SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon is offering deer and elk leftovers this week – in person and online.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is offering more than 7,500 leftover deer and elk hunting tags starting Friday. Leftover tags go on sale online July 1st at 10 a.m.
New this year, starting July 2nd at 10 a.m. leftover tags can be purchased through a license agent in addition to the online sale. ODFW says hunters who drew a controlled hunt tag also must wait until July 2nd at 10 a.m. to try to exchange it for a leftover tag.
ODFW says leftover tags are no longer available as an additional hunting tag, so hunters who purchased a controlled or general season deer or elk tag cannot purchase a leftover tag in the same hunt series unless they exchange their existing tags.
It says hunters who want to try to get one of the leftover tags (4,599 for 100 buck deer series, 2,648 for 200 elk series) through ODFW's online licensing system must set up online accounts with username and password before the sale date. MyODFW.com has information about how to purchase a leftover tag. Tags can be purchased via ODFW's online licensing system at https://odfw.huntfishoregon.com/login.
A list of leftover tags is available online.
ODFW says, “Any hunter that purchases a leftover tag cannot purchase any other controlled hunt or general season tag for that hunt series. Hunters who purchased a SportPac can also choose to redeem their deer and/or elk tag vouchers for a leftover tag.” Also:
•An existing tag already purchased or a controlled hunt win for which you haven't yet purchased the tag can be exchanged online or with an agent for $7 (residents) and $15 (non-residents).
•If you have not yet purchased the controlled hunt tag you won, there is no fee to exchange this tag. These exchanges can be for leftover or general season tags.
