The Fish and Wildlife Commission made the following changes at its recent meeting:

2015-20

Upland Game Bird Framework:

The Commission also decided on a regulatory framework for the 2015-20 upland game bird seasons. Upland bird season frameworks are adopted on a five-year basis to provide consistency to wildlife managers and bird hunters. The following changes will take effect Sept. 1, 2015:

Quail, chukar, Hungarian partridge seasons will extend until Jan. 31 in Umatilla and Morrow counties. They currently close Dec. 31.

Eastern Oregon forest grouse season, which currently closes Dec. 31, will extend until Jan. 31.

Spring turkey season bag limit increased to three (from two) statewide; daily bag limit will remain at one.

Retention of fully-feathered head OR wing for identification in the field (previously only head allowed).

2014-15 Upland and Migratory Bird

Hunting Seasons

Based on waterfowl population surveys and federal season frameworks, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved another liberal 107-day duck season that will open concurrently in duck zones 1 and 2 on Oct. 11. Pheasant, chukar/Hungarian partridge and eastern Oregon quail seasons will also open Oct. 11.

Other changes to

migratory game bird

hunting for the

2014-15 season:

The cackling and Aleutian Canada goose bag limit restrictions have been removed in both the NW general and NW permit Oregon goose zones. The bag limit will be four Canada geese per day, except for dusky Canada geese in the NW Permit Zone.

The white-fronted goose bag limit will increase from six to 10 per day except in Lake County, where the bag limit will remain one per day.

Late-winter white-fronted and white goose seasons have been added in Lake and Harney counties, similar to those in already held in Klamath and Malheur counties. Summer Lake Wildlife Area and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge will be closed during the late-winter hunt timeframe, Jan. 26 March 10.

Bag limit of 20 white geese per day during late-winter hunts in Klamath, Lake and Harney counties.

The bag limit for Canada geese will increase from four to six per day during the entire season in the South Coast Zone.

The bag limit for mourning doves will increase from 10 to 15 per day and the season will increase in length from 30 to 60 days.

The opening date for the NW Permit and General goose zones has been shifted forward by two weeks so the season would open on Oct. 18, similar to seasons prior to 2011.

The overall dusky Canada goose quota in the NW Permit Zone has increased from 90 to 165 geese for the season.

The area of the Columbia River (from the railroad bridge at Celilo to Arlington), previously closed, will be open to game bird hunting.

NW Goose Permit Zone hunters will be allowed to check in at any check station.