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ODFW West Region · 771 sq mi
Scappoose Unit controlled hunts, general seasons and land
Columbia County, Washington County and Multnomah County: 771 square miles, 2,218 tags in 2026 hunts that reach it and 6 land records inside the unit.
Photo: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Scappoose Unit at a glance
Number 11 on the ODFW map, the Scappoose Unit measures 771 square miles. The biggest piece, 515 square miles, sits in Columbia County, and big game rules follow Western Oregon. Its boundary is drawn on landmarks rather than county lines, which puts parts of Columbia, Washington and Multnomah inside it.
| County piece | Sq mi | Unit share | County share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | 514.8 | 67% | 74% |
| Washington County | 206.0 | 27% | 28% |
| Multnomah County | 49.9 | 6% | 10% |
District staff in Sauvie Island handle the Scappoose Unit, led by Sauvie Island with 97% of the ground.
| District | Office town | Phone | Part |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Willamette – Coast Range Unit | Sauvie Island | 503 621-3488 | 97% |
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.
Scappoose Unit rules that change by unit
- For cougar the Scappoose Unit is in Zone A, set at 180 of the statewide 970. 2025 cougar harvest in the unit: 6.
- A general Western Oregon deer tag, bought by October 2, covers the Scappoose Unit during the October 3 to November 6 season.
- Centerfire rifles: during Coast Bull Elk 1st Season and Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season you may not carry a centerfire rifle in the Scappoose Unit without a deer, elk, pronghorn, sheep or goat tag valid for that time and place.
- Travel management areas in the Scappoose Unit: 10A North Coast / Access Area.
- Antlerless elk damage tags (August 1 to March 31) work in Willamette Valley, which overlaps the Scappoose Unit.
- Goose zone by county: Northwest Permit Zone (Columbia, Washington, Multnomah). Ducks and doves follow the map-only Zones 1 and 2.
- Bird hours by county: Zone A (Columbia, Washington, Multnomah).
- No CWD has turned up in Oregon, but whole deer and elk carcasses from other states may not be brought in.
| Season with rifle limit |
|---|
Coast Bull Elk 1st Season (Nov. 14 – Nov. 17) |
Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season (Nov. 21 – Nov. 27) |
| Area | Called | Active |
|---|---|---|
| 10A | North Coast / Access Area | 3 days prior to the opening of archery season through close of all bull elk ALW seasons. Access may be closed during extreme fire danger. |
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.
Scappoose Unit drawn tags by series
Drawn hunting in WMU 11: 13 hunt numbers and 2,218 tags for 2026, counting hunts that also cover other units. 1,749 hunters put 710A first in 2025, more than any other hunt in the Scappoose Unit. Odds are longest for 611 (roughly 32 first choices a tag). 7 asterisk hunts do not cover the whole unit.
Leftover tags went on sale online on July 1 at 10 a.m.; spring bear leftovers on March 15. Hunts shown are from the 2026 regulations.
Antlerless deer, 600 series (2)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | Scappoose Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 22 | 706 | This unit only |
| 611T | Scappoose Unit Youth | Youth only | Oct 3–Nov 8 | One antlerless deer | 55 | 114 | This unit only |
Premium deer, L hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L11 | Scappoose | 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 (8)
| 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 |
| 210C1 * | Upper Nehalem No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Dec 1–Jan 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 82 | 240 | 10, 11 |
| 210C2 * | Upper Nehalem No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Feb 1–Mar 31 | One antlerless elk | 82 | 203 | 10, 11 |
| 211 | Scappoose Unit | Any legal weapon | Jan 1–Mar 31 | One antlerless elk | 28 | 357 | This unit only |
| 211A * | North Plains | Any legal weapon | Dec 1–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | 94 | 92 | This unit only |
| 211B * | N Central Scappoose | Any legal weapon | Jan 1–Mar 31 | One antlerless elk | 33 | 153 | This unit only |
| 211C * | Banks | Any legal weapon | Jan 1–Mar 31 | One antlerless elk | 39 | 48 | This unit only |
| 211T | Scappoose Unit Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Dec 31 | One antlerless elk | 21 | 89 | This unit only |
Premium elk, M hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M11 | Scappoose | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710A * | NW Oregon | Any legal weapon | Apr 1–May 31 | — | 1,430 | 1,749 | 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 |
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.
What else opens in the Scappoose Unit
Western Oregon units keep general seasons, and the Scappoose Unit has 9 general big game rows: deer, elk, black bear and cougar. For elk without a draw: Archery elk – Western Oregon, Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 1st season and Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 2nd season.
Big game without a draw (9)
| 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 season antlerless elk damage | General tag | Biggs Unit; Columbia Plateau; Maupin Unit; Melrose; Evans Creek; Willamette Valley; Chetco | Aug 1–Mar 31 2027 | One antlerless elk | |
| Elk | General archery elk – Western Oregon | General tag | Units 11, 12, 14, 17, 18 and 27 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One bull elk | |
| Elk | General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 1st season | General tag | Coast (Units 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 28) | Nov 14–17 | One bull elk | |
| Elk | General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 2nd season | General tag | Coast (Units 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 28) | Nov 21–27 | 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 |
The 18 rows in the second table need licenses, validations or permits rather than big game tags. 13 pursuit and falconry rows are omitted here.
License and validation seasons (18)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
How 2025 hunters did in the Scappoose Unit
ODFW's 2025 estimates put 1,072 animals in the buck deer, any weapon column for hunts in the Scappoose Unit, from 2,784 hunters.
In buck deer, any weapon, about 39 in 100 hunters scored (1,072 of 2,784). In elk, any weapon, about 24 in 100 hunters scored (511 of 2,107).
Eastern deer rows for 2025 use units; the 2026 Deer Hunt Areas came later.
| Report | Hunt | People | Taken | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon w/ 119A | 17 | 9 | 54% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Western Deer | 2,767 | 1,063 | 38% |
| Deer, archery | Early Bow Deer | 89 | 16 | 18% |
| Deer, archery | Late Bow Deer | 7 | 1 | 20% |
| Antlerless deer | 611 Scappoose Unit | 54 | 25 | 47% |
| Antlerless deer | 611T Scappoose Unit Youth | 46 | 20 | 44% |
| Elk, any weapon | 210C1 Upper Nehalem No. 1 | 7 | 6 | 83% |
| Elk, any weapon | 210C2 Upper Nehalem No. 2 | 5 | 7 | 133% |
| Elk, any weapon | 211 Scappoose Unit | 92 | 57 | 62% |
| Elk, any weapon | 211A North Plains | 77 | 36 | 46% |
| Elk, any weapon | 211B N Central Scappoose | 77 | 53 | 69% |
| Elk, any weapon | 211C Banks | 33 | 16 | 48% |
| Elk, any weapon | 211T Scappoose Unit Youth | 18 | 14 | 81% |
| Elk, any weapon | Coast 1st season | 800 | 168 | 21% |
| Elk, any weapon | Coast 2nd season | 998 | 154 | 15% |
| Elk, archery | 200R Oregon Youth Bow | 6 | 2 | 40% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 216R2 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 217R | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 218R | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 219R | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Elk, archery | Western Elk Archery | 446 | 124 | 28% |
| Black bear | 710A NW Oregon | 30 | 9 | 29% |
| Black bear | Additional Fall Bear | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 306 | 7 | 2.4% |
| Cougar | Additional Cougar | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 299 | 6 | 2% |
ODFW 2025 harvest estimates: Buck deer, any weapon, Deer, archery, Antlerless deer, Elk, any weapon, Elk, archery, Black bear, Cougar; checked November 8, 2026.
Mapped ground inside the Scappoose Unit
6 public land pages on this site reach into the Scappoose Unit: 1 ODFW wildlife area, 0 national forest or ranger district records, 2 BLM units and 1 private-land access area. The Scappoose Unit includes Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands.
North Coast TMA-Law Enforcement Project
Tillamook State Forest
BLM Tillamook Field Office
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area
Only in WMU 11
BLM Northwest Oregon 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.
When hunting light starts in the Scappoose Unit
Deer, elk, bear and cougar hunters around the Scappoose Unit follow the mammal window; grouse, quail, chukar, pheasant, ducks and geese follow the bird table.
| When | Event | First sun | Last sun | Big game window | Bird window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:28 a.m. | 7:59 p.m. | 5:58 a.m. to 8:29 p.m. | Not in table |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:11 a.m. | 6:51 p.m. | 6:41 a.m. to 7:21 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:21 a.m. | 6:38 p.m. | 6:51 a.m. to 7:08 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:50 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | 7:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:28 a.m. | 7:57 p.m. | 5:58 a.m. to 8:27 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.
Around the Scappoose Unit
Towns tied to the Scappoose Unit: St. Helens, Banks, Clatskanie, Portland and Hillsboro.
- St. HelensColumbia County
- BanksWashington County
- ClatskanieColumbia County
- PortlandMultnomah County
- HillsboroWashington County
- BeavertonWashington County
- Forest GroveWashington County
- WestportClatsop County
Units around the Scappoose Unit:
| WMU | Shared | Sq mi | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mtn Unit | Columbia, Washington | 1,032 | 19 |
| Wilson Unit | Washington | 576 | 16 |
| Trask Unit | Washington | 1,317 | 18 |
| Willamette Unit | Multnomah, Washington | 2,893 | 6 |
| Santiam Unit | Multnomah | 3,327 | 14 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.
Scappoose Unit answered
Are centerfire rifles restricted in the Scappoose Unit?
Yes, during Coast Bull Elk 1st Season and Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season, unless you carry a valid big game tag.
What is the cougar quota around WMU 11?
180 for Zone A.
Does any town sit inside the Scappoose Unit?
Yes: St. Helens, Banks and Clatskanie.
Is any national forest inside the Scappoose Unit?
Not on our records.
Who manages wildlife in the Scappoose Unit?
The ODFW North Willamette – Coast Range Unit district, from Sauvie Island.
How did hunters do in the Scappoose Unit last season?
2,784 hunters took 1,072 buck deer, any weapon.
How many square miles is the Scappoose Unit?
771 square miles (494,899 acres) on the ODFW layer.
Which elk damage area reaches WMU 11?
Willamette Valley.
What big game can I buy over the counter for the Scappoose Unit?
Deer, elk, black bear and cougar.
How many 2026 tags do hunts in the Scappoose Unit carry?
2,218 tags across 13 hunts, some shared with other units.
Answers drawn from the ODFW sources cited on this page; checked November 8, 2026.
Other photos on this page: GlacierNPS (Public domain).