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"Hunters need to contact the landowner and ask for permission prior to entering private property. "
For some time now, in Oregon, unless private land is explicitly listed as being in the Access & Habitat program as allowing hunting, then hunting is explicitly not allowed without permission.
"Trespass. It is unlawful to hunt on private property without permission from the landowner. See ORS 105.700 and 498.120. The duty to retrieve and to not waste does not justify otherwise criminal conduct including but not limited to trespass."
ORS 498.120
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I also had heard that if you posted "no hunting" that this prohibited yourself too, but I do not believe this to be true. I can find no law or regulation to that effect. I am going with those that assert it is the same as posting no trespassing.
I believe that all you have to do is comply with the rules regarding posting land as no trespassing and even that is probably not necessary. By definition, I believe the laws changed a while back that said unless the land is known to be public, or if private and explicitly within the Access & Habitat program as allowing hunting (it must be on the map, otherwise it isn't allowed), then it must be assumed to be private land and hunting is implicitly not allowed.
I.E., you don't need to post "no hunting" - by law, that is assumed. At most you need to comply with the posting of "no trespassing signage. Even that is probably not necessary if the land is enclosed with a fence or markings.
For some time now, in Oregon, unless private land is explicitly listed as being in the Access & Habitat program as allowing hunting, then hunting is explicitly not allowed without permission.
"Trespass. It is unlawful to hunt on private property without permission from the landowner. See ORS 105.700 and 498.120. The duty to retrieve and to not waste does not justify otherwise criminal conduct including but not limited to trespass."
General Hunting Regulations - Oregon Hunting
Hunt within eight hours of having been transported by, communicating with, or having received information on the location of a game mammal from an aircraft. Hunter Orange No person younger than 18 years of age shall hunt with any firearm for any game mammal or upland game bird (excluding turkey)…
www.eregulations.com
ORS 105.700 – Prohibiting public access to private land
In addition to and not in lieu of any other damages that may be claimed, a plaintiff who is a landowner shall…
oregon.public.law
ORS 498.120 – Hunting on another’s cultivated or enclosed land
No person shall hunt upon the cultivated or enclosed land of another without first obtaining permission from the owner or lawful occupant…
oregon.public.law
ORS 498.120
Hunting on another's cultivated or enclosed land
(1)
No person shall hunt upon the cultivated or enclosed land of another without first obtaining permission from the owner or lawful occupant thereof, or the agent of such owner or occupant. No prosecution shall be commenced under this section except upon written complaint filed with a magistrate. The complaint shall be verified by the oath of the owner or lawful occupant of the cultivated or enclosed land, or the agent of such owner or occupant.(2)
For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, the boundaries of "enclosed" land may be indicated by wire, ditch, hedge, fence, water or by any visible or distinctive lines that indicate a separation from the surrounding or contiguous territory, and includes the established and posted boundaries of Indian reservations established by treaties of the United States and the various Indian tribes. [Amended by 1959 c.318 §1; 1971 c.580 §1; 1973 c.723 §83]---------------------
I also had heard that if you posted "no hunting" that this prohibited yourself too, but I do not believe this to be true. I can find no law or regulation to that effect. I am going with those that assert it is the same as posting no trespassing.
I believe that all you have to do is comply with the rules regarding posting land as no trespassing and even that is probably not necessary. By definition, I believe the laws changed a while back that said unless the land is known to be public, or if private and explicitly within the Access & Habitat program as allowing hunting (it must be on the map, otherwise it isn't allowed), then it must be assumed to be private land and hunting is implicitly not allowed.
I.E., you don't need to post "no hunting" - by law, that is assumed. At most you need to comply with the posting of "no trespassing signage. Even that is probably not necessary if the land is enclosed with a fence or markings.