The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, at its regular monthly meeting in Salem last week, approved big game hunting regulations for 2006.
Major changes include a 5-percent increase in spring bear hunting tags statewide, to 6,778 tags. A new spring bear hunt in the Hood Unit is added.
The statewide cougar harvest quota is increased, from 580 to 668. The check-in requirement is expanded from 72 hours to 10 days, recognizing the needs of hunters…