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Charleston district · WMU 26
What you can hunt in the Powers Unit (26)
ODFW draws the Powers Unit at 528,720 acres in Douglas County, Coos County, Josephine County and Curry County; 10 hunt numbers from the 2026 booklets reach inside its lines.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0)
Mapping the Powers Unit
Douglas County carries 420 of the 825 square miles inside WMU 26, which ODFW files with Western Oregon for deer and elk seasons. Pieces of Douglas County, Coos County, Josephine County and Curry County make up the Powers Unit.
| County | Overlap sq mi | Part of unit | Part of county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | 420.5 | 51% | 8% |
| Coos County | 247.3 | 30% | 15% |
| Josephine County | 87.2 | 11% | 5% |
| Curry County | 69.6 | 8% | 4% |
Questions about access, closures or animal numbers in the Powers Unit go to the Charleston district office in Charleston (541-888-5515), which manages 43% of the unit.
| District | Based in | Phone | Unit % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | Charleston | 541-888-5515 | 43% |
| Douglas | Roseburg | 541-440-3353 | 41% |
| Rogue | Central Point | 541-826-8774 | 16% |
Closed places that sit inside the Powers Unit: Coquille Reservation and Cow Creek Reservation. Leave them out of any plan made on a state tag.
| Not open | Reason |
|---|---|
| Coquille Reservation | Tribal land |
| 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.
Powers Unit cougar zone, rifle limits and roads
- Cougar: the Powers Unit belongs to Zone A (Coast/North Cascade), whose 2026 mortality quota is 180 cats across 16 units; the zone shuts when the quota is met. In 2025 the hunts in this unit reported 2 cougars from 96 hunters.
- Units 10 through 30 share the Western Oregon general buck season, and WMU 26 is one of them.
- ODFW lists the Powers Unit under the centerfire rifle restriction for Coast Bull Elk 1st Season, Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season and S. Coast Controlled Bull Elk; coyote and other hunters need a valid big game tag to use one then.
- No travel management area names the Powers Unit.
- Goose zones follow counties: Southwest Zone (Douglas, Coos, Josephine, Curry) and South Coast Zone (Douglas, Coos, Curry). Duck and dove Zones 1 and 2 are map-only, so check the ODFW map for this unit.
- ODFW's game bird hours zone: Zone A (Douglas, Coos, Josephine, Curry).
- ODFW tests deer and elk for CWD and has not found it in Oregon.
| Centerfire rifle limit |
|---|
Coast Bull Elk 1st Season (Nov. 14 – Nov. 17) |
Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season (Nov. 21 – Nov. 27) |
S. Coast Controlled Bull Elk (Nov. 14 – Nov. 18) (Nov. 21 – Nov. 29) |
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.
Powers Unit draw list
10 hunt numbers from the 2026 booklets reach into the Powers Unit, carrying 5,790 big game tags between them; elk has the most (6). Busiest application in the unit: 722A, 5,532 first choices for 4,840 tags. Hardest to draw by ratio is 226A: about 9 first choices per tag. An asterisk marks 3 hunts open in only part of their area; read the hunt description first.
Party applications draw together or not at all, with preference points averaged. Dates are the 2026 hunts, since ODFW has not published 2027 big game rules.
Antlerless deer, 600 series (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626 | Powers Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 91 | 440 | This unit only |
Premium deer, L hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L26 | Powers | 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 (6)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200R * | Oregon Youth Bow | Youth only | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One elk | 330 | 124 | 62 units |
| 226A * | Powers Private | Any legal weapon | Dec 1–Feb 28 2027 | One antlerless elk | 21 | 181 | This unit only |
| 226R | Powers Unit Bow | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One elk | 61 | 230 | This unit only |
| 226T | Powers Unit Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Dec 31 | One antlerless elk | 25 | 93 | This unit only |
| 226X | Powers Unit No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Nov 14–18 | One spike elk | 330 | 126 | This unit only |
| 226Y | Powers Unit No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Nov 21–29 | One bull elk | 90 | 473 | This unit only |
Premium elk, M hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M26 | Powers | 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.
Powers Unit hunt calendar
No draw is needed for 6 big game seasons in WMU 26, from general buck deer to fall bear and cougar. General elk in WMU 26 means Archery elk – Western Oregon.
General seasons (6)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | General tag | Unit 26 (Powers) | Aug 29–Sep 27 Nov 14–Dec 6 | 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 | Unit 26 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One spike only 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 |
Game birds, furbearers and small game add 19 more rows; most need a hunting license plus a validation or a furtaker's license. 13 falconry and pursuit rows are not shown.
Birds, small game, 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.
Powers Unit success rates, 2025
Buck deer, any weapon led the 2025 results in the Powers Unit with 581 animals and 1,284 hunters afield.
For buck deer, any weapon the unit total is 581 of 1,284 hunters (45%). For elk, any weapon the unit total is 96 of 339 hunters (28%).
Success is the share of hunters who took an animal, as printed by ODFW.
| Report | Hunt | Hunters | Taken | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon w/ 119A | 20 | 10 | 53% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Western Deer | 1,264 | 571 | 45% |
| Deer, archery | Early Bow Deer | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Deer, archery | Late Bow Deer | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Antlerless deer | 626 Powers Unit | 72 | 40 | 56% |
| Elk, any weapon | 226A Powers Unit Private | 39 | 26 | 68% |
| Elk, any weapon | 226T Powers Unit Youth | 24 | 19 | 80% |
| Elk, any weapon | 226X Powers Unit No. 1 | 191 | 25 | 13% |
| Elk, any weapon | 226Y Powers Unit No. 2 | 85 | 26 | 31% |
| Elk, archery | 200R Oregon Youth Bow | 10 | 1 | 12% |
| Elk, archery | 226R Powers Unit Bow | 53 | 19 | 37% |
| Elk, archery | Western Elk Archery | 59 | 14 | 23% |
| Black bear | 722A SW Oregon | 79 | 17 | 22% |
| Black bear | Additional Fall Bear | 8 | 3 | 40% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 277 | 18 | 6.5% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 96 | 2 | 1.6% |
ODFW 2025 harvest estimates: Buck deer, any weapon, Deer, archery, Antlerless deer, Elk, any weapon, Elk, archery, Black bear, Cougar; checked November 8, 2026.
Public land across the Powers Unit
The Powers Unit overlaps 10 mapped lands, from wildlife areas (0) to forest units (3) and BLM ground (6). The unit also holds Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands land.
Gold Beach Ranger District (Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests)
BLM Grants Pass Field Office
BLM Coos Bay District
BLM South River Field Office
BLM Myrtlewood Field Office
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
BLM Medford District
BLM Roseburg District
Other ODF state forestlands (West Oregon, Western Lane, Coos and Southwest districts)
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.
Sun and shooting hours for the Powers Unit
ODFW lets game mammals be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; around the Powers Unit that window is worked out here with the NOAA solar formula for this spot.
| Day | Note | Sunup | Sundown | Big game | Game birds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:35 a.m. | 7:57 p.m. | 6:05 a.m. to 8:27 p.m. | Not in table |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Eastern buck rifle | 6:50 a.m. | 7:33 p.m. | 6:20 a.m. to 8:03 p.m. | 6:22 a.m. to 7:22 p.m. |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:13 a.m. | 6:55 p.m. | 6:43 a.m. to 7:25 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:21 a.m. | 6:43 p.m. | 6:51 a.m. to 7:13 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:42 a.m. | 4:43 p.m. | 7:12 a.m. to 5:13 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:35 a.m. | 7:55 p.m. | 6:05 a.m. to 8:25 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.
Powers Unit neighbours and towns
The largest place inside WMU 26 is Glendale. Within 10 miles: Powers.
If tags in the Powers Unit run short, these units share its counties:
| Nearby unit | Shared counties | Sq mi | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixes Unit | Coos, Curry | 994 | 13 |
| Melrose Unit | Douglas | 958 | 21 |
| Chetco Unit | Curry, Josephine | 1,688 | 11 |
| Tioga Unit | Coos, Douglas | 1,545 | 13 |
| Evans Creek Unit | Douglas, Josephine | 1,040 | 10 |
| Dixon Unit | Douglas | 1,553 | 17 |
| Applegate Unit | Josephine | 1,325 | 10 |
| Rogue Unit | Douglas | 1,460 | 12 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.
Questions on the Powers Unit
Where can I get fuel and food near the Powers Unit?
Glendale and Powers.
How many land pages on this site touch the Powers Unit?
10.
Which ODFW office covers the Powers Unit?
Charleston, for 43% of the unit.
Is the Powers Unit a good unit?
It depends on the hunt; in 2025 the buck deer, any weapon report shows 581 taken.
Do I need preference points to hunt the Powers Unit?
For deer, elk, pronghorn and spring bear, points decide 75% of first-choice tags; general tags here need none.
Is the Powers Unit in Western or Eastern Oregon?
Western Oregon; unit 26 is filed with the ODFW West Region.
Can I use dogs for cougar in the Powers Unit?
No. Dogs are not allowed; Zone A is a general tag hunt.
Can I hunt the Powers Unit without drawing a tag?
Yes, for deer, elk, black bear and cougar on general tags.
How many road closure areas are in the Powers Unit?
None.
Answers drawn from the ODFW sources cited on this page; checked November 8, 2026.
Other photos on this page: ShenandoahNPS (Public domain).