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BLM Coos Bay District for Hunters, 2026-27
BLM district in Coos County and 4 more counties, 317,695 acres in the 6 hunting units.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0)
Getting to BLM Coos Bay District
Size, counties and manager of BLM Coos Bay District
The Bureau of Land Management manages BLM Coos Bay District, a BLM district; ODFW still sets every season and tag that applies. Its published size is 317,695 acres, the figure from the BLM page. On a county map it falls in Coos County, Douglas County, Curry County, Josephine County and Lane County (West Region of ODFW). Local ODFW biologists: the Charleston (Charleston), Douglas (Roseburg) and Rogue (Central Point) districts.
The district page does not list species; Oregon seasons for the WMUs apply.
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Places to hunt and shoot around BLM Coos Bay District
Hunter access and site rules on BLM Coos Bay District
Hunting is allowed across BLM Coos Bay District unless the district has closed an area, which is the BLM national position. Many BLM parcels sit among private holdings; you need permission before crossing private ground to reach them. For closures affecting BLM Coos Bay District, BLM points hunters to the district office.
BLM background: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 317,695 acres of public lands in the Coast Range of southwestern Oregon.
Sources: BLM hunting and fishing · BLM office page; checked November 8, 2026.
Drawing a tag for BLM Coos Bay District
What drawn hunters at BLM Coos Bay District are after.
Counting every series, there are 56 drawn hunts whose 2026 hunt area overlaps the units of BLM Coos Bay District (10,453 tags). A hunt area can reach well beyond BLM Coos Bay District, and a hunt there does not guarantee the tag is valid on every acre of it; read the hunt description. Draw timing in 2026: spring bear by February 10, everything else by May 15, results June 12. Three quarters of the tags in the point-based series go by preference points, one quarter by lottery; bighorn, goat and premium hunts are pure lottery.
| Series | Count | Tags 2026 | First-choice apps 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer (100) | 6 | 595 | 1,337 |
| Premium deer (L) | 6 | 6 | – |
| Antlerless deer (600) | 12 | 953 | 4,205 |
| Elk (200) | 25 | 4,053 | 6,736 |
| Premium elk (M) | 6 | 6 | – |
| Spring bear (700) | 1 | 4,840 | 5,532 |
Demand peaks at hunt 224C (Tioga Private), where 579 people put it first for 26 tags. If odds matter more than the place, 200R (Oregon Youth Bow) offered 330 tags to 124 first choices. The 2026 booklet marks 228 and 228T as new.
| Number | Name | Weapon | Open | Tags | 1st-choice apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128M | Applegate Unit Muzzleloader | Muzzleloader | Nov 14–Dec 6, 2026 | 330 | 1,028 |
| 125M | Sixes Unit Muzzleloader | Muzzleloader | Nov 14–27, 2026 | 94 | 38 |
| 123R1 | Umpqua Bow | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 55 | 28 |
| 130R | Rogue-Siskiyou Early Bow | Archery | Aug 1–15, 2026 | 55 | 76 |
| L20 | Siuslaw | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| L24 | Tioga | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| L25 | Sixes | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| L26 | Powers | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| 620A | Camas Swale | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6, 2026 | 198 | 199 |
| 624 | Tioga Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6, 2026 | 132 | 832 |
| 625 | Sixes Unit | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–Nov 6, 2026 | 121 | 360 |
| 625T | Sixes Unit Youth | Youth only | Dec 15–Jan 5, 2027 | 94 | 37 |
| 224X | Tioga Unit No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Nov 14–18, 2026 | 902 | 1,111 |
| 224Y | Tioga Unit No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Nov 21–29, 2026 | 902 | 975 |
| 200R | Oregon Youth Bow | Youth only | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 330 | 124 |
| 226X | Powers Unit No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Nov 14–18, 2026 | 330 | 126 |
| M20 | Siuslaw | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M24 | Tioga | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M25 | Sixes | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M26 | Powers | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| 722A | SW Oregon | Any legal weapon | Apr 1–May 31, 2026 | 4,840 | 5,532 |
Hunt numbers, 2026 tags and 2025 first-choice applicants from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations; hunt areas from ODFW’s 2026 controlled hunt boundary layers; draw rules from ODFW. Checked November 8, 2026.
No-draw seasons around BLM Coos Bay District
Buy-and-go tags apply here for black bear, cougar, deer and elk, as listed below for the BLM Coos Bay District units. A general bear tag covers August 1 to December 31, and the cougar season lasts the whole year unless the zone quota is reached. Western general rifle buck season in 2026 was October 3 to November 6; youth hunters kept going November 7 and 8.
| Hunt | Animal | First day | Last day | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Western Oregon buck deer – Any legal weapon | Deer | Oct 3, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | All |
| Youth extension – Western Oregon general buck deer | Deer | Nov 7, 2026 | Nov 8, 2026 | All |
| General archery – Western Oregon deer | Deer | Aug 29, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 24, 27, 28 |
| General archery – Western Oregon deer | Deer | Aug 29, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | 25, 26 |
| General archery – Western Oregon deer | Deer | Aug 29, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | 20 |
| General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 1st season | Elk | Nov 14, 2026 | Nov 17, 2026 | 20, 28 |
| General Western Oregon Coast bull elk – 2nd season | Elk | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | 20, 28 |
| General archery elk – Western Oregon | Elk | Aug 29, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | All |
| General season antlerless elk damage | Elk | Aug 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | 27 |
| General fall black bear (statewide) | Black bear | Aug 1, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | All |
| General cougar (statewide, zone quotas) | Cougar | Jan 1, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | All |
General seasons and dates from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations; tag sale deadlines on the general seasons page. Checked November 8, 2026.
ODFW units overlapping BLM Coos Bay District
For tags and seasons, BLM Coos Bay District counts as Siuslaw Unit (20), Tioga Unit (24), Sixes Unit (25), Powers Unit (26), Chetco Unit (27) and Applegate Unit (28). Being in units 10 to 30, it follows the Western Oregon general seasons.
| WMU | Number | Oregon side | Square miles | Cougar zone | District office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw Unit | 20 | West | 1,513 | A (180) | Mid Coast (Newport) |
| Tioga Unit | 24 | West | 1,545 | A (180) | Charleston (Charleston) |
| Sixes Unit | 25 | West | 994 | A (180) | Rogue (Central Point) |
| Powers Unit | 26 | West | 825 | A (180) | Charleston (Charleston) |
| Chetco Unit | 27 | West | 1,688 | A (180) | Rogue (Central Point) |
| Applegate Unit | 28 | West | 1,325 | B (200) | Rogue (Central Point) |
Units from the ODFW Wildlife Management Units layer overlaid on the land record; cougar quotas from the 2026 cougar zone table; checked November 8, 2026.
Harvest figures for the BLM Coos Bay District units
No agency counts the harvest on BLM Coos Bay District alone; the table adds up ODFW's 2025 rows for each unit. Tioga Unit posted the biggest 2025 elk harvest of these units, about 354 animals. The most bucks, around 1,523, came from Applegate Unit.
| Unit | Buck deer hunters | Buck deer harvest | Elk hunters | Elk harvest | Black bear hunters | Black bear harvest | Cougar hunters | Cougar harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siuslaw Unit | 2,492 | 919 | 1,375 | 209 | 1,187 | 179 | 380 | 8 |
| Tioga Unit | 3,212 | 1,072 | 1,359 | 354 | 1,194 | 148 | 436 | 8 |
| Sixes Unit | 1,145 | 609 | 490 | 219 | 221 | 35 | 68 | 2 |
| Powers Unit | 1,284 | 581 | 339 | 96 | 364 | 38 | 96 | 2 |
| Chetco Unit | 2,071 | 992 | 145 | 44 | 743 | 110 | 209 | 9 |
| Applegate Unit | 3,740 | 1,523 | 262 | 16 | 1,236 | 176 | 374 | 14 |
ODFW 2025 harvest summaries (2025 buck deer, any legal weapon summary · 2025 elk, any legal weapon summary · 2025 black bear summary · 2025 cougar summary); unit totals summed from the report rows; checked November 8, 2026.
Bird hunting zones near BLM Coos Bay District
The counties of BLM Coos Bay District use Zone A (Western Oregon) of ODFW's game bird hours table. For geese, BLM Coos Bay District counties fall in the Southwest Zone, South Coast Zone and Northwest Permit Zone. The Northwest Permit Zone needs a goose permit and a passed ID test; dusky Canada geese are closed. Zones 1 and 2 for ducks and doves appear only on the ODFW map; look there before choosing dates.
| County | Bird hours zone | Goose zone |
|---|---|---|
| Coos County | A (Western Oregon) | Southwest Zone, South Coast Zone |
| Douglas County | A (Western Oregon) | Southwest Zone, South Coast Zone |
| Curry County | A (Western Oregon) | Southwest Zone, South Coast Zone |
| Josephine County | A (Western Oregon) | Southwest Zone |
| Lane County | A (Western Oregon) | Northwest Permit Zone |
From the 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations: goose zones, shooting-hours zones, duck zone map. Checked November 8, 2026. Waterfowl and goose zones.
Cougar zones, deer areas and closures near BLM Coos Bay District
The cougar season around BLM Coos Bay District ends early if Zone A (quota 180) and Zone B (quota 200) fills. General season antlerless elk damage tags are valid in part of these units from August 1 to March 31.
| Rule type | Applies to | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Zone (cougar) | Zone A, Coast/North Cascade | Quota 180 |
| Zone (cougar) | Zone B, Southwest Cascades | Quota 200 |
| Elk damage | Chetco | Aug. 1 – Mar. 31 |
| Rifle restriction | Coast Bull Elk 1st Season (November 14 – November 17) | Units 10-27 |
| Rifle restriction | Coast Bull Elk 2nd Season (November 21 – November 27) | Units 10-27 |
| Rifle restriction | S. Coast Controlled Bull Elk (November 14 – November 18) (November 21 – November 29) | Units 24-27 |
From the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations: cougar zones, Deer Hunt Areas, travel management areas, elk damage areas, rifle restrictions. Checked November 8, 2026.
Nearby public ground on the BLM Coos Bay District map
Head west roughly 19 miles for Coquille Valley WA. Pinned nearby: 1 wildlife area, 1 national wildlife refuge and 1 ranger district.
| Public land | Kind | Acres | County | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquille Valley WA | Wildlife area | 687 | Coos | 19 miles | west |
| Bandon Marsh NWR | Wildlife refuge | 904 | Coos | 26 miles | west |
| Powers Ranger District | Ranger district | 138,999 | Curry | 38 miles | south |
| New River Aleutian goose project | A&H access area | 1,653 | Curry | 38 miles | southwest |
| BLM Roseburg District | BLM district | 410,542 | Douglas | 40 miles | northeast |
| BLM Swiftwater FO | BLM field office | 224,578 | Douglas | 40 miles | northeast |
Point: OR_FRAMEWORK BLM land inside the BLM administrative unit boundaries of the district (polygon centroid of the largest part). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
The family of records around BLM Coos Bay District
The parent record is BLM land in Oregon. Drill down into its 3 sub-units below.
County pages for BLM Coos Bay District
These are the 5 counties BLM Coos Bay District reaches, with each county's mapped public land.
| County | Public acres (GIS) | Seat | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos County | 242,670 | Coquille | West Region |
| Douglas County | 1,619,403 | Roseburg | West Region |
| Curry County | 667,741 | Gold Beach | West Region |
| Josephine County | 686,421 | Grants Pass | West Region |
| Lane County | 1,716,309 | Eugene | West Region |
County public land is a GIS measure from counties.json (tribal and national park land excluded); checked November 8, 2026.
Closed places sharing units with BLM Coos Bay District
These places share units or counties with BLM Coos Bay District but are closed to hunting under an Oregon license. No state tag is valid on tribal land; tribal governments issue their own permits.
| Place | Reason closed | County | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Creek Reservation | Tribal land | Douglas | 22,823 |
| Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw reservation | Tribal land | Douglas, Lane, Coos, Curry | 14,732 |
| Coquille Reservation | Tribal land | Coos | 6,494 |
| Coquille trust land | Tribal land | Coos, Jackson, Lane | 146 |
| Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw trust land | Tribal land | Lane, Coos | 129 |
| Crater Lake NP | National Park Service unit | Klamath, Douglas, Jackson | 182,234 |
| Grand Ronde trust land | Tribal land | Tillamook, Polk, Lane, Yamhill | 1,233 |
| Oregon Islands NWR | Refuge not in 50 CFR 32.56 | Curry, Coos, Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop, Lane | 514 |
| Junction City Pond and Archery Park | Closed by regulation | Lane | 39 |
| Dean Creek elk viewing area | Closed by regulation | Douglas | – |
Closed places from lands.json: tribal land (Census TIGERweb; 18 U.S.C. 1165; ODFW), NPS units (36 CFR 2.2), refuges not in 50 CFR 32.56 and ODFW regulation closures. Checked November 8, 2026.
Opening and closing light at BLM Coos Bay District
Deer, elk, bear and cougar hunters around BLM Coos Bay District follow the mammal window; grouse, quail, chukar, pheasant, ducks and geese follow the bird table.
| Day | Why it matters | Sun up | Sun down | Deer and elk | Upland and ducks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:35 a.m. | 7:58 p.m. | 6:05 a.m. to 8:28 p.m. | Not in table |
| Oct 3, 2026 | General buck opener | 7:14 a.m. | 6:55 p.m. | 6:44 a.m. to 7:25 p.m. | 6:46 a.m. to 6:44 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:22 a.m. | 6:43 p.m. | 6:52 a.m. to 7:13 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 6:31 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:44 a.m. | 4:43 p.m. | 7:14 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. | 7:57 p.m. | 6:05 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.
Restocking near BLM Coos Bay District
Supplies are closest in Coquille, a straight-line 16 miles from BLM Coos Bay District. The 2024 Census estimate makes Roseburg the largest nearby, at 23,795 people. Within ten miles of Bandon, Coquille, Florence and Gold Beach you reach BLM Coos Bay District. The closest ODFW office is in Charleston, 24 miles away.
| Town | County | 2024 population | Away | Which way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquille | Coos | 3,972 | 16 miles | west |
| North Bend | Coos | 10,049 | 21 miles | northwest |
| Roseburg | Douglas | 23,795 | 26 miles | east |
| Powers | Coos | 703 | 27 miles | south |
| Bandon | Coos | 3,311 | 29 miles | west |
Towns from places.json (Census 2024 estimates); ODFW offices from the ODFW contact page; businesses from services.json listings; straight-line miles. Checked November 8, 2026.
BLM Coos Bay District: ranges within a drive
From BLM Coos Bay District, the nearest pin on the range map is Myrtle Point Sportsmen's Club, 17 miles away.
From ODFW’s E.E. Wilson visitors guide, the BLM qualified range list, club sites and directory listings, checked November 8, 2026.
BLM Coos Bay District hunting questions, answered from the sources
Is hunting allowed on BLM Coos Bay District?
It is open: the BLM says its public lands may be hunted unless an order prohibits it.
What unit numbers apply to BLM Coos Bay District?
Siuslaw Unit (20), Tioga Unit (24), Sixes Unit (25), Powers Unit (26), Chetco Unit (27) and Applegate Unit (28). Each unit has its own page with seasons and hunt numbers.
Which controlled hunts reach BLM Coos Bay District?
56 controlled or premium hunts (10,453 tags in 2026) overlap its units; apply by May 15 (spring bear February 10).
Which general seasons apply on BLM Coos Bay District?
General seasons in its units cover black bear, cougar, deer and elk; buy the tag before the sale deadline.
Which license covers a hunt on BLM Coos Bay District?
An Oregon hunting license ($39.00 resident, $193.00 nonresident in 2026) plus the tag or validation for your game.
When is shooting light at BLM Coos Bay District today?
Around 6:29 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 8, 2026 for deer and elk, from the NOAA solar formula. Game birds follow ODFW’s table: 6:31 a.m. to 4:51 p.m.
Must I wear hunter orange at BLM Coos Bay District?
Oregon requires orange only of youth under 18 using a firearm for game mammals or upland birds other than turkey.
Has chronic wasting disease been found anywhere near BLM Coos Bay District?
No. CWD has not been detected in Oregon (3,682 deer and 1,607 elk results not detected as of October 15, 2026). Parts brought in from other states are restricted.
What acreage does BLM Coos Bay District cover?
It covers about 317,695 acres.
Which town is the closest stop for BLM Coos Bay District?
Coquille (16 miles) and the ODFW Charleston Field Office (24 miles), measured in a straight line.
Are there tribal lands near BLM Coos Bay District?
Cow Creek Reservation, Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw reservation and Coquille Reservation are off limits.
Which roads are open for driving on BLM Coos Bay District?
Follow the agency map and any posted seasonal closures.
Wrapping up plans for BLM Coos Bay District
Rules, closures and permits for BLM Coos Bay District change during the year; posted signs and the managing agency outrank this page.
Sources: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4; seasons from the 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations and the 2026-27 Oregon Game Bird Hunting Regulations. Checked November 8, 2026.
Other photos on this page: ilya_ktsn (CC BY 2.0); Jeff Gunn (CC BY 2.0).