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Oregon Wildlife Management Units
All 67 ODFW units by Western and Eastern Oregon and wildlife district, with counties, hunt numbers, cougar zones and herd ranges.
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How Oregon divides big game hunting into units
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife sets deer, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bear and cougar hunting by Wildlife Management Unit. Its unit layer holds 67 managed units numbered 10 to 77 and covering 95,586 square miles; two more polygons, Warm Springs Indian Reservation (polygon 0) and Crater Lake NP (polygon 1), are not managed and have no state seasons. ODFW speaks of each one as a named unit, so this site writes "the Alsea Unit (18)" rather than a bare number.
The big game split runs along the Cascades. Units 10 to 30 are Western Oregon (20 units, 29,850 square miles), where general buck deer and general Coast and West Cascade elk seasons still run. Units 31 to 77 are Eastern Oregon (47 units), where buck deer has been controlled only and, from 2026, is drawn by Deer Hunt Area inside 22 mule deer herd ranges.
Unit lines follow rivers, ridges and highways, so 60 of the 67 units cross a county line. The largest is the Whitehorse Unit (68) at 4,884 square miles and the smallest the Walla Walla Unit (55) at 305. The Heppner Unit (48) sits inside the most hunt areas (39 hunt numbers in 2026).
Rules that change unit by unit: cougar is hunted all year under 6 zone quotas that add up to 970; 66 units carry centerfire rifle restrictions in set seasons; 39 units hold at least one of the 59 cooperative travel management areas; and 30 units reach one of the 14 antlerless elk damage areas. Every unit page lists its hunt numbers with 2026 tags and 2025 first-choice applicants, its general seasons, the 2025 ODFW harvest for its hunts, the public land inside it and nearby towns.
Units, sides and county overlap from the ODFW Wildlife Management Units layer; hunt numbers from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations; cougar zones, Deer Hunt Areas, rifle restrictions, travel management areas, elk damage areas; checked November 8, 2026.
Every Oregon unit, 67 in a filterable list
Western Oregon units first, then Eastern Oregon. Districts and counties are listed largest share first; hunt numbers count every 2026 hunt area that overlaps the unit.
| Unit | Side | ODFW district | Counties | Sq mi | Hunt numbers | Cougar zone | Herd ranges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mtn Unit (10) | West | North Coast Shared North Coast-North Willamette | Clatsop Columbia Tillamook + more | 1,032 | 19 | A | — |
| Scappoose Unit (11) | West | North Willamette – Coast Range Unit | Columbia Washington Multnomah | 771 | 13 | A | — |
| Wilson Unit (12) | West | North Coast North Willamette – Coast Range Unit | Tillamook Clatsop Washington | 576 | 16 | A | — |
| Trask Unit (14) | West | North Coast North Willamette – Coast Range Unit | Tillamook Yamhill Washington + more | 1,317 | 18 | A | — |
| Willamette Unit (15) | West | Mid Willamette North Willamette – Cascade Unit | Marion Clackamas Linn + more | 2,893 | 6 | A | — |
| Santiam Unit (16) | West | North Willamette – Cascade Unit Mid Willamette | Clackamas Linn Marion + more | 3,327 | 14 | A | — |
| Stott Mtn Unit (17) | West | Mid Coast Mid Willamette | Polk Lincoln Tillamook | 497 | 11 | A | — |
| Alsea Unit (18) | West | Mid Coast Mid Willamette | Lincoln Lane Benton + more | 1,955 | 12 | A | — |
| McKenzie Unit (19) | West | Upper Willamette Mid Willamette | Lane Linn Deschutes + more | 2,642 | 12 | B | — |
| Siuslaw Unit (20) | West | Mid Coast Upper Willamette | Lane Douglas | 1,513 | 10 | A | — |
| Indigo Unit (21) | West | Upper Willamette Douglas | Lane Douglas Klamath | 1,939 | 25 | B | — |
| Dixon Unit (22) | West | Douglas Rogue | Douglas Jackson | 1,553 | 17 | B | — |
| Melrose Unit (23) | West | Douglas Upper Willamette | Douglas Lane | 958 | 21 | B | — |
| Tioga Unit (24) | West | Charleston Douglas | Coos Douglas | 1,545 | 13 | A | — |
| Sixes Unit (25) | West | Rogue Charleston | Curry Coos | 994 | 13 | A | — |
| Powers Unit (26) | West | Charleston Douglas | Douglas Coos Josephine + more | 825 | 10 | A | — |
| Chetco Unit (27) | West | Rogue | Curry Josephine | 1,688 | 11 | A | — |
| Applegate Unit (28) | West | Rogue | Jackson Josephine | 1,325 | 10 | B | — |
| Evans Creek Unit (29) | West | Rogue Douglas | Jackson Josephine Douglas | 1,040 | 10 | B | — |
| Rogue Unit (30) | West | Rogue | Jackson Klamath Douglas | 1,460 | 12 | B | — |
| Keno Unit (31) | East | Klamath | Klamath Jackson | 1,041 | 11 | B | KE |
| Klamath Falls Unit (32) | East | Klamath | Klamath | 1,249 | 15 | C | KB |
| Sprague Unit (33) | East | Klamath | Klamath | 774 | 27 | C | DG, KB |
| Upper Deschutes Unit (34) | East | Deschutes | Deschutes Klamath Lane | 1,400 | 16 | C | DE, DG |
| Paulina Unit (35) | East | Deschutes Ochoco | Deschutes Lake Crook + more | 2,173 | 15 | C | DG |
| Maury Unit (36) | East | Ochoco | Crook Deschutes Lake | 1,100 | 13 | F | CR |
| Ochoco Unit (37) | East | Ochoco | Crook Wheeler Grant | 1,605 | 22 | E | AD, CR, PH |
| Grizzly Unit (38) | East | Ochoco Deschutes | Jefferson Crook Wasco + more | 1,684 | 19 | D | PH |
| Metolius Unit (39) | East | Deschutes | Jefferson Deschutes Linn | 666 | 12 | A | DE |
| Maupin Unit (40) | East | Mid Columbia | Wasco Sherman Jefferson | 528 | 24 | D | JK, MC |
| White River Unit (41) | East | Mid Columbia | Wasco Hood River Clackamas | 938 | 19 | A | MC |
| Hood Unit (42) | East | Mid Columbia | Hood River Clackamas | 376 | 15 | A | MC |
| Biggs Unit (43) | East | Mid Columbia Heppner | Sherman Gilliam Wasco + more | 1,970 | 29 | D | JK, MC |
| Columbia Basin Unit (44) | East | Heppner Umatilla | Umatilla Morrow Gilliam | 2,857 | 20 | D | HX, NB |
| Fossil Unit (45) | East | Heppner | Wheeler Gilliam Morrow + more | 1,407 | 34 | D | FX, NB, PH |
| Murderers Creek Unit (46) | East | Grant | Grant Harney | 1,148 | 20 | E | AD |
| Northside Unit (47) | East | Grant | Grant | 1,114 | 20 | E | AD, FX |
| Heppner Unit (48) | East | Heppner Grant | Morrow Grant Umatilla + more | 1,438 | 39 | E | AD, FX, NB |
| Ukiah Unit (49) | East | Umatilla Union | Umatilla Union Grant | 874 | 20 | E | FX, NB |
| Desolation Unit (50) | East | Grant | Grant Umatilla Union + more | 670 | 19 | E | EH, FX |
| Sumpter Unit (51) | East | Baker City | Baker Malheur Grant + more | 1,523 | 29 | E | EH, FX |
| Starkey Unit (52) | East | Union | Union Umatilla Grant + more | 806 | 18 | E | EH |
| Catherine Creek Unit (53) | East | Union Baker City | Union Baker Wallowa | 662 | 26 | E | NE, SW |
| Mount Emily Unit (54) | East | Umatilla Union | Umatilla Union | 768 | 15 | E | NE |
| Walla Walla Unit (55) | East | Umatilla | Umatilla Wallowa Union | 305 | 14 | E | NE |
| Wenaha Unit (56) | East | Wallowa Union | Wallowa Union Umatilla | 412 | 16 | E | NE |
| Sled Springs Unit (57) | East | Wallowa Union | Wallowa Union | 882 | 22 | E | NE |
| Chesnimnus Unit (58) | East | Wallowa | Wallowa | 656 | 19 | E | NE |
| Snake River Unit (59) | East | Wallowa | Wallowa | 459 | 17 | E | NE |
| Minam Unit (60) | East | Wallowa | Wallowa Union | 574 | 21 | E | NE |
| Imnaha Unit (61) | East | Wallowa | Wallowa Union | 424 | 18 | E | NE |
| Pine Creek Unit (62) | East | Baker City | Baker Wallowa Union | 378 | 18 | E | SW |
| Keating Unit (63) | East | Baker City | Baker Union Wallowa | 607 | 19 | E | SW |
| Lookout Mtn Unit (64) | East | Baker City | Baker Malheur | 555 | 15 | E | SW |
| Beulah Unit (65) | East | Malheur Shared Baker City-Grant-Harney-Malheur | Malheur Grant Baker + more | 2,738 | 38 | F | AD, FX, JT |
| Malheur River Unit (66) | East | Harney Malheur | Harney Malheur Grant | 2,890 | 31 | F | JT |
| Owyhee Unit (67) | East | Malheur | Malheur | 3,019 | 22 | F | JT, SE |
| Whitehorse Unit (68) | East | Malheur Harney | Malheur Harney | 4,884 | 24 | F | SE, TC |
| Steens Mtn Unit (69) | East | Harney | Harney Malheur | 1,910 | 25 | F | JT, ST |
| Beatys Butte Unit (70) | East | Harney Lake | Harney Lake | 2,626 | 31 | F | DO, PB, TC |
| Juniper Unit (71) | East | Harney Shared Deschutes-Harney-Lake | Harney Lake | 2,920 | 28 | F | DO, PB, SH |
| Silvies Unit (72) | East | Harney Ochoco | Harney Crook Grant + more | 1,788 | 27 | F | AD, CR, SH |
| Wagontire Unit (73) | East | Lake Deschutes | Lake Deschutes Harney | 3,109 | 21 | F | DG, PB |
| Warner Unit (74) | East | Lake | Lake | 921 | 15 | F | DO |
| Interstate Unit (75) | East | Lake Klamath | Lake Klamath | 2,192 | 19 | C | KB |
| Silver Lake Unit (76) | East | Lake Klamath | Lake Klamath | 956 | 14 | C | DG |
| Fort Rock Unit (77) | East | Klamath Deschutes | Klamath Lake Douglas + more | 1,762 | 21 | C | DG |
From the ODFW unit and district layers and the 2026 big game regulations; checked November 8, 2026.
Oregon units by ODFW wildlife district
ODFW manages wildlife through a West Region and an East Region with 26 wildlife biologist districts. The full-service offices are High Desert (Bend), Northeast (La Grande), Northwest (Portland) and Southwest (Roseburg), with headquarters in Salem. Each unit below is filed under the district that holds the largest share of its ground; the district office is the place to ask about access, road closures and animal numbers.
Western Oregon districts
- CharlestonTioga Unit (24) · Powers Unit (26) · 541-888-5515
- DouglasDixon Unit (22) · Melrose Unit (23) · 541-440-3353
- Mid CoastStott Mtn Unit (17) · Alsea Unit (18) · Siuslaw Unit (20) · 541-867-0300 x281
- Mid WillametteWillamette Unit (15) · 541-757-4186
- North CoastSaddle Mtn Unit (10) · Wilson Unit (12) · Trask Unit (14) · 503-842-2741
- North Willamette –Cascade UnitSantiam Unit (16) · 971-673-6028
- North Willamette –Coast Range UnitScappoose Unit (11) · 503 621-3488
- RogueSixes Unit (25) · Chetco Unit (27) · Applegate Unit (28) · Evans Creek Unit (29) · Rogue Unit (30) · 541-826-8774
- Upper WillametteMcKenzie Unit (19) · Indigo Unit (21) · 541-726-3515
Eastern Oregon districts
- Baker CitySumpter Unit (51) · Pine Creek Unit (62) · Keating Unit (63) · Lookout Mtn Unit (64) · 541-523-5832
- DeschutesUpper Deschutes Unit (34) · Paulina Unit (35) · Metolius Unit (39) · 541-388-6363
- GrantMurderers Creek Unit (46) · Northside Unit (47) · Desolation Unit (50) · 541-575-1167
- HarneyMalheur River Unit (66) · Steens Mtn Unit (69) · Beatys Butte Unit (70) · Juniper Unit (71) · Silvies Unit (72) · 541-573-6582
- HeppnerColumbia Basin Unit (44) · Fossil Unit (45) · Heppner Unit (48) · 541-676-5230
- KlamathKeno Unit (31) · Klamath Falls Unit (32) · Sprague Unit (33) · Fort Rock Unit (77) · 541-883-5732
- LakeWagontire Unit (73) · Warner Unit (74) · Interstate Unit (75) · Silver Lake Unit (76) · 541-947-2950
- MalheurBeulah Unit (65) · Owyhee Unit (67) · Whitehorse Unit (68) · 541-889-6975
- Mid ColumbiaMaupin Unit (40) · White River Unit (41) · Hood Unit (42) · Biggs Unit (43) · 541-296-4628
- OchocoMaury Unit (36) · Ochoco Unit (37) · Grizzly Unit (38) · 541-447-5111
- UmatillaUkiah Unit (49) · Mount Emily Unit (54) · Walla Walla Unit (55) · 541-276-2344
- UnionStarkey Unit (52) · Catherine Creek Unit (53) · 541-963-2138
- WallowaWenaha Unit (56) · Sled Springs Unit (57) · Chesnimnus Unit (58) · Snake River Unit (59) · Minam Unit (60) · Imnaha Unit (61) · 541-426-3279
Oregon units with the biggest 2025 buck harvest
ODFW reports harvest by hunt within each unit, never by county. Summing the 2025 buck deer (any legal weapon) rows by unit, the Santiam Unit (16) led with 2,707 deer from 8,520 hunters. Western units lean on the general season, so their totals include thousands of general tag holders; eastern totals are the 2025 controlled hunts, which still used units before the 2026 Deer Hunt Areas.
| Unit | Bucks, 2025 | Hunters | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiam Unit (16) | 2,707 | 8,520 | 32% |
| McKenzie Unit (19) | 2,020 | 5,623 | 36% |
| Dixon Unit (22) | 1,879 | 4,095 | 46% |
| Melrose Unit (23) | 1,826 | 3,396 | 54% |
| Trask Unit (14) | 1,718 | 5,513 | 31% |
| Rogue Unit (30) | 1,612 | 5,701 | 28% |
| Willamette Unit (15) | 1,577 | 4,889 | 32% |
| Applegate Unit (28) | 1,523 | 3,740 | 41% |
| Indigo Unit (21) | 1,401 | 3,366 | 42% |
| Alsea Unit (18) | 1,346 | 4,375 | 31% |
2025 buck deer harvest, any legal weapon (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife); unit totals summed from ODFW hunt rows; checked November 8, 2026.
Oregon unit questions
How many units does ODFW manage in Oregon?
67 managed units on the ODFW layer, numbered 10 to 77 and covering 95,586 square miles. Warm Springs Indian Reservation (polygon 0) and Crater Lake NP (polygon 1) appear on the layer but are not managed.
What separates Western and Eastern Oregon units?
Units 10 to 30 are Western Oregon and Units 31 to 77 are Eastern Oregon for big game. General buck deer runs only in the west; eastern buck deer is controlled.
Does an Oregon unit stop at the county line?
No. 60 of the 67 units cross a county line, and each unit page gives the square miles in each county.
Which unit covers the most ground?
The Whitehorse Unit (68), 4,884 square miles. The smallest is the Walla Walla Unit (55) at 305.
Which unit is in the most hunt areas?
The Heppner Unit (48), which overlaps 39 hunt numbers in 2026.
Are eastern deer hunts still drawn by unit?
Not since 2026. Eastern Oregon buck deer hunts follow Deer Hunt Areas inside 22 herd ranges, though the northeast boundaries still match unit lines.
Is tribal land inside a unit open on a state tag?
No. ODFW prints no seasons on tribal land, and posted reservation boundaries count as enclosed land under ORS 498.120.
Are the 2027 hunts on these pages?
No. The unit pages show the 2026 big game hunts; the 2027 big game regulations are not out yet. Game bird and furbearer rows run through 2026-27.
Does ODFW report harvest by county?
No. Harvest is reported by hunt within each unit, so these pages add up hunt rows by unit and never by county.
From the ODFW sources above; checked November 8, 2026.