Beaver Harvest Season
Beavers can be harvested from November 15 through March 15 in the areas listed. Areas that are closed to beaver harvest are:
- Clackamas County: Within the exterior boundaries of Mt. Hood National Forest
- Crook County: Prineville Reservoir below high water line and the Ochoco National Forest
- Curry County: The Rogue River from the east county line to the mouth
- Grant County: Within the exterior boundaries of Ochoco National Forest; Murderers Creek and Deer Creek tributaries of the South Fork John Day River, within the Malheur National Forest.
- Jefferson County: That portion of the Willow Creek watershed on the Crooked River National Grasslands
- Josephine County: The Rogue River from the confluence of Grave Creek downstream to the county line
- Union County: National Forest lands (private inholdings within the National Forest remain open); Grande Ronde River above Beaver Creek; and all tributaries of the Grande Ronde River above the confluence of Five Points Creek.
- Wallowa County: Peavine Creek (tributary of Chesnimnus Creek), Minam River watershed, Wallowa River watershed above Wallowa Lake, and those portions of the Lostine River, Hurricane Creek, and Bear Creek watersheds within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
- Wheeler County: Within the exterior boundaries of the Ochoco National Forest and those portions of the Bridge Creek watershed on Bureau of Land Management lands.
- Other Counties: Denman Wildlife Area; E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area; Enterprise Wildlife Area south of U.P. Railroad, Marr Tract; Fern Ridge Wildlife Area; Irrigon Wildlife Area; Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area; Klamath Wildlife Area; Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area; Rimrock Springs Wildlife Area; Sauvie Island Wildlife Area; Summer Lake Wildlife Area; Courtney Creek Wildlife Area; Coyote Springs Wildlife Area; Crates Point Wildlife Area; Power City Wildlife Area; Tami Wagner Wildlife Area; Willow Creek Wildlife Area; St. Louis Ponds; Burns Gravel Pond; Woodburn Ponds; McDonald Forest (Oregon State University); Tillicum Natural Area; ODFW Posted Refuges and Safety Zones; Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (closed to trapping only); North Bank Habitat Management Area (BLM); Federal refuges; Metolius Wildlife Refuge; Public campgrounds; National, state and public parks; Cemeteries; City and municipal watersheds declared to be in refuge; Within city boundaries; School lands; ODFW lands primarily available for angling or boat access; ODOT property (including highway right-of-ways) without a permit
2025–2027 Oregon Beaver Harvest Closure Map
Any body of water that is on, adjacent to, or flows through public land, or any public land within 200 feet of the ordinary high waterline of a body of water, that is shown as closed to beaver harvest on the 2025–2027 Oregon Beaver Harvest Closure Map. The interactive map can be found by visiting the ODFW website.