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June 12, 2025

Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Orientation

This online module serves as the required training for Bighorn Ewe and Rocky Mountain Goat tag holders. It is recommended that Bighorn Ram hunters complete training also but it is not required. See more information below from the Big Game Hunting Regulations.

Part 1: Physical & Mental Conditioning

Part 2: Sheep Hunting 101

Part 3: Ewe Orientation

Part 4: Mountain Goat Orientation

Additional Mountain Goat identification material:

Information about Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat orientation rules and regulations

The winner of the bighorn sheep tag may be required to complete a bighorn sheep hunting orientation course prior to their hunt. (https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_635-067-0034)

Online orientation is required for ewe hunts. Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, pg. 62

Online orientation is required for Rocky Mountain goat hunts. Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, pg. 64

Mandatory check-in required

All successful hunters are required to have their sheep head pinned by ODFW. Ram horns will be pinned and ewe horns will be branded. Hunters must check out through the local ODFW office in the district where the hunt occurs within 72 hours after completing their hunt.

Checkout must occur during normal business hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mon-Fri) unless prior arrangements have been made. Please call ahead to the local ODFW field office where the hunt occurs, to make arrangements for checkout.

ODFW Field Office

Phone Number

Baker City Field Office

541-523-5832

Enterprise Field Office

541-426-3279

Heppner Field Office

541-676-5230

Klamath Dist. Office

541-883-5732

Lakeview Field Office

541-947-2950

Ontario Field Office

541-889-6975

Bend Dist. Office

541-388-6363

John Day Field Office

541-575-1167

La Grande Field Office

541-963-2138

Burns/Hines Dist. Office

541-573-6582

Prineville Field Office

541-447-5111

The Dalles Field Office

541-296-4628

Additional information from regulations

Bighorn sheep hunting in Oregon requires a controlled tag, and hunters may draw only one bighorn sheep ram tag in a lifetime, excluding ewe hunts. The open seasons for bighorn sheep hunts vary by hunt name and area, with specific dates and tag limits for residents and nonresidents. Hunters must also complete a checkout process through the local ODFW office within three business days after their hunt.

Wild Sheep Foundation and partner videos (not part of required training):

Beyond Borders: The TriState Partnership: 
https://youtu.be/AMdXFZWJ070?si=PneH1xD894n7uX97

Hart Mountain Bighorn Sheep Herd Recovery with ODFW, USFWS: 
https://youtu.be/volpsUi116Q

I.O.N. (Idaho, Oregon & Nevada) Partnership Update: 
https://youtu.be/pBoZKakGDh4?si=HML2_dYOWbnoBVFX

Leslie Gulch, Test and Remove: 
https://youtu.be/Ao7McXin4Hs

John Day (I-84) Herd Translocation: 
https://youtu.be/SthD4s8RTms