Muzzleloader Season in Oregon?

[Imperial Guardsman]

Hey everybody,

I was looking through my hunting manual and the ODFW website and find references to muzzleloader season (that is, they reference that it is illegal to use a non-muzzleloader durring such seasons) but it does not say when there is such a season. Further, it doesn't even flat out say there is a muzzleloader season.

So, any Oregonians out there that can help me out? Do we even have this season? If so, when is it?

Thanks,
Imperial Guardsman

 

[Imperial Guardsman]

Feel free to move this to the muzzleloading section if that is a better fit.

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

TAG SALE DEADLINE is day before the hunt begins. For hunts with more than one hunt period, the tag sale deadline is day before
the earliest opening date.
HUNT AREA: Entire wildlife management unit unless indicated by an asterisk(*). A map will be sent if indicated in hunt description by
[MAP]. Landowner preference tags available, see page 19. Please note additional closure areas listed on pages 96-99 that may affect
your hunt area.
2011 1ST
HUNT # HUNT NAME BAG LIMIT OPEN SEASON 2011 TAGS CHOICE APPLICANTS
100M N Muzzleloader* One deer 872 1,466
Willamette Unit Sept. 29 - Nov. 30
Hood Unit & Hood Rvr Valley Oct. 13 - Oct. 23
McKenzie Unit & N Indigo Nov. 10 - Nov. 21
Trask Unit Nov. 3 - Nov. 16
121M S Indigo* One deer Nov. 25 - Dec. 6 54 262
123M1 Melrose-N Sixes* One deer Nov. 10 - Nov. 18 165 129
123M2 N Bank Habitat* One white-tailed buck having not less Nov. 24 -Nov. 30 5 52
than a forked antler or one black-tailed deer
128M Applegate Unit One deer Nov. 10 - Dec. 2 315 1040
132M Klamath Falls Unit One deer Oct. 27 - Nov. 4 27 105
135M S Paulina* One antlerless deer Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 38 224
139M1 Metolius Unit No. 1 One deer Oct. 20 - Oct. 26 26 302
139M2 Metolius Unit No. 2 One antlerless deer Oct. 20 - Oct. 26 21 113
145M Flatiron* One buck with visible antler Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 est. 50 in 2012 NEW
148M Ditch Cr* One buck with visible antler Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 138 172
151M Baker* One white-tailed deer Nov. 15 - Nov. 28 80 128
153M Union Co* One white-tailed deer Nov. 12 - Nov. 25 440 391
156M N Wenaha-E Sled Springs* One white-tailed deer Dec. 1 - Dec. 9 303 227
166M N Malheur* One buck with visible antler Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 55 114
168M NE Whitehorse* One buck with visible antler Nov. 17 - Nov. 28 26 356
170M Hart Mt * One buck with visible antler Sept. 29 - Oct. 10 15 391
171M Juniper* One buck with visible antler Nov. 24 - Dec. 2 10 488
172M Silvies Unit One buck with visible antler Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 55 120
176M Silver Lake-E Fort Rock* One deer Oct. 13 - Oct. 21 32 16

This is the units and such for muzzle loader. From a quick scan, the weapons allowed is 40+ caliber open ignition open sites only. Source was http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/big_game/regulations/docs/2012_big_game_regs_045-060.pdf

 

[Imperial Guardsman]

Thanks! I must have just missed this form!

 

[Freedom_fighter_in_IL]

No problem. Having hunted as a Non Resident in most every state in the country, I have become quite proficient in the art of looking up stuff on the convoluted DNR sites. They can be, and often are, confusing at times. Good luck to you.