Oregon

Minimum .24 caliber (6mm) with expanding bullets for deer, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep. Recommended .270 Win, 7mm Mag, .30-06, or .300 Win Mag with heavy bonded bullets for Rocky Mountain and Roosevelt elk. Full metal jacket (FMJ) military bullets, tracers, and fully automatic firearms are strictly illegal. Suppressors legal with ATF paperwork.

Minimum .40 caliber for deer/pronghorn; minimum .50 caliber for elk and bear. During dedicated muzzleloader hunts, Oregon enforces primitive standards: open or peep sights only (no scopes or optical red dots), exposed percussion cap or flintlock ignition only (no closed 209 inline primers), 100% lead bullets only (no sabots), and loose black powder only.

Recurve, longbow, and compound bows. Minimum 40 lb draw weight for deer/pronghorn; minimum 50 lb draw weight for elk. Broadheads must have minimum 7/8-inch cutting width. Barbed broadheads are strictly illegal under Oregon wildlife statutes. Broadhead must be fixed or mechanical with non-barbed blades. Lighted nocks legal.

Legal during any general centerfire firearm season. Crossbows are strictly prohibited during all Oregon archery seasons (Oregon does not permit crossbows in archery seasons even with a physician's disability statement). Minimum 125 lb draw weight with working safety and legal broadheads.

Centerfire handguns .24 caliber or larger with minimum 4-inch barrel producing at least 500 ft-lbs of muzzle energy are legal for big game. Expanding bullets mandatory. Heavy magnum revolvers (.44 Magnum, 10mm Auto) widely carried for cougar and black bear protection in coastal rainforests.

10, 12, 16, 20 gauge shotguns firing single rifled slugs legal for big game in weapon-restricted agricultural and suburban GMUs. Non-toxic steel, bismuth, or tungsten shot required for waterfowl hunting along the Columbia River basin and coastal estuaries.