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BLM Lakeview District for Hunters, 2026-27
BLM district in Lake County and 2 more counties; 10 hunting units, 3,500,000 acres.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0)
Getting to BLM Lakeview District
What the regulations allow on BLM Lakeview District
Expect BLM Lakeview District to be open: the BLM opens its public land to hunting except where something prohibits it. Access is the catch: BLM land often lies behind private land, and crossing it takes the owner's consent. Current restrictions on BLM Lakeview District, from fire to road closures, come from the BLM office.
From the BLM page: The Lakeview District's boundary encompasses approximately 3.5 million acres of public land in Lake, Klamath, and part of Harney counties in south-central and southeastern Oregon.
Sources: BLM hunting and fishing · BLM office page; checked November 8, 2026.
Nearby
Places to hunt and shoot around BLM Lakeview District
Land manager and acreage for BLM Lakeview District
BLM Lakeview District is a BLM district, and the BLM starting point is that its land is open to hunting unless a closure says otherwise. By the agency's own count it holds 3,500,000 acres. Its ground spreads over Lake County, Harney County and Klamath County, all handled by the ODFW East Region. For questions about game on the ground, the ODFW district is Lake (Lakeview and Summer Lake), Deschutes (Bend) and Harney (Hines).
On its web page BLM writes: During public hunting seasons, hunters can find areas of solitude to stalk big-game species of antelope, mule deer, and elk and a variety of upland birds and waterfowl. The district page does not list species; Oregon seasons for the WMUs apply.
Spring draw hunts near BLM Lakeview District
Game of the BLM Lakeview District units, by controlled tag.
There are 131 hunt numbers whose 2026 hunt area overlaps the units of BLM Lakeview District; together they carry 22,238 tags for 2026. Hunt boundaries follow units and roads, not the edge of BLM Lakeview District, so check the description for each hunt number. Each series allows one application with up to five hunt choices; the 2026 cutoff was May 15 except spring bear. ODFW splits most series 75/25 between point holders and a random pool, while sheep, goat and the L, M and N premium hunts are drawn at random.
| Kind of hunt | Hunts | Tags offered | First choices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck deer (100) | 39 | 14,235 | 1,311 |
| Premium deer (L) | 12 | 12 | – |
| Elk (200) | 26 | 6,344 | 6,826 |
| Premium elk (M) | 9 | 9 | – |
| Pronghorn (400) | 26 | 1,010 | 19,377 |
| Premium pronghorn (N) | 8 | 8 | – |
| California bighorn (500) | 7 | 15 | – |
| Spring bear (700) | 1 | 605 | 533 |
| Sage-grouse | 3 | – | 420 |
For long odds, look at 470T (Hart Mtn Youth): 3 tags and 581 first choices last year. Among the easier draws is 477R, E Slope Bow /: 1 first choices for 55 tags. New for 2026: KE101, KE101R, KE101R1, KE101T, KB102 and KB102R.
| Hunt | Name | Weapon | Dates | Tags | 1st choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119A | W High Cascade | Any legal weapon | Sep 12–20, 2026 | 3,300 | 1,311 |
| DG103 | Devils Garden 03 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,870 | – |
| DG104 | Devils Garden 04 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,573 | – |
| DG102 | Devils Garden 02 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,430 | – |
| LDG01 | Devils Garden 01 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LDG02 | Devils Garden 02 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LDG03 | Devils Garden 03 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LDG04 | Devils Garden 04 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| 234X | E Central Cascades | Any legal weapon | Oct 28–Nov 1, 2026 | 1,320 | 1,300 |
| 231X | SE Cascades | Any legal weapon | Oct 28–Nov 1, 2026 | 880 | 393 |
| 235X | Paulina – E Fort Rock No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Oct 28–Nov 1, 2026 | 495 | 573 |
| 278A1 | High Desert No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Oct 28–Nov 3, 2026 | 440 | 629 |
| M31 | Keno | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M32 | Klamath Falls | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M35 | Paulina | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M69 | Steens Mountain/B Butte | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| 475R2 | Gerber Reservoir Bow | Archery | Aug 8–16, 2026 | 138 | 156 |
| 470A | Beatys Butte No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Aug 15–23, 2026 | 77 | 2,978 |
| 470B | Beatys Butte No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Aug 26–Sep 3, 2026 | 74 | 1,183 |
| 471A | Juniper | Any legal weapon | Aug 22–Sep 6, 2026 | 63 | 2,844 |
| N32 | Klamath Falls | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| N35 | Paulina | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| N70 | Beatys Butte | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| N71 | Juniper | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
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.
Unit map for BLM Lakeview District
Unit lines put BLM Lakeview District in Keno Unit (31), Klamath Falls Unit (32), Paulina Unit (35), Beatys Butte Unit (70), Juniper Unit (71) and Wagontire Unit (73) and 4 more. All of it lies in Eastern Oregon units (31-77), where buck deer is controlled only and run by Deer Hunt Areas from 2026.
| Unit | # | West/East | Size (sq mi) | Cougar | Biologist district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keno Unit | 31 | East | 1,041 | B (200) | Klamath (Klamath) |
| Klamath Falls Unit | 32 | East | 1,249 | C (80) | Klamath (Klamath) |
| Paulina Unit | 35 | East | 2,173 | C (80) | Deschutes (Bend) |
| Beatys Butte Unit | 70 | East | 2,626 | F (140) | Harney (Hines) |
| Juniper Unit | 71 | East | 2,920 | F (140) | Harney (Hines) |
| Wagontire Unit | 73 | East | 3,109 | F (140) | Lake (Lakeview and Summer Lake) |
| Warner Unit | 74 | East | 921 | F (140) | Lake (Lakeview and Summer Lake) |
| Interstate Unit | 75 | East | 2,192 | C (80) | Lake (Lakeview and Summer Lake) |
| Silver Lake Unit | 76 | East | 956 | C (80) | Lake (Lakeview and Summer Lake) |
| Fort Rock Unit | 77 | East | 1,762 | C (80) | Klamath (Klamath) |
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.
BLM Lakeview District general tag seasons
Over-the-counter tags cover black bear, cougar and elk somewhere around BLM Lakeview District; no draw is needed for these rows. Two seasons cover every unit: fall bear (August 1 to December 31) and cougar (all of 2026, by zone quota).
| Season name | Species | Begins | Ends | Here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General archery elk – Eastern Oregon | Elk | Aug 29, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | All |
| 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.
BLM Lakeview District in context
BLM Lakeview District sits inside BLM land in Oregon. There are 2 child records under it.
Unit-level rules that reach BLM Lakeview District
Cougar hunters at BLM Lakeview District fall under Zone B, Zone C and Zone F, with quotas of 200, 80 and 140. Eastern deer tags here belong to the DeGarmo, Devils Garden, Keno and Klamath Basin herd ranges, organised from 2026 into Deer Hunt Areas. Vehicles and e-bikes face seasonal limits here under 7 cooperative travel management areas.
| Item | Name | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Cougar | Zone B, Southwest Cascades | Quota 200 |
| Cougar | Zone C, Southeast Cascades | Quota 80 |
| Cougar | Zone F, Southeast Oregon | Quota 140 |
| Herd range | DeGarmo (DO) | DO01, DO02 |
| Herd range | Devils Garden (DG) | DG01, DG02, DG03, DG04 |
| Herd range | Keno (KE) | KE01 |
| Herd range | Klamath Basin (KB) | KB01, KB02 |
| Herd range | Poverty Basin (PB) | PB01 |
| Herd range | Sage Hen (SH) | SH01, SH02 |
| Closure area | 31A Pokegama | November 20 – March 31 |
| Closure area | 31B Green Diamond (formerly JWTR) | Permanent Closure |
| Closure area | 35A Fox Butte | 3 days prior to opening of controlled buck deer ALW season through the close of the… |
| Closure area | 35B Timbers | Permanent Closure |
| Closure area | 35C Spring Butte | Permanent Closure |
| Closure area | 77A Walker Rim | 3 days prior to opening of controlled buck deer ALW season through the close of the… |
| Closure area | 77C Sugarpine Mountain | Permanent Closure |
| Rifle rule | Rocky Mountain Bull Elk (controlled) 1st Season (October 28 – November 1) | Units 31-77 |
| Rifle rule | Rocky Mountain Bull Elk 2nd Season (November 7 – November 15) | Units 32-77 |
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.
Map: BLM Lakeview District and the closest public land
The nearest other public land on this site is Summer Lake WA, 27 miles to the west. The six closest pins include 2 wildlife areas, 2 ranger districts and 1 BLM field office.
| Nearby | Type | Acres | County | Miles | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Lake WA | Wildlife area | 18,900 | Lake | 27 miles | west |
| Paisley Ranger District | Ranger district | 255,154 | Lake | 39 miles | southwest |
| Silver Lake RD | Ranger district | 298,798 | Lake | 43 miles | west |
| BLM Three Rivers FO | BLM field office | 1,762,344 | Harney | 46 miles | northeast |
| Chickahominy Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 1,833 | Harney | 48 miles | northeast |
| Hart Mountain NAR | Wildlife refuge | 279,872 | Lake | 48 miles | southeast |
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.
BLM Lakeview District: neighbouring closures
Not everything near BLM Lakeview District is open: the land below is closed to state-licensed hunting. Tribal land has no state seasons; tribes set their own rules, and ORS 498.120 treats posted reservation boundaries as enclosed land.
| Closed area | Status | Counties | Size (ac) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Reservation | Tribal land | Klamath | 318 |
| Newberry Crater Wildlife Refuge | Closed by regulation | – | – |
| Crater Lake NP | National Park Service unit | Klamath, Douglas, Jackson | 182,234 |
| Burns Paiute trust land | Tribal land | Harney | 11,303 |
| Burns Paiute Indian Colony | Tribal land | Harney | 815 |
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.
Last season's take around BLM Lakeview District
Harvest here means the 2025 unit totals from ODFW's mandatory reporting estimates, not animals taken on BLM Lakeview District. For elk, Paulina Unit led with roughly 33 taken in 2025. For deer, Interstate Unit leads with about 519 bucks in 2025.
| Unit | Buck deer hunters | Buck deer harvest | Elk hunters | Elk harvest | Pronghorn hunters | Pronghorn harvest | Black bear hunters | Black bear harvest | Cougar hunters | Cougar harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keno Unit | 579 | 189 | 447 | 28 | – | – | 304 | 24 | 163 | 2 |
| Klamath Falls Unit | 625 | 278 | 52 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 69 | 6 |
| Paulina Unit | 696 | 183 | 390 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 84 | 2 |
| Beatys Butte Unit | 110 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 157 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Juniper Unit | 144 | 40 | 82 | 5 | 67 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Wagontire Unit | 108 | 44 | 160 | 15 | 52 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Warner Unit | 144 | 83 | 73 | 5 | 131 | 107 | 90 | 18 | 30 | 2 |
| Interstate Unit | 771 | 519 | 212 | 19 | 173 | 69 | 300 | 29 | 152 | 9 |
| Silver Lake Unit | 984 | 195 | 339 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 175 | 7 | 116 | 0 |
| Fort Rock Unit | 1,210 | 232 | 372 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 242 | 18 | 158 | 5 |
ODFW 2025 harvest summaries (2025 buck deer, any legal weapon summary · 2025 elk, any legal weapon summary · 2025 pronghorn summary · 2025 black bear summary · 2025 cougar summary); unit totals summed from the report rows; checked November 8, 2026.
Bird zones for BLM Lakeview District
ODFW prints legal bird hours by zone; BLM Lakeview District is in Zone C (Klamath and Lake counties) and Zone D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time). ODFW defines duck Zones 1 and 2 by map alone; confirm which one covers this ground.
| County | Shooting-hours zone | Goose zone |
|---|---|---|
| Lake County | C (Klamath and Lake counties) | Map only |
| Harney County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Klamath County | C (Klamath and Lake counties) | Map only |
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.
Where BLM Lakeview District lies by county
The record touches 3 counties; open a county for local detail.
| County | Mapped public land | Seat | ODFW region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 3,780,995 | Lakeview | East Region |
| Harney County | 4,545,115 | Burns | East Region |
| Klamath County | 2,108,519 | Klamath Falls | East Region |
County public land is a GIS measure from counties.json (tribal and national park land excluded); checked November 8, 2026.
Where to resupply near BLM Lakeview District
The map puts Paisley 28 miles from BLM Lakeview District, the shortest hop to town. Lakeview (2,418 people in 2024) is the larger service town in the list. Town pages that show BLM Lakeview District nearby: Altamont, Bly, Chiloquin and Falcon Heights. For ODFW help, Lakeview is nearest at 58 miles.
| Community | County | Residents | Straight line | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley | Lake | 247 | 28 miles | southwest |
| Silver Lake | Lake | – | 42 miles | west |
| Plush | Lake | – | 46 miles | south |
| Lakeview | Lake | 2,418 | 58 miles | south |
| Bly | Klamath | – | 60 miles | southwest |
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 Lakeview District sunrise, sunset and legal light
Fee pheasant hunts, youth upland hunts and the Northwest Permit goose season keep their own hours, which are not in this BLM Lakeview District table.
| Date | Opener | Rise | Set | Mammal hours | Bird table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:21 a.m. | 7:43 p.m. | 5:51 a.m. to 8:13 p.m. | Not in table |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Eastern buck rifle | 6:59 a.m. | 6:41 p.m. | 6:29 a.m. to 7:11 p.m. | 6:37 a.m. to 6:36 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 7:07 a.m. | 6:29 p.m. | 6:37 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. | 6:45 a.m. to 6:24 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:29 a.m. | 4:29 p.m. | 6:59 a.m. to 4:59 p.m. | 7:02 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:21 a.m. | 7:42 p.m. | 5:51 a.m. to 8:12 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.
Ranges and clubs nearest BLM Lakeview District
The listed range closest to BLM Lakeview District is Bend Trap Club, about 66 miles in a straight line. None of the three lists a rifle line; Central Oregon Sporting Clays & Hunting Preserve, 95 miles away, does.
From ODFW’s E.E. Wilson visitors guide, the BLM qualified range list, club sites and directory listings, checked November 8, 2026.
Quick answers for a BLM Lakeview District trip
How many draw tags cover BLM Lakeview District?
There are 131 hunt numbers in its units for 2026, 22,238 tags, drawn in the spring.
Which units does BLM Lakeview District fall in?
It overlaps Keno Unit (31), Klamath Falls Unit (32), Paulina Unit (35), Beatys Butte Unit (70), Juniper Unit (71), Wagontire Unit (73), Warner Unit (74) and Interstate Unit (75) and 2 more.
What licence and tags do I need for BLM Lakeview District?
A hunting license ($39.00 for residents, $193.00 for nonresidents) and the right tag, validation or permit.
Are there over-the-counter tags for BLM Lakeview District?
Over-the-counter tags apply for black bear, cougar and elk.
Does Oregon require blaze orange at BLM Lakeview District?
No adult requirement. Hunters under 18 with a firearm, after game mammals or upland birds except turkey, must wear orange.
What are today's legal hours at BLM Lakeview District?
Mammals: 6:14 a.m. to 5:16 p.m. on November 8, 2026, computed with the NOAA solar formula. Game birds follow ODFW’s table: 6:20 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
How large is BLM Lakeview District on paper and on the map?
Around 3,500,000 acres (BLM page).
Do deer and elk from BLM Lakeview District need a CWD test?
Not in Oregon so far: ODFW reports no detections, with 3,682 deer and 1,607 elk tested. Testing is voluntary unless a hunt requires it.
What land near BLM Lakeview District is off limits?
Klamath Reservation, Newberry Crater Wildlife Refuge and Crater Lake NP are off limits.
What is the nearest town and ODFW office to BLM Lakeview District?
Head for Paisley (28 miles) and the ODFW Lakeview Field Office (58 miles).
Is Sunday a hunting day on BLM Lakeview District?
Oregon does not restrict Sunday hunting; some areas set hunt days of their own.
Are roads open on BLM Lakeview District in hunting season?
Use the agency’s travel or Motor Vehicle Use Map; ODFW cooperative travel management areas also close roads during listed seasons.
Final checks for a BLM Lakeview District trip
Plan with this page, then reread the agency source for BLM Lakeview District in the week before you go.
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: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (CC BY-SA 2.0); Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (CC BY-SA 2.0).