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Wildlife Management Unit 25
Oregon Sixes Unit hunt guide, 2026-27
Wildlife Management Unit 25 spreads over 994 square miles of Curry County and Coos County, with 13 controlled or premium hunts and 6 general season rows that work here.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0)
Sixes Unit size and offices
At 637,079 acres the Sixes Unit is a Western Oregon unit; Curry County holds 55% of its ground by the GIS overlay used here. 2 counties share the Sixes Unit; the table gives each piece in square miles and as a share of the unit and of the county.
| In county | Area, sq mi | % of unit | % of county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curry County | 545.9 | 55% | 34% |
| Coos County | 447.7 | 45% | 28% |
ODFW biologists in the Rogue and Charleston districts look after the Sixes Unit; the Central Point office covers 55% of it.
| Wildlife district | Town | Call | Of unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue | Central Point | 541-826-8774 | 55% |
| Charleston | Charleston | 541-888-5515 | 45% |
Not every acre is open. The closed list for this unit includes Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Off-Reservation Trust Land, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation, Coquille Off-Reservation Trust Land and Coquille Reservation; ODFW prints no seasons on tribal land or National Park Service land.
| Place | Status |
|---|---|
| Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Off-Reservation Trust Land | Tribal land |
| Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation | Tribal land |
| Coquille Off-Reservation Trust Land | Tribal land |
| Coquille 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.
Zones, quotas and closures in the Sixes Unit
- Coast/North Cascade is the cougar zone here (letter A); its quota of 180 is shared by 16 units. Last year ODFW counted 2 cougars taken in the unit.
- Deer here can be hunted without the draw: the Sixes Unit is inside the Western Oregon general buck area.
- Rifle rule for WMU 25: no centerfire rifle hunting during Coast Bull Elk 1st Season, Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season and S. Coast Controlled Bull Elk unless you hold a big game tag good for those dates and this area.
- WMU 25 has no cooperative access closure in the booklet.
- Geese: by county, the Sixes Unit reaches Southwest Zone (Curry, Coos) and South Coast Zone (Curry, Coos). Ducks, coots, snipe and doves use Zones 1 and 2, which ODFW shows only on its map.
- Upland and waterfowl hunters here read the ODFW hours table for Zone A (Curry, Coos).
- Oregon has no detected CWD; the parts import ban still applies to animals killed out of state.
| Restricted season |
|---|
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.
Hunt numbers that include the Sixes Unit
All 13 hunt numbers valid somewhere in the Sixes Unit are below, with dates, bag, 2026 tags and 2025 first-choice applicants. Demand peaks at 722A (SW Oregon): 5,532 first-choice applicants against 4,840 tags. Expect to wait for 225B: around 4 applicants per tag. Check the boundary text for the 4 hunts marked *.
Nonresidents can draw at most 5% of controlled deer, elk and bear tags and 3% of pronghorn tags. Every row is a 2026 hunt; the 2027 big game booklet is not out yet.
Buck deer, 100 series (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125M | Sixes Unit Muzzleloader | Muzzleloader | Nov 14–27 | One deer | 94 | 38 | This unit only |
Antlerless deer, 600 series (2)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625 | Sixes Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6 | One antlerless deer | 121 | 360 | This unit only |
| 625T | Sixes Unit Youth | Youth only | Dec 15–Jan 5 2027 | One antlerless deer | 94 | 37 | This unit only |
Premium deer, L hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L25 | Sixes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200R * | Oregon Youth Bow | Youth only | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One elk | 330 | 124 | 62 units |
| 225A * | N Sixes | Any legal weapon | Dec 1–Feb 28 2027 | One antlerless elk | 220 | 303 | This unit only |
| 225B * | Curry Private | Any legal weapon | Dec 1–Feb 28 2027 | One antlerless elk | 22 | 88 | 25, 27 |
| 225M | Sixes Muzzleloader | Muzzleloader | Oct 10–14 | One bull elk | 44 | 59 | This unit only |
| 225T | Sixes Unit Youth | Youth only | Aug 15–Dec 31 | One antlerless elk | 83 | 63 | This unit only |
| 225X | Sixes Unit No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Nov 14–18 | One bull elk | 165 | 223 | This unit only |
| 225Y | Sixes Unit No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Nov 21–29 | One bull elk | 165 | 162 | This unit only |
Premium elk, M hunts (1)
| Hunt | Name | Type | Dates | Bag | Tags 2026 | 1st choice 2025 | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25 | Sixes | 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.
Sixes Unit season dates, 2026-27
Over-the-counter tags work in the Sixes Unit for deer, elk, black bear and cougar; 6 general rows name the unit. The elk rows that need no application are Archery elk – Western Oregon.
Over-the-counter big game (6)
| Species | Season | Tag | Area | Dates | Bag | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | General archery – Western Oregon deer | General tag | Units 25, 29 and 30 | 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 | Units 15, 20, 23, 25 and 28 | Aug 29–Sep 27 | One 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 second table lists the 19 game bird, small game and furbearer rows whose area includes the Sixes Unit. Falconry and no-kill pursuit seasons (13 rows) are left out.
Other game (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.
2025 results for the Sixes Unit
The largest 2025 figure for WMU 25 is buck deer, any weapon: 609 taken by 1,145 hunters.
Buck deer, any weapon: 609 from 1,145 hunters, about 53% success. Elk, any weapon: 219 from 490 hunters, about 45% success.
Bighorn and goat rows are 2025 hunts matched to the 2026 hunt area for the same hunt number.
| Season report | Hunt | Hunters | Bagged | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon w/ 119A | 5 | 1 | 25% |
| Buck deer, any weapon | General Western Deer | 1,140 | 608 | 53% |
| Deer, archery | Early Bow Deer | 27 | 4 | 16% |
| Deer, archery | Late Bow Deer | 40 | 11 | 29% |
| Deer, muzzleloader | 125M Sixes Unit Muzzleloader | 27 | 10 | 36% |
| Antlerless deer | 625 Sixes Unit | 72 | 32 | 44% |
| Elk, any weapon | 225A N Sixes | 179 | 86 | 48% |
| Elk, any weapon | 225B Curry Private | 16 | 11 | 70% |
| Elk, any weapon | 225T Sixes Unit Youth | 61 | 24 | 40% |
| Elk, any weapon | 225X Sixes Unit No. 1 | 109 | 42 | 39% |
| Elk, any weapon | 225Y Sixes Unit No. 2 | 125 | 56 | 45% |
| Elk, archery | 200R Oregon Youth Bow | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 219R | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Elk, archery | Western General Bow Elk w/ 221R | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Elk, archery | Western Elk Archery | 183 | 70 | 38% |
| Elk, muzzleloader | 225M Sixer Muzzleloader | 32 | 13 | 39% |
| Black bear | 722A SW Oregon | 50 | 14 | 29% |
| Black bear | Additional Fall Bear | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Black bear | Fall Bear | 165 | 21 | 12.6% |
| Cougar | Cougar | 68 | 2 | 2.2% |
ODFW 2025 harvest estimates: Buck deer, any weapon, Deer, archery, Deer, muzzleloader, Antlerless deer, Elk, any weapon, Elk, archery, Elk, muzzleloader, Black bear, Cougar; checked November 8, 2026.
Sixes Unit public ground
Our land records place 9 places in WMU 25, the biggest first: Gold Beach Ranger District (Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests), BLM Coos Bay District and BLM Umpqua Field Office. Bureau of Land Management Oregon public lands ground lies in the Sixes Unit too.
Gold Beach Ranger District (Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests)
BLM Coos Bay District
BLM Umpqua Field Office
BLM Myrtlewood Field Office
New River Aleutian Goose Project
Only in WMU 25
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Only in WMU 25
Coquille Valley Wildlife Area
Only in WMU 25
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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 Sixes Unit hours on key season dates
Fee pheasant hunts, youth upland hunts and the Northwest Permit goose season keep their own hours, which are not in this the Sixes Unit table.
| Date | Season point | Sunrise | Sunset | Mammals | Birds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:37 a.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 6:07 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Not in table |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:15 a.m. | 6:57 p.m. | 6:45 a.m. to 7:27 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:23 a.m. | 6:45 p.m. | 6:53 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:45 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. | 7:15 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:37 a.m. | 7:58 p.m. | 6:07 a.m. to 8:28 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.
Bases and nearby units for the Sixes Unit
Towns tied to the Sixes Unit: North Bend, Bandon, Powers, Coquille and Gold Beach.
- North BendCoos County
- BandonCoos County
- PowersCoos County
- CoquilleCoos County
- Gold BeachCurry County
Units that share a county with the Sixes Unit, closest first:
| Unit | Counties in common | Square miles | Hunt numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga Unit | Coos | 1,545 | 13 |
| Powers Unit | Coos, Curry | 825 | 10 |
| Chetco Unit | Curry | 1,688 | 11 |
Towns and their units from Census places and the ODFW unit layer; checked November 8, 2026.
Sixes Unit FAQ
Can a coyote hunter use a centerfire rifle in the Sixes Unit in the fall?
Not during Coast Bull Elk 1st Season, Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season and S. Coast Controlled Bull Elk without a deer, elk, pronghorn, sheep or goat tag valid there.
Is any land in the Sixes Unit closed to hunting?
Yes: Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Off-Reservation Trust Land, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation and Coquille Off-Reservation Trust Land.
Does any town sit inside the Sixes Unit?
Yes: North Bend, Bandon and Powers.
How many animals came out of WMU 25 in 2025?
609 buck deer, any weapon from 1,145 hunters.
What is the ODFW phone number for WMU 25?
541-826-8774 (Central Point).
What share of the Sixes Unit lies in Curry County?
55%, about 546 square miles.
What can I draw for the Sixes Unit?
7 elk, 2 antlerless deer, 1 buck deer, 1 spring bear, 1 premium deer and 1 premium elk hunts.
Does the Western Oregon general deer tag cover WMU 25?
Yes.
Can cougar season in the Sixes Unit close early?
Yes, once Zone A reaches its quota of 180.
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).