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Douglas district · WMU 22
Hunting the Dixon Unit (22) in Oregon
1,553 square miles of Western Oregon, 17 hunt numbers and 12 public land pages, managed from the Roseburg office.
Photo: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Dixon Unit at a glance
Measured on the ODFW Wildlife Management Unit layer, unit 22 runs to 995,846 acres, mostly in Douglas County (84%), and it sits in Western Oregon. The Dixon Unit crosses into 2 counties. By area the split runs Douglas 84% and Jackson 16%.
| County | Sq mi in unit | Share of unit | Share of county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | 1,296.8 | 84% | 26% |
| Jackson County | 256.5 | 16% | 9% |
Call 541-440-3353 for the Roseburg biologists, who manage the largest part of the Dixon Unit (79%).
| District | Office town | Phone | Part |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | Roseburg | 541-440-3353 | 79% |
| Rogue | Central Point | 541-826-8774 | 21% |
1 closed place overlap the Dixon Unit, among them Cow Creek Reservation.
| Name | Closed because |
|---|---|
| Cow Creek Reservation | Tribal land |
Area, side, county overlap and districts from the ODFW Wildlife Management Units layer and the ODFW wildlife district layer (overlay with Census county lines; GIS measures); closed places from the big game regulations and land manager sources; checked November 8, 2026.
Dixon Unit unit-level rules
- Zone B (Southwest Cascades) takes in WMU 22 and 7 other units under a quota of 200. The 2025 cougar report credits the unit with 9 animals.
- Western Oregon general buck deer runs from October 3 to November 6 across Units 10-30, so an over-the-counter tag works in the Dixon Unit.
- The centerfire rifle restriction covers WMU 22 during West Cascade Bull Elk.
- Walk-in or limited motor access applies in 30A Upper Rogue and 30B Jackson.
- County-based goose zones touching WMU 22: Southwest Zone (Douglas, Jackson) and South Coast Zone (Douglas). Read the duck and dove zone from the ODFW map.
- Game bird hours table zone for this unit: Zone A (Douglas, Jackson).
- Testing continues statewide and no chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in Oregon.
| When rifles are limited |
|---|
West Cascade Bull Elk (Nov. 7 – Nov. 13) |
| Code | Area name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 30A | Upper Rogue | 3 days prior to opening of general West Cascade elk season through the close of general West Cascade elk season. |
| 30B | Jackson | Oct. 15 – Apr. 30 |
Cougar zones, Eastern Oregon Deer Hunt Areas, centerfire rifle restrictions, travel management areas, antlerless elk damage areas, goose zones, game bird hours and CWD testing from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; checked November 8, 2026.
Dixon Unit hunt numbers
Apply for any of these 17 hunts to carry a drawn tag in the Dixon Unit. Tag counts total 9,950, though multi-unit hunts spread them wider. The most-requested hunt touching the unit is 722A SW Oregon, with 5,532 first-choice applicants in 2025 for 4,840 tags this year. 122 has the worst odds here, near 67 first-choice applicants for every tag. Hunts with * (13) are limited to part of the area named.
Results came out by June 12. Sheep, goat and premium hunts are drawn fully at random, with no preference points. Read each row as 2026; 2027 hunts come with the next booklet.
Buck deer, 100 series (5)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119A * | W High Cascade | Any legal weapon | Sep 12–20 | One buck with visible antler | 3,300 | 1,311 | 16, 19, 21, 22, 30, 31, 77 |
| 122 | Dixon Unit | Any legal weapon | Nov 14–Dec 6 | One buck with visible antler | 15 | 1,012 | This unit only |
| 123A * | Umpqua | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14 | One white-tailed or black-tailed buck with visible antler | 22 | 119 | 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| 123R1 * | Umpqua Bow | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One white-tailed buck with visible antler or one black-tailed deer (*see hunt description for details) | 55 | 28 | 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| 130R * | Rogue-Siskiyou Early Bow | Archery | Aug 1–15 | One buck with visible antler | 55 | 76 | 22, 28, 29, 30 |
Antlerless deer, 600 series (2)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 * | W Indigo | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 142 | 701 | 21, 22, 23 |
| 622A * | W Dixon | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 55 | 473 | 22, 23 |
Premium deer, L hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L22 | Dixon | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30 | One animal (either sex); premium deer tags are good for any species of deer hunted in that unit | 1 | — | This unit only |
Elk, 200 series (7)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200M * | Cascade Muzzleloader | Muzzleloader | Nov 21–27 | **One elk outside all USFS lands **One bull elk inside all USFS lands | 990 | 300 | 16, 19, 21, 22, 29, 30 |
| 200R * | Oregon Youth Bow | Youth only | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One elk | 330 | 124 | 62 units |
| 222A * | Dixon Private | Any legal weapon | Nov 15–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 11 | 41 | This unit only |
| 222T | Dixon Unit Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Dec 31 | One antlerless elk | 11 | 15 | This unit only |
| 230A * | W Rogue | Any legal weapon | Nov 15–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 28 | 197 | 22, 30 |
| 230R * | W Rogue Late Bow | Archery | Nov 15–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 55 | 37 | 22, 30 |
| 230T2 * | W Rogue Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 39 | 12 | 22, 30 |
Premium elk, M hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M22 | Dixon | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30 | One animal (either sex); premium deer tags are good for any species of deer hunted in that unit | 1 | — | This unit only |
Spring bear, 2026 hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722A * | SW Oregon | Any legal weapon | Apr 1–May 31 | — | 4,840 | 5,532 | 11 units |
Hunt numbers, dates, bags, 2026 tags and 2025 first-choice applicants from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations and the 2026-27 game bird regulations (sage-grouse); hunt areas from ODFW’s 2026 hunt boundary layers; draw rules from the controlled hunt pages; checked November 8, 2026.
Seasons open in the Dixon Unit
Buy-and-go hunting in the Dixon Unit: 7 general season rows for deer, elk, black bear and cougar. General elk options here: Archery elk – Western Oregon and West Cascade bull elk.
General big game (7)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | General tag | Units 11, 12, 14, 22, 24, 27 and 28 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One buck with visible antler | |
| Deer | General Western Oregon buck deer – Any legal weapon | General tag | Units 10-30 | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One buck with visible antler | |
| Deer | Youth extension – Western Oregon general buck deer | General tag | Units 10-30 | Nov 7–8 | One buck with visible antler | |
| Elk | General archery elk – Western Oregon | General tag | Units 16, 19, 21, 22, 29 and 30 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One bull elk, except one elk outside of USFS lands | |
| Elk | General West Cascade bull elk | General tag | West Cascade (Units 16, 19, 21, 22, 29, 30) | Nov 7–13 | One bull elk | |
| Black bear | General fall black bear (statewide) | General tag | Statewide | Aug 1–Dec 31 | One bear per tag; unlawful to take cubs less than one year old or sows with cubs less than one year old | |
| Cougar | General cougar (statewide, zone quotas) | General tag | Statewide | Jan 1–Dec 31 | One cougar per tag; unlawful to take spotted kittens or females with spotted kittens |
Non-big-game hunting in the Dixon Unit runs to 19 season rows, from grouse and turkey to raccoon and otter. The table skips 13 falconry and pursuit seasons.
Game birds and furbearers (19)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey | Fall wild turkey | General tag | WMUs 14-30 | Sep 1–Jan 31 2027 | Two wild turkeys of either sex | |
| Wild Turkey | Spring 2027: youth spring wild turkey hunt | General tag | Statewide | Apr 10–11 Apr 15–May 31 | One male or bearded turkey per day | |
| Wild Turkey | Spring 2027: spring wild turkey | General tag | Statewide | Apr 15–May 31 | One male wild turkey or a wild turkey with a visible beard per day; season limit 3 | |
| Western Gray Squirrel | Western gray squirrel – remainder of state | License | Statewide | Sep 1–Nov 15 | 5 daily, 15 in possession | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Ruffed grouse | Validation | Statewide | Sep 1–Jan 31 2027 | 3 daily, 9 in possession | |
| Blue Grouse | Blue grouse (dusky and sooty) | Validation | Statewide | Sep 1–Jan 31 2027 | 3 daily, 9 in possession | |
| Chukar | Partridge (chukar and Hungarian combined) | Validation | Statewide | Oct 10–Jan 31 2027 | 8 daily, 24 in possession (combined) | |
| Hungarian Partridge | Partridge (chukar and Hungarian combined) | Validation | Statewide | Oct 10–Jan 31 2027 | 8 daily, 24 in possession (combined) | |
| Pheasant | Rooster pheasant | Validation | Statewide | Oct 10–Dec 31 | 2 daily, 8 in possession | |
| Ducks | Youth waterfowl hunt (ducks, mergansers, coots, geese) | Validation | Statewide | Sep 26–27 | Regular bag limits | |
| Ducks | Veterans and active military personnel waterfowl hunt | Validation | Statewide | Feb 6 | Regular bag limits | |
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Band-tailed pigeon | Permit | Statewide | Sep 15–23 | 2 daily, 6 in possession | |
| Crow | Crow | Validation | Statewide | Oct 1–Jan 31 2027 | No limit | |
| Brant | Brant | Permit | Statewide | Nov 28–Dec 13 | 2 daily, 6 in possession | |
| Gray Fox | Gray fox | Furtaker | Statewide | Oct 15–Feb 28 2027 | — | |
| Muskrat | Muskrat and mink | Furtaker | Statewide | Nov 15–Mar 31 2027 | — | |
| Mink | Muskrat and mink | Furtaker | Statewide | Nov 15–Mar 31 2027 | — | |
| Raccoon | Raccoon | Furtaker | Statewide | Nov 15–Mar 15 2027 | — | |
| River Otter | River otter | Furtaker | Statewide | Nov 15–Mar 15 2027 | — |
Season rows from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, the 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations and the furbearer regulations; general tag deadlines from the general season page; duck and dove zones on the ODFW waterfowl map; checked November 8, 2026.
Last season in the Dixon Unit
4,095 hunters took 1,879 buck deer, any weapon in the Dixon Unit in 2025, the top line in the table.
4,095 buck deer, any weapon hunters took 1,879. 732 elk, any weapon hunters took 65.
Figures are ODFW estimates from mandatory hunter reports, by hunt within the unit.
| ODFW report | Hunt | Hunters | Animals | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer, any weapon | 119A W High Cascade | 91 | 18 | 20% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | 122 Dixon Unit | 17 | 15 | 88% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | 123A Umpqua | 7 | 5 | 80% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon w/ 119A | 111 | 60 | 54% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Western Deer | 3,869 | 1,781 | 46% |
| Deer, archery | Early Bow Deer | 70 | 15 | 20% |
| Deer, archery | Late Bow Deer | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Antlerless deer | 622A W Dixon | 47 | 33 | 71% |
| Elk, any weapon | 222A Dixon Unit Private | 26 | 9 | 36% |
| Elk, any weapon | 222T Dixon Unit Youth | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, any weapon | West Cascade | 696 | 56 | 8% |
| Elk, archery | 200R Oregon Youth Bow | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western Elk Archery | 180 | 39 | 22% |
| Elk, muzzleloader | 200M Cascade Muzzleloader | 47 | 4 | 8% |
| Black bear | 722A SW Oregon | 171 | 40 | 24% |
| Black bear | Additional Fall Bear | 15 | 3 | 20% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 688 | 61 | 8.9% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 298 | 9 | 3.1% |
ODFW 2025 harvest estimates: Buck deer, any weapon, Deer, archery, Antlerless deer, Elk, any weapon, Elk, archery, Elk, muzzleloader, Black bear, Cougar; checked November 8, 2026.
Land records in the Dixon Unit
These 12 lands share ground with the Dixon Unit; open each for camping, vehicle and parking rules. Add Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands in Oregon to the list for WMU 22.
Umpqua National Forest
Tiller Ranger District (Umpqua National Forest)
Diamond Lake Ranger District (Umpqua National Forest)
BLM Swiftwater Field Office
BLM Butte Falls Field Office
BLM South River Field Office
Jackson Access & Cooperative Travel Management Area
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
BLM Medford District
BLM Roseburg District
Land records and unit overlaps from ODFW, USFS, BLM, USFWS and ODF layers (see each land page); A&H and Open Fields access rules on the ODFW access program pages; checked November 8, 2026.
Legal hours around the Dixon Unit
Spring turkey hunters near the Dixon Unit start half an hour before sunrise but must stop at sunset, earlier than deer and elk hunters on the same evening.
| Day | Why it matters | Sun up | Sun down | Deer and elk | Upland and ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:32 a.m. | 7:54 p.m. | 6:02 a.m. to 8:24 p.m. | Not in table |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Eastern buck rifle | 6:47 a.m. | 7:29 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 7:59 p.m. | 6:22 a.m. to 7:22 p.m. |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:09 a.m. | 6:51 p.m. | 6:39 a.m. to 7:21 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:18 a.m. | 6:39 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 7:09 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:40 a.m. | 4:39 p.m. | 7:10 a.m. to 5:09 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:31 a.m. | 7:52 p.m. | 6:01 a.m. to 8:22 p.m. | Not in table |
Hours rules from the ODFW general hunting regulations; game bird times from the 2026-27 game bird shooting hours table; mammal sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Pacific Time); checked November 8, 2026. Legal hours for every county.
Towns and units near the Dixon Unit
For fuel, food and a room near the Dixon Unit, look at Glide, Trail and Roseburg.
Units that share a county with the Dixon Unit, closest first:
| Unit | Counties shared | Size, sq mi | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Unit | Douglas | 958 | 21 |
| Evans Creek Unit | Douglas, Jackson | 1,040 | 10 |
| Rogue Unit | Douglas, Jackson | 1,460 | 12 |
| Indigo Unit | Douglas | 1,939 | 25 |
| Powers Unit | Douglas | 825 | 10 |
| Siuslaw Unit | Douglas | 1,513 | 10 |
| Fort Rock Unit | Douglas | 1,762 | 21 |
| Tioga Unit | Douglas | 1,545 | 13 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.
Dixon Unit answered
Is there a general buck deer season in the Dixon Unit?
Yes, October 3 to November 6, with a youth extension on November 7 and 8.
How many controlled hunts include the Dixon Unit?
17: 7 elk, 5 buck deer, 2 antlerless deer, 1 spring bear, 1 premium deer and 1 premium elk.
Are centerfire rifles restricted in the Dixon Unit?
Yes, during West Cascade Bull Elk, unless you carry a valid big game tag.
When is cougar season in WMU 22?
January 1 to December 31 on a general tag, until Zone B hits 200.
Where can I get fuel and food near the Dixon Unit?
Glide, Trail and Roseburg.
Is any land in the Dixon Unit closed to hunting?
Yes: Cow Creek Reservation.
Which ODFW district handles WMU 22?
Douglas and Rogue.
How did hunters do in the Dixon Unit last season?
4,095 hunters took 1,879 buck deer, any weapon.
How big is WMU 22, and where is it?
1,553 square miles over 2 counties, mostly Douglas.
Answers drawn from the ODFW sources cited on this page; checked November 8, 2026.
Other photos on this page: YellowstoneNPS (Public domain).