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ODFW West Region · 1,513 sq mi
What you can hunt in the Siuslaw Unit (20)
ODFW draws the Siuslaw Unit at 969,635 acres in Lane County and Douglas County; 10 hunt numbers from the 2026 booklets reach inside its lines.
Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Siuslaw Unit size and offices
Lane County carries 859 of the 1,513 square miles inside WMU 20, which ODFW files with Western Oregon for deer and elk seasons. Pieces of Lane County and Douglas County make up the Siuslaw Unit.
| County | Overlap sq mi | Part of unit | Part of county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane County | 858.8 | 57% | 19% |
| Douglas County | 654.0 | 43% | 13% |
Questions about access, closures or animal numbers in the Siuslaw Unit go to the Mid Coast district office in Newport (541-867-0300 x281), which manages 41% of the unit.
| Wildlife district | Town | Call | Of unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Coast | Newport | 541-867-0300 x281 | 41% |
| Upper Willamette | Springfield | 541-726-3515 | 21% |
| Shared Charleston-Douglas-Mid Coast | Shared Charleston-Newport-Roseburg | multiple | 20% |
| Douglas | Roseburg | 541-440-3353 | 18% |
Closed places that sit inside the Siuslaw Unit: Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation. Leave them out of any plan made on a state tag.
| Not open | Reason |
|---|---|
| Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 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.
Siuslaw Unit cougar zone, rifle limits and roads
- Cougar: the Siuslaw 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 8 cougars from 380 hunters.
- Units 10 through 30 share the Western Oregon general buck season, and WMU 20 is one of them.
- ODFW lists the Siuslaw Unit under the centerfire rifle restriction for Coast Bull Elk 1st Season and Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season; coyote and other hunters need a valid big game tag to use one then.
- No travel management area names the Siuslaw Unit.
- Goose zones follow counties: Northwest Permit Zone (Lane), Southwest Zone (Douglas) and South Coast Zone (Douglas). 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 (Lane, Douglas).
- 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) |
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.
Siuslaw Unit draw list
10 hunt numbers from the 2026 booklets reach into the Siuslaw Unit, carrying 5,588 big game tags between them; antlerless deer has the most (4). Busiest application in the unit: 722A, 5,532 first choices for 4,840 tags. Hardest to draw by ratio is 220: about 9 first choices per tag. An asterisk marks 4 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 (4)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620 | Siuslaw Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 88 | 705 | This unit only |
| 620A * | Camas Swale | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 198 | 199 | This unit only |
| 620T1 | Siuslaw Unit Youth | Youth only | Oct 3–Nov 8 | One antlerless deer | 55 | 39 | This unit only |
| 620T2 * | Territorial Youth | Youth only | Nov 7–8 Nov 14–15 Nov 21–22 Nov 28–29 | One deer | 10 | 77 | This unit only |
Premium deer, L hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L20 | Siuslaw | 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 (3)
| 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 |
| 220 | Siuslaw Unit | Any legal weapon | Jan 1–Mar 31 | One antlerless elk | 50 | 468 | This unit only |
| 220T | Siuslaw Unit Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Dec 31 | One antlerless elk | 15 | 40 | This unit only |
Premium elk, M hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M20 | Siuslaw | 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.
Siuslaw Unit hunt calendar
No draw is needed for 8 big game seasons in WMU 20, from general buck deer to fall bear and cougar. General elk in WMU 20 means Archery elk – Western Oregon, Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 1st season and Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 2nd season.
General seasons (8)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | General tag | Units 10, 17, 18 and 20 | Aug 29–Sep 27 Nov 21–Dec 13 | 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 15, 20, 23, 25 and 28 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One 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 12, 14, 20) | Nov 21–27 | One spike 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 20 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 (20)
| 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 | Beardless wild turkey permit season | Permit | Private lands in WMUs 37 | Oct 1–Feb 28 2027 | 3 hen turkeys and/or turkeys without a visible beard per day; season limit 9 (3 permits) | |
| 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.
Siuslaw Unit success rates, 2025
Buck deer, any weapon led the 2025 results in the Siuslaw Unit with 919 animals and 2,492 hunters afield.
For buck deer, any weapon the unit total is 919 of 2,492 hunters (37%). For elk, any weapon the unit total is 209 of 1,375 hunters (15%).
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 | 44 | 18 | 41% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Western Deer | 2,448 | 901 | 37% |
| Deer, archery | Early Bow Deer | 147 | 11 | 8% |
| Deer, archery | Late Bow Deer | 201 | 61 | 30% |
| Antlerless deer | 620 Siuslaw Unit | 71 | 20 | 28% |
| Antlerless deer | 620A Camas Swale | 144 | 43 | 30% |
| Antlerless deer | 620T1 Siuslaw Unit Youth | 37 | 20 | 53% |
| Antlerless deer | 620T2 Territorial Youth | 11 | 7 | 67% |
| Elk, any weapon | 220 Siuslaw Unit | 159 | 88 | 55% |
| Elk, any weapon | 220T Siuslaw Unit Youth | 9 | 4 | 43% |
| Elk, any weapon | Coast 1st season | 753 | 94 | 12% |
| Elk, any weapon | Coast 2nd season | 454 | 23 | 5% |
| Elk, archery | 200R Oregon Youth Bow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 218R | 13 | 1 | 9% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 219R | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 221R | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western Elk Archery | 375 | 73 | 19% |
| Black bear | 722A SW Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Black bear | 722A SW Oregon | 474 | 134 | 28% |
| Black bear | Additional Fall Bear | 22 | 3 | 14.3% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 688 | 42 | 6% |
| Cougar | Additional Cougar | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 372 | 8 | 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.
Public land across the Siuslaw Unit
The Siuslaw Unit overlaps 11 mapped lands, from wildlife areas (1) to forest units (2) and BLM ground (6). Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands in Oregon ground lies in the Siuslaw Unit too.
Willamette Private Timberlands Law Enforcement Project
Siuslaw National Forest
BLM Coos Bay District
BLM Swiftwater Field Office
BLM Umpqua Field Office
BLM Siuslaw Field Office
Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
BLM Northwest Oregon 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 Siuslaw Unit
ODFW lets game mammals be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset; around the Siuslaw 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 | 6:32 a.m. | 7:56 p.m. | 6:02 a.m. to 8:26 p.m. | Not in table |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Eastern buck rifle | 6:47 a.m. | 7:31 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 8:01 p.m. | 6:22 a.m. to 7:22 p.m. |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:11 a.m. | 6:52 p.m. | 6:41 a.m. to 7:22 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:19 a.m. | 6:40 p.m. | 6:49 a.m. to 7:10 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:44 a.m. | 4:37 p.m. | 7:14 a.m. to 5:07 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:31 a.m. | 7:55 p.m. | 6:01 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.
Siuslaw Unit neighbours and towns
3 towns on our list sit inside the Siuslaw Unit (Eugene, Cottage Grove and Veneta), and 5 mores lie within 10 miles.
- EugeneLane County
- Cottage GroveLane County
- VenetaLane County
- SpringfieldLane County
- FlorenceLane County
- ElmiraLane County
- MapletonLane County
- Winchester BayDouglas County
If tags in the Siuslaw Unit run short, these units share its counties:
| Nearby unit | Shared counties | Sq mi | Hunts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Unit | Douglas, Lane | 1,939 | 25 |
| McKenzie Unit | Lane | 2,642 | 12 |
| Melrose Unit | Douglas, Lane | 958 | 21 |
| Alsea Unit | Lane | 1,955 | 12 |
| Tioga Unit | Douglas | 1,545 | 13 |
| Dixon Unit | Douglas | 1,553 | 17 |
| Powers Unit | Douglas | 825 | 10 |
| Willamette Unit | Lane | 2,893 | 6 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.
Siuslaw Unit FAQ
Is the Siuslaw Unit in Western or Eastern Oregon?
Western Oregon; unit 20 is filed with the ODFW West Region.
Which ODFW office covers the Siuslaw Unit?
Newport, for 41% of the unit.
Can I hunt the Siuslaw Unit without drawing a tag?
Yes, for deer, elk, black bear and cougar on general tags.
Do I need preference points to hunt the Siuslaw Unit?
For deer, elk, pronghorn and spring bear, points decide 75% of first-choice tags; general tags here need none.
How many road closure areas are in the Siuslaw Unit?
None.
Can I use dogs for cougar in the Siuslaw Unit?
No. Dogs are not allowed; Zone A is a general tag hunt.
Which towns make a good base for the Siuslaw Unit?
Eugene, Cottage Grove, Veneta and Springfield.
Is any land in the Siuslaw Unit closed to hunting?
Yes: Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation.
How many animals came out of WMU 20 in 2025?
919 buck deer, any weapon from 2,492 hunters.
Answers drawn from the ODFW sources cited on this page; checked November 8, 2026.
Other photos on this page: sam may (CC BY 2.0).