Tags are highly sought in the annual computerlottery, but some transferable vouchers are issued to landowners, who charge hunters who want to collect a specimen. Few Columbia bucks exceed 110” with exceptional specimensmeasuring 120” or more.
License Costs
|
Resident |
Nonresident |
Deer Tag |
$28.50 |
$443.50 |
Controlled hunt application fee |
$8 |
$8 |
| Resident | Nonresident |
Deer Tag | $28.50 | $443.50 |
Controlled hunt application fee | $8 | $8 |
News, notes and alerts
Applicants must buy a hunting license
Evidence of species must be left attached in whitetail-only seasons
Highlights
Hunters who do not draw first-choice tags get preference points
Preference points for group applications are averaged
You do not lose preference points by not applying for two or more consecutive years
75% of controlled tags are issued to hunters with preference points
You can draw any tag even if you don’t have a preference point
Landowner preference points are available
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