Northwest Area

Spring bear: Season remains open April 1- May 31. To help you plan your hunt, the 2020 spring bear hunting forecast is now available.

If you go bear hunting, please remember:

• Stay close to home rather than travelling far. The Governor’s Executive Order says hunting and fishing are OK, but to limit travel.
• Practice social distancing and stay six feet away from anyone who doesn’t live in your immediate household, including when outdoors.
• Check access where you are headed as the area may be closed. State Parks are closed, counties have closed some parks and boat ramps, beach access is closed in some areas and national forests and BLM lands have closed recreation sites.
• Stay home if you are sick.
• Carry needed supplies with you to minimize non-essential stops—including buying your license/tag online instead of making a trip to a license sale agent if possible and bringing all needed food, water and sanitization supplies with you.

Cougar: The most productive way to hunt cougar on the north coast is to use a predator call.

Successful cougar hunters will need to check-in any cougar taken at an ODFW office within 10 days of the kill. Hunters are reminded that biologists located in field offices may be out in the field handling other issues. Please call ahead to your local ODFW office and schedule a check-in appointment to ensure a Wildlife Biologist is available prior to bringing the harvested cougar. The hide and skull must be unfrozen and the skull and proof of sex must be attached to the hide.

Coyote: Open year-round.