Oregon bowhunt broadhead rules
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) sets bowhunt equipment rules under Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) chapter 635 division 065, and each year’s Big Game Regulations booklet. Oregon bars barbed broadheads and restricts expanding (mechanical) heads for elk in some situations. Read the current booklet before every season.
The rule
OAR 635-065-0755 (equipment for archery hunting) and the annual Big Game Regulations require: broadheads must have a fixed cutting edge, be sharpened, and not include barbs or drug-tipped points. Broadheads must be capable of being sharpened. Practically, disposable-blade heads that cannot be resharpened have historically been challenged but are still commonly used; check the current booklet.
Blade count and minimum cut
No specific minimum cut diameter is set in the Oregon rules; the rule speaks to head type and sharpness rather than cut width. Barbed heads (heads with rearward-projecting spurs) are prohibited.
Species restrictions
The rules apply to all big game archery hunts: elk (Roosevelt and Rocky Mountain), deer (blacktail, mule, whitetail), pronghorn, bear, cougar. Bowhunter education is required for archery tag holders in Oregon.
What this means in practice
Standard fixed broadheads (Slick Trick, Iron Will, G5, Cutthroat, Wasp, QAD Exodus) are legal. Mechanicals with retractable blades that can still be sharpened are widely used, though some hunters read the sharpenable requirement as excluding disposable mechanicals. Any head with rearward barbs (traditional Judo point styles for small game, some replica hunting broadheads) is out.
Source
ODFW at dfw.state.or.us/resources/hunting/big_game/regulations. Oregon Administrative Rules at oregon.public.law/rules/oar_635-065.