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Wildlife Management Unit 77

Fort Rock Unit (77): tags, seasons and 2025 harvest

Everything ODFW prints for WMU 77: 21 drawn hunts, 4 general big game rows and how the 2025 seasons went across Klamath County and Lake County.

Tags by seriesHarvestHunting gear
1,762Square miles
21Hunt numbers
EasternSide
CCougar zone

Photo: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0)

Fort Rock Unit size and offices

ODFW's unit layer gives the Fort Rock Unit 1,762 square miles (1,129,371 acres) on the Eastern Oregon side of the Cascade split, and 75% of it is in Klamath County. A hunter in the Fort Rock Unit can be standing in any of 4 counties, with Klamath the largest at 1,314 square miles. Douglas and Lane shows up with under 2% of the Fort Rock Unit; check the ODFW unit map there.

CountySquare milesOf the unitOf the county
Klamath County1,314.175%22%
Lake County441.225%6%
Douglas County5.00.3%—
Lane County1.20.1%—

3 ODFW wildlife districts reach into the Fort Rock Unit; the phone numbers below are the district offices.

DistrictOffice townPhonePart
KlamathKlamath541-883-573245%
DeschutesBend541-388-636331%
LakeLakeview and Summer Lake541-947-295024%
1,762Square miles
1,129,371Acres
EastODFW region
4Counties
KlamathMain district

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.

Special areas and limits in the Fort Rock Unit

C · quota 80Cougar zone
DGHerd ranges
3Rifle limits
2Road closures
NoElk damage area
  • The general cougar tag works all year, but Zone C closes once 80 cougars are reported from its 7 units. 158 cougar hunters took 5 here in 2025.
  • For deer, read the hunt area codes: Devils Garden (DG: DG01, DG02, DG03, DG04) cover parts of the Fort Rock Unit.
  • During Eastern Buck Deer, Rocky Mtn Bull Elk 1st Season and Rocky Mtn Bull Elk 2nd Season, a centerfire rifle is legal in the Fort Rock Unit only with a matching big game tag, used or unused.
  • 2 cooperative road closure areas cover parts of the Fort Rock Unit; check dates before driving in.
  • The Fort Rock Unit touches Southwest Zone (Douglas), South Coast Zone (Douglas) and Northwest Permit Zone (Lane) for geese; the Zone 1 and Zone 2 duck line is drawn only on a map.
  • Game bird shooting hours come from ODFW's printed table: Zone A (Douglas, Lane) and Zone C (Klamath, Lake).
  • Chronic wasting disease has not been detected in Oregon; ODFW listed 3,682 deer and 1,607 elk results as not detected on October 15, 2026.
Rifle-restricted season
Eastern Buck Deer (Oct.
3 – Oct. 14)
Rocky Mtn Bull Elk
(controlled) 1st Season (Oct.
28 – Nov. 1)
Rocky Mtn Bull Elk
2nd Season (Nov. 7
– Nov. 15)
TMANameIn effect
77A
Walker Rim
3 days prior to
opening of controlled buck
deer ALW season through
the close of the
controlled buck deer season
77C
Sugarpine Mtn
Permanent Closure
Herd rangeCodeDeer Hunt Areas
Devils GardenDG
DG01, DG02, DG03,
DG04

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.

Controlled hunts in the Fort Rock Unit

The Fort Rock Unit sits inside 21 hunt areas: 9 elk, 5 buck deer, 3 pronghorn, 1 spring bear and 1 premium deer. Hunt 119A drew 1,311 first choices in 2025, the most of any hunt here; it has 3,300 tags for 2026. The tightest hunt is 476A, about 20 applicants per tag. ODFW added 4 of these hunts for 2026, so they have no 2025 applicant count. The * on 14 hunts means a partial hunt area.

Each series takes one application with up to five choices; points and the random pool apply only to the first choice. These are 2026 tags and dates.

Buck deer, 100 series (5)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
119A *
W High Cascade
Any legal weapon
Sep 12–20
One buck with visible
antler
3,3001,311
16, 19, 21, 22,
30, 31, 77
DG103 new
Devils Garden 03
Any legal weapon
Oct 3–14
One buck with visible
antler
1,870—
33, 77
DG103M new
Devils Garden 03
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader
Oct 17–25
One buck with visible
antler
32—
33, 77
DG103R new
Devils Garden 03
Bow
Archery
Aug 29–Sep 27
One buck with visible
antler
358—
33, 77
DG103T new
Devils Garden 03
Youth
Youth only
Sep 28–Oct 14
One buck with visible
antler
28—
33, 77

Premium deer, L hunts (1)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
LDG03
Devils Garden 03
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—
77, 33

Elk, 200 series (9)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
200R *
Oregon Youth Bow
Youth only
Aug 29–Sep 27
One elk
33012462 units
234M *
E Cascade Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader
Nov 7–15
One elk
198462
34, 39, 77
234T *
E Central Cascades
Youth
Youth only
Aug 15–Dec 31
One antlerless elk
55135
34, 39, 77
234X *
E Central Cascades
Any legal weapon
Oct 28–Nov 1
One bull elk
1,3201,300
34, 39, 77
235M *
Paulina – E
Fort Rock Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader
Oct 17–25
One elk
55111
35, 77
235T *
Paulina – E
Ft Rock Youth
Youth only
Aug 15–Dec 31
One antlerless elk
3056
35, 77
235X *
Paulina – E
Fort Rock No.
1
Any legal weapon
Oct 28–Nov 1
One bull elk
495573
35, 77
235Y *
Paulina – E
Fort Rock No.
2
Any legal weapon
Nov 7–15
One bull elk
330520
35, 77
277A *
North Lake
Any legal weapon
Oct 1–Mar 31 2027
One antlerless elk
150575
35, 77

Premium elk, M hunts (1)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
M77
Fort Rock
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

Pronghorn, 400 series (3)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
476A *
Fort Rock –
Silver Lake
Any legal weapon
Aug 15–23
One pronghorn either sex
39793
76, 77
476M *
Fort Rock-Silver Lake
Muzzleloader
Muzzleloader
Sep 5–13
One pronghorn either sex
39201
76, 77
477R *
E Slope Bow
/
Archery
Aug 29–Sep 27
One pronghorn either sex
551
33, 77

Premium pronghorn, N hunts (1)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
N77
Fort Rock/Silver Lake
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—
77, 76

Spring bear, 2026 hunts (1)

HuntNameTypeDatesBagTags 20261st choice 2025Units
731A *
S Central
Any legal weapon
Apr 1–May 31
—605533
31, 32, 33, 74,
75, 76, 77

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.

Fort Rock Unit hunt calendar

Over-the-counter big game in the Fort Rock Unit means elk, black bear and cougar; mule deer hunting needs a controlled tag. Elk seasons open to general tag holders in the Fort Rock Unit: Archery elk – Eastern Oregon and Archery elk – Eastern Oregon.

General tags (4)

SpeciesSeasonTagAreaDatesBagNow
Elk
General archery elk
– Eastern Oregon
General tag
Units 35, 38, 40-45,
southern Unit 51
Aug 29–Sep 27
One elk
Elk
General archery elk
– Eastern Oregon
General tag
Units 31-34, 39, 74,
75, 76 and Unit
77 west of Hwy
97
Aug 29–Sep 27
One bull elk
Black bear
General fall black
bear (statewide)
General tagStatewide
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 tagStatewide
Jan 1–Dec 31
One cougar per tag;
unlawful to take spotted
kittens or females with
spotted kittens

18 bird and furbearer rows also apply here. Not shown: 13 falconry or pursuit rows.

Birds and small game (18)

SpeciesSeasonTagAreaDatesBagNow
Wild Turkey
Spring 2027: youth
spring wild turkey
hunt
General tagStatewide
Apr 10–11
Apr 15–May 31
One male or bearded
turkey per day
Wild Turkey
Spring 2027: spring
wild turkey
General tagStatewide
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
LicenseStatewide
Sep 1–Nov 15
5 daily, 15 in
possession
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed grouse
ValidationStatewide
Sep 1–Jan 31 2027
3 daily, 9 in
possession
Blue Grouse
Blue grouse (dusky
and sooty)
ValidationStatewide
Sep 1–Jan 31 2027
3 daily, 9 in
possession
Chukar
Partridge (chukar and
Hungarian combined)
ValidationStatewide
Oct 10–Jan 31 2027
8 daily, 24 in
possession (combined)
Hungarian Partridge
Partridge (chukar and
Hungarian combined)
ValidationStatewide
Oct 10–Jan 31 2027
8 daily, 24 in
possession (combined)
Pheasant
Rooster pheasant
ValidationStatewide
Oct 10–Dec 31
2 daily, 8 in
possession
Ducks
Youth waterfowl hunt
(ducks, mergansers, coots,
geese)
ValidationStatewide
Sep 26–27
Regular bag limits
Ducks
Veterans and active
military personnel waterfowl
hunt
ValidationStatewide
Feb 6
Regular bag limits
Band-tailed Pigeon
Band-tailed pigeon
PermitStatewide
Sep 15–23
2 daily, 6 in
possession
Crow
Crow
ValidationStatewide
Oct 1–Jan 31 2027
No limit
Brant
Brant
PermitStatewide
Nov 28–Dec 13
2 daily, 6 in
possession
Gray Fox
Gray fox
FurtakerStatewide
Oct 15–Feb 28 2027
—
Muskrat
Muskrat and mink
FurtakerStatewide
Nov 15–Mar 31 2027
—
Mink
Muskrat and mink
FurtakerStatewide
Nov 15–Mar 31 2027
—
Raccoon
Raccoon
FurtakerStatewide
Nov 15–Mar 15 2027
—
River Otter
River otter
FurtakerStatewide
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.

Fort Rock Unit harvest in 2025

The 2025 table for the Fort Rock Unit lists 26 hunt rows; buck deer, any weapon tops it at 232.

Unit total, buck deer, any weapon: 232 animals, 1,210 hunters. Unit total, elk, any weapon: 15 animals, 372 hunters.

Rows with no hunters and no harvest are left out of the table.

What 2025 hunts in the Fort Rock Unit took075150225300Buck deer: 232232Buck deerBow deer: 5656Bow deerML deer: 66ML deerElk: 1515ElkBow elk: 1414Bow elkML elk: 22ML elkPronghorn: 1616PronghornBear: 1818BearCougar: 55Cougar
KindHuntHuntersTaken%
Buck deer, any weapon
119A W High
Cascade
13322%
Buck deer, any weapon
177 Fort Rock
Unit
1,18722619%
Buck deer, any weapon
177T Fort Rock
Unit Youth
10329%
Deer, archery
177R Fort Rock
Unit Bow
2245625%
Deer, muzzleloader
176M Silver Lake/E
Ft. Rock Muzzleloader
11650%
Elk, any weapon
234T E Cascade
Youth
200%
Elk, any weapon
234X E Central
Cascades
6612%
Elk, any weapon
235T Paulina –
E Fort Rock
Youth
12112%
Elk, any weapon
235X Paulina –
E Fort Rock
No. 1
13486%
Elk, any weapon
235Y Paulina –
E Fort Rock
No. 2
10000%
Elk, any weapon
277A North Lake
5859%
Elk, archery
200R Oregon Youth
Bow
100%
Elk, archery
Eastern General Bow
Elk w/ 216R2
100%
Elk, archery
Eastern General Bow
Elk w/ 218R
400%
Elk, archery
Eastern General Bow
Elk w/ 219R
2150%
Elk, archery
Eastern General Bow
Elk w/ 221R
200%
Elk, archery
Eastern Elk Archery
217136%
Elk, muzzleloader
234M E Cascade
Muzzleloader
5250%
Elk, muzzleloader
235M Paulina –
E Fort Rock
Muzzleloader
1900%
Pronghorn
476A Fort Rock
– Silver Lake
141391%
Pronghorn
476M Fort Rock
– Silver Lake
Muzzleloader
8343%
Pronghorn
477R E Slope
Bow
500%
Black bear
731A South Central
1400%
Black bear
Additional Fall Bear
3250%
Black bear
Fall Bear
225167.3%
Cougar
Cougar
15852.9%
Mule deer buck walking past juniper during the rut
Mule deer buck walking past juniper during the rut

ODFW 2025 harvest estimates: Buck deer, any weapon, Deer, archery, Deer, muzzleloader, Elk, any weapon, Elk, archery, Elk, muzzleloader, Pronghorn, Black bear, Cougar; checked November 8, 2026.

Fort Rock Unit wildlife areas and forests

15 land records cross into WMU 77, including 0 Access and Habitat or Open Fields areas. The Fort Rock Unit includes Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands.

Each pin is a land or town page.

Willamette National Forest

National forest · 1,689,605 acres

Units 16, 19, 21,
34, 39, 77

Umpqua National Forest

National forest · 985,950 acres

Units 21, 22, 29,
30, 77

Bend/Fort Rock Ranger
District (Deschutes National
Forest)

Ranger district · 978,472 acres

Units 19, 34, 35,
77

Middle Fork Ranger
District (Willamette National
Forest)

Ranger district · 690,478 acres

Units 19, 21, 34,
77

Chemult Ranger District
(Fremont-Winema National Forest)

Ranger district · 396,489 acres

Units 21, 33, 76,
77

Diamond Lake Ranger
District (Umpqua National
Forest)

Ranger district · 316,632 acres

Units 21, 22, 30,
77

Crescent Ranger District
(Deschutes National Forest)

Ranger district · 309,760 acres

Units 19, 21, 34,
35, 77

Silver Lake Ranger
District (Fremont-Winema National
Forest)

Ranger district · 298,798 acres

Units 35, 76, 77

Gilchrist State Forest

State forest · 72,000 acres

Units 34, 35, 77

Klamath Marsh National
Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge · 47,193 acres

Units 33, 76, 77

Sun Pass State
Forest

State forest · 21,300 acres

Units 31, 32, 33,
75, 77

BLM Lakeview District

BLM district · 3,500,000 acres

Units 31, 32, 35,
70, 71, 73 +

Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands

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.

the Fort Rock Unit sunrise and shooting times

Oregon clocks fall back on November 1, 2026 and spring forward on March 14, 2027, so the the Fort Rock Unit times below jump an hour across those dates.

DateOpenerRiseSetMammal hoursBird table
Aug 29, 2026Archery opener6:27 a.m.7:49 p.m.5:57 a.m. to 8:19 p.m.Not in table
Sep 12, 2026Eastern buck rifle6:42 a.m.7:25 p.m.6:12 a.m. to 7:55 p.m.6:14 a.m. to 7:13 p.m.
Oct 3, 2026General buck opener7:05 a.m.6:46 p.m.6:35 a.m. to 7:16 p.m.6:37 a.m. to 6:36 p.m.
Oct 10, 2026
Duck opener
and upland opener
7:13 a.m.6:34 p.m.6:43 a.m. to 7:04 p.m.6:45 a.m. to 6:24 p.m.
Dec 21, 2026Shortest day7:35 a.m.4:34 p.m.7:05 a.m. to 5:04 p.m.7:02 a.m. to 4:33 p.m.
Apr 15, 2027Spring turkey6:26 a.m.7:48 p.m.5:56 a.m. to 8:18 p.m.Not in table

Spring turkey stops at sunset.

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.

Fort Rock Unit towns and neighbours

Towns tied to the Fort Rock Unit: Beaver Marsh, Chemult, Crescent, Fort Klamath and Silver Lake.

If tags in the Fort Rock Unit run short, these units share its counties:

NeighbourSame countiesSq miHunt numbers
Sprague UnitKlamath77427
Silver Lake UnitKlamath, Lake95614
Wagontire UnitLake3,10921
Keno UnitKlamath1,04111
Dixon UnitDouglas1,55317
Klamath Falls UnitKlamath1,24915
Upper Deschutes UnitKlamath, Lane1,40016
Paulina UnitKlamath, Lake2,17315

Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.

Units that ring the Fort Rock Unit

Close neighbours of the Fort Rock Unit and a few statewide pages.

Sprague Unit (33)

61 season rows

Silver Lake Unit (76)

48 season rows

Wagontire Unit (73)

56 season rows

Keno Unit (31)

45 season rows

All unitsElk damage areasControlled hunt numbers
Golden marsh grasses and pine-covered ridges at Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Golden marsh grasses and pine-covered ridges at Klamath Marsh National Wildlife RefugePhoto: USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Columbian white-tailed deer buck grazing at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer
Columbian white-tailed deer buck grazing at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed DeerPhoto: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region (Public domain)

Fort Rock Unit answered

Where is the nearest ODFW office to the Fort Rock Unit?

Klamath hosts the main district office.

Can I buy a general buck tag for WMU 77?

No; Eastern Oregon buck deer is controlled only.

Which counties does the Fort Rock Unit cross?

Klamath, Lake, Douglas and Lane; Klamath County holds 75% of its 1,762 square miles.

Which drawn hunts are valid in WMU 77?

21 hunt numbers (9 elk, 5 buck deer, 3 pronghorn, 1 spring bear, 1 premium deer, 1 premium pronghorn and 1 premium elk); the table lists each one.

Is elk hunting in the Fort Rock Unit general or controlled?

Both. General tags cover Archery elk – Eastern Oregon and Archery elk – Eastern Oregon, and 10 controlled or premium elk hunts reach it.

Which cougar zone takes in the Fort Rock Unit?

Zone C, Southeast Cascades.

Are centerfire rifles restricted in the Fort Rock Unit?

Yes, during Eastern Buck Deer, Rocky Mtn Bull Elk 1st Season and Rocky Mtn Bull Elk 2nd Season, unless you carry a valid big game tag.

Are there ODFW wildlife areas in the Fort Rock Unit?

None on our records.

Which towns make a good base for the Fort Rock Unit?

Beaver Marsh, Chemult, Crescent and Fort Klamath.

How did hunters do in the Fort Rock Unit last season?

1,210 hunters took 232 buck deer, any weapon.

Answers drawn from the ODFW sources cited on this page; checked November 8, 2026.

Other photos on this page: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (CC BY-SA 2.0).