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Hunting BLM Vale District
BLM district in Malheur County and 7 more counties, 5,100,000 acres in the 21 hunting units.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0)
Getting to BLM Vale District
Size, counties and manager of BLM Vale District
The Bureau of Land Management manages BLM Vale District, a BLM district; ODFW still sets every season and tag that applies. Its published size is 5,100,000 acres, the figure from the BLM page. On a county map it falls in Malheur County, Baker County, Harney County, Umatilla County, Wallowa County and Grant County and 2 more (East Region of ODFW). Local ODFW biologists: the Malheur (Ontario), Baker City (Baker City) and Harney (Hines) 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 Vale District
Hunter access and site rules on BLM Vale District
Hunting is allowed across BLM Vale 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 Vale District, BLM points hunters to the district office.
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Sources: BLM hunting and fishing · BLM office page; checked November 8, 2026.
Drawing a tag for BLM Vale District
What drawn hunters at BLM Vale District are after.
Counting every series, there are 344 drawn hunts whose 2026 hunt area overlaps the units of BLM Vale District (70,226 tags). A hunt area can reach well beyond BLM Vale 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) | 80 | 31,458 | – |
| Premium deer (L) | 24 | 24 | – |
| Antlerless deer (600) | 20 | 973 | – |
| Elk (200) | 134 | 33,915 | 61,647 |
| Premium elk (M) | 20 | 20 | – |
| Pronghorn (400) | 18 | 676 | 12,324 |
| Premium pronghorn (N) | 9 | 9 | – |
| California bighorn (500) | 11 | 70 | – |
| Rocky Mtn bighorn (500) | 2 | 4 | – |
| Mountain goat (900) | 9 | 16 | – |
| Spring bear (700) | 12 | 3,061 | 6,860 |
| Sage-grouse | 5 | – | 551 |
Demand peaks at hunt 254Y1 (Mt Emily Unit No. 2), where 8,621 people put it first for 58 tags. If odds matter more than the place, 251M2 (Elkhorn No. 2 Muzzleloader) offered 55 tags to 5 first choices. The 2026 booklet marks HX101, NB102, HX101R, NB102R, HX601 and HX601-1 as new.
| Hunt | Name | Weapon | Dates | Tags | 1st choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB102 | North Blues 02 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 2,420 | – |
| FX103 | Fox 03 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,980 | – |
| JT103 | Juntura 03 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,430 | – |
| PH101 | Painted Hills 01 | Any legal weapon | Oct 3–14, 2026 | 1,254 | – |
| LAD01 | Aldrich 01 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LEH01 | Elkhorn 01 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LEH02 | Elkhorn 02 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| LFX01 | Fox 01 | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| NE601 | Wallowa Valley | Any legal weapon | Sep 1–Jan 31, 2027 | 528 | – |
| NE603 | Lower Grande Ronde | Any legal weapon | Oct 17–25, 2026 | 55 | – |
| NB602T | North Blues 02 Youth | Youth only | Nov 21–Dec 6, 2026 | 50 | – |
| JT601T | Juntura Agri Youth | Youth only | Aug 1–Oct 31, 2026 | 44 | – |
| 253R1 | Eagle Cap Zone | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 1,795 | 1,016 |
| 248R2 | Heppner Unit Bow No. 2 | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 1,430 | 431 |
| 249R2 | Ukiah Unit Bow No. 2 | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 1,300 | 315 |
| 252R | Starkey Bow | Archery | Aug 29–Sep 27, 2026 | 1,300 | 1,074 |
| M44 | Columbia Basin | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M45 | Fossil | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M48 | Heppner | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| M49 | Ukiah | Premium (any legal weapon) | Aug 1–Nov 30, 2026 | 1 | – |
| 468 | Whitehorse Unit | Any legal weapon | Aug 22–Sep 6, 2026 | 129 | 3,731 |
| 466A1 | Malheur River Unit No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Aug 15–23, 2026 | 88 | 1,681 |
| 466A2 | Malheur River Unit No. 2 | Any legal weapon | Aug 26–Sep 3, 2026 | 86 | 1,155 |
| 440A1 | Columbia Plateau No. 1 | Any legal weapon | Oct 17–25, 2026 | 55 | 181 |
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 Vale District
Buy-and-go tags apply here for black bear, cougar and elk, as listed below for the BLM Vale 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.
| Hunt | Animal | First day | Last day | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Eastern Oregon Rocky Mountain elk – 2nd season | Elk | Nov 7, 2026 | Nov 15, 2026 | 48, 49, 51 + |
| General archery elk – Eastern Oregon | Elk | Aug 29, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 44, 45, 51 + |
| General season antlerless elk damage | Elk | Aug 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | 44 |
| General season antlerless elk damage | Elk | Aug 1, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | 48, 49, 51 + |
| 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.
Unit map for BLM Vale District
For tags and seasons, BLM Vale District counts as Columbia Basin Unit (44), Fossil Unit (45), Heppner Unit (48), Ukiah Unit (49), Sumpter Unit (51) and Starkey Unit (52) and 15 more. In units 31 to 77, deer is by draw only, organised into Deer Hunt Areas within herd ranges.
| WMU | Number | Oregon side | Square miles | Cougar zone | District office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Basin Unit | 44 | East | 2,857 | D (100) | Heppner (Heppner) |
| Fossil Unit | 45 | East | 1,407 | D (100) | Heppner (Heppner) |
| Heppner Unit | 48 | East | 1,438 | E (270) | Heppner (Heppner) |
| Ukiah Unit | 49 | East | 874 | E (270) | Umatilla (Pendleton) |
| Sumpter Unit | 51 | East | 1,523 | E (270) | Baker City (Baker City) |
| Starkey Unit | 52 | East | 806 | E (270) | Union (La Grande) |
| Catherine Creek Unit | 53 | East | 662 | E (270) | Union (La Grande) |
| Mount Emily Unit | 54 | East | 768 | E (270) | Umatilla (Pendleton) |
| Walla Walla Unit | 55 | East | 305 | E (270) | Umatilla (Pendleton) |
| Wenaha Unit | 56 | East | 412 | E (270) | Wallowa (Enterprise) |
| Sled Springs Unit | 57 | East | 882 | E (270) | Wallowa (Enterprise) |
| Chesnimnus Unit | 58 | East | 656 | E (270) | Wallowa (Enterprise) |
| Minam Unit | 60 | East | 574 | E (270) | Wallowa (Enterprise) |
| Imnaha Unit | 61 | East | 424 | E (270) | Wallowa (Enterprise) |
| Pine Creek Unit | 62 | East | 378 | E (270) | Baker City (Baker City) |
| Keating Unit | 63 | East | 607 | E (270) | Baker City (Baker City) |
| Lookout Mtn Unit | 64 | East | 555 | E (270) | Baker City (Baker City) |
| Beulah Unit | 65 | East | 2,738 | F (140) | Malheur (Ontario) |
| Malheur River Unit | 66 | East | 2,890 | F (140) | Harney (Hines) |
| Owyhee Unit | 67 | East | 3,019 | F (140) | Malheur (Ontario) |
| Whitehorse Unit | 68 | East | 4,884 | F (140) | Malheur (Ontario) |
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 Vale District units
No agency counts the harvest on BLM Vale District alone; the table adds up ODFW's 2025 rows for each unit. Starkey Unit posted the biggest 2025 elk harvest of these units, about 486 animals. The most bucks, around 817, came from Columbia Basin Unit.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Basin Unit | 1,339 | 817 | 346 | 147 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Fossil Unit | 1,120 | 361 | 967 | 270 | 18 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 166 | 5 |
| Heppner Unit | 1,669 | 401 | 2,647 | 425 | 5 | 1 | 707 | 13 | 704 | 15 |
| Ukiah Unit | 841 | 192 | 2,198 | 347 | – | – | 544 | 46 | 437 | 3 |
| Sumpter Unit | 758 | 358 | 1,318 | 254 | 5 | 5 | 401 | 35 | 293 | 13 |
| Starkey Unit | 280 | 88 | 2,301 | 486 | – | – | 520 | 32 | 368 | 8 |
| Catherine Creek Unit | 292 | 129 | 670 | 211 | 3 | 3 | 295 | 33 | 157 | 2 |
| Mount Emily Unit | 393 | 156 | 393 | 130 | – | – | 380 | 91 | 131 | 2 |
| Walla Walla Unit | 179 | 97 | 244 | 90 | – | – | 114 | 18 | 52 | 2 |
| Wenaha Unit | 208 | 86 | 266 | 72 | – | – | 361 | 59 | 122 | 2 |
| Sled Springs Unit | 1,141 | 526 | 889 | 241 | – | – | 399 | 65 | 240 | 11 |
| Chesnimnus Unit | 316 | 153 | 690 | 214 | – | – | 326 | 47 | 163 | 6 |
| Minam Unit | 340 | 184 | 517 | 70 | – | – | 178 | 25 | 84 | 3 |
| Imnaha Unit | 525 | 192 | 711 | 244 | – | – | 360 | 43 | 178 | 5 |
| Pine Creek Unit | 180 | 83 | 546 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 49 | 77 | 2 |
| Keating Unit | 294 | 178 | 526 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 240 | 22 | 123 | 2 |
| Lookout Mtn Unit | 211 | 117 | 558 | 154 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Beulah Unit | 1,322 | 663 | 1,397 | 282 | 24 | 14 | 326 | 54 | 278 | 8 |
| Malheur River Unit | 1,007 | 417 | 1,185 | 180 | 215 | 146 | 264 | 13 | 288 | 5 |
| Owyhee Unit | 412 | 262 | 241 | 78 | 86 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 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 hunting zones near BLM Vale District
The counties of BLM Vale District use Zone D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) of ODFW's game bird hours table. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malheur County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Baker County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Harney County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Umatilla County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Wallowa County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Grant County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Union County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | Map only |
| Morrow County | D (Eastern Oregon; part of Malheur County is on Mountain Time) | 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.
Cougar zones, deer areas and closures near BLM Vale District
The cougar season around BLM Vale District ends early if Zone D (quota 100), Zone E (quota 270) and Zone F (quota 140) fills. For eastern buck tags, check the Aldrich, Elkhorn, Fox and Helix hunt areas listed below. Expect seasonal road closures: 29 travel management areas cover parts of the BLM Vale District units. 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 D, Columbia Basin | Quota 100 |
| Zone (cougar) | Zone E, Blue Mountains | Quota 270 |
| Zone (cougar) | Zone F, Southeast Oregon | Quota 140 |
| Herd range | Aldrich (AD) | AD01 |
| Herd range | Elkhorn (EH) | EH01, EH02 |
| Herd range | Fox (FX) | FX01, FX02, FX03 |
| Herd range | Helix (HX) | HX01 |
| Herd range | Juntura (JT) | JT01, JT02, JT03 |
| Herd range | North Blues (NB) | NB01, NB02 |
| Elk damage | Columbia Plateau | Aug. 1 – Mar. 31 |
| Elk damage | Halfway Valley | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | Richland Valley | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | Ukiah and Heppner | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | Walla Walla | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | Wallowa Valley | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | John Day Valley | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Elk damage | Grande Ronde Baker Keating Valleys | Aug. 1 – Nov. 30 |
| Travel area | 45A Umatilla NF | Permanent Closure |
| Travel area | 48A Umatilla NF | Permanent Closure |
| Travel area | 49A Meacham | Permanent Closure |
| Travel area | 51A Dark Canyon | 3 days prior to opening of controlled buck deer ALW season through the close of the last… |
| Travel area | 51B Patrick Creek | 3 days prior to opening of controlled buck deer ALW season through the close of the last… |
| Travel area | 52A Clear Creek | 3 days prior to the opening of deer and elk archery season through the close of Rocky… |
| Travel area | 52B Trail Creek | 3 days prior to the opening of Rocky Mountain bull elk first season through the close of… |
| Travel area | 52C Indian Creek-Gorham Butte | 3 days prior to the opening of deer and elk archery season through the close of Rocky… |
| Travel area | 52D Starkey Exp Forest Enclosure | Permanent Closure |
| Travel area | 52E Dry Beaver-Ladd Canyon | Permanent Closure |
| Travel area | 53A Bald/Angel | April 30 – Dec 1. |
| Travel area | 53B Little Catherine Creek | Permanent Closure |
| Rifle restriction | Rocky Mountain Bull Elk (controlled) 1st Season (October 28 – November 1) | Units 31-77 |
| Rifle restriction | 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.
Nearby public ground on the BLM Vale District map
Head northwest roughly 29 miles for Bentz Access Area. Pinned nearby: 4 A&H access areas and 2 wildlife areas.
| Nearby | Type | Acres | County | Miles | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentz Access Area | A&H access area | 4,276 | Malheur | 29 miles | northwest |
| Jenkins Access Area | A&H access area | 8,187 | Harney | 39 miles | west |
| Riverside Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 4,069 | Malheur | 47 miles | northwest |
| Alvord Ranch | A&H access area | 3,532 | Harney | 52 miles | southwest |
| Otley Access Area | A&H access area | 15,417 | Harney | 53 miles | west |
| Fish Lake WA | Wildlife area | 636 | Harney | 55 miles | west |
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 Vale District
The parent record is BLM land in Oregon. Drill down into its 2 sub-units below.
County pages for BLM Vale District
These are the 8 counties BLM Vale District reaches, with each county's mapped public land.
| County | Public acres (GIS) | Seat | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malheur County | 4,541,097 | Vale | East Region |
| Baker County | 1,020,673 | Baker City | East Region |
| Harney County | 4,545,115 | Burns | East Region |
| Umatilla County | 451,446 | Pendleton | East Region |
| Wallowa County | 1,227,296 | Enterprise | East Region |
| Grant County | 1,798,751 | Canyon City | East Region |
| Union County | 642,294 | La Grande | East Region |
| Morrow County | 152,468 | Heppner | East 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 Vale District
These places share units or counties with BLM Vale District but are closed to hunting under an Oregon license. No state tag is valid on tribal land; tribal governments issue their own permits. New for 2026-27, tribal and allotted land within the Umatilla Indian Reservation is closed to fall turkey and beardless turkey permit hunting.
| Place | Reason closed | County | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla Reservation | Tribal land | Umatilla, Union | 172,932 |
| Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation | Tribal land | Malheur | 18,082 |
| Burns Paiute trust land | Tribal land | Harney | 11,303 |
| Umatilla trust land | Tribal land | Umatilla, Wallowa | 4,280 |
| Burns Paiute Indian Colony | Tribal land | Harney | 815 |
| John Day Fossil Beds | National Park Service unit | Grant, Wheeler | 13,960 |
| Nez Perce NHP | National Park Service unit | Wallowa | 13 |
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 Vale District
Deer, elk, bear and cougar hunters around BLM Vale 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 | 6:11 a.m. | 7:33 p.m. | 5:41 a.m. to 8:03 p.m. | Not in table |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Eastern buck rifle | 6:48 a.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 6:18 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | 6:27 a.m. to 6:24 p.m. |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Duck opener and upland opener | 6:57 a.m. | 6:18 p.m. | 6:27 a.m. to 6:48 p.m. | 6:35 a.m. to 6:12 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:18 a.m. | 4:18 p.m. | 6:48 a.m. to 4:48 p.m. | 6:55 a.m. to 4:18 p.m. |
| Apr 15, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:10 a.m. | 7:31 p.m. | 5:40 a.m. to 8:01 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 Vale District
Supplies are closest in Crane, a straight-line 55 miles from BLM Vale District. The 2024 Census estimate makes Nyssa the largest nearby, at 3,269 people. Within ten miles of Annex, Baker City, Boardman and Condon you reach BLM Vale District. The closest ODFW office is in Ontario, 74 miles away.
| Town | County | 2024 population | Away | Which way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane | Harney | – | 55 miles | northwest |
| Juntura | Malheur | – | 55 miles | northwest |
| Nyssa | Malheur | 3,269 | 68 miles | northeast |
| Vale | Malheur | 2,057 | 70 miles | north |
| Hines | Harney | 1,621 | 81 miles | northwest |
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 Vale District: ranges within a drive
From BLM Vale District, the nearest pin on the range map is Nyssa 4 H Jr Gun Club, 67 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 Vale District hunting questions, answered from the sources
Must I wear hunter orange at BLM Vale 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 Vale 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 Vale District cover?
It covers about 5,100,000 acres.
Which town is the closest stop for BLM Vale District?
Crane (55 miles) and the ODFW Ontario Field Office (74 miles), measured in a straight line.
Are there tribal lands near BLM Vale District?
Umatilla Reservation, Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation and Burns Paiute trust land are off limits.
Which roads are open for driving on BLM Vale District?
Follow the agency map and any posted seasonal closures.
Is Sunday a hunting day on BLM Vale District?
Yes, unless the place’s own rules name hunt days.
What agency is responsible for BLM Vale District?
The Bureau of Land Management, Vale District Office runs it; game rules are ODFW’s.
Do I have to report a hunt on BLM Vale District?
Yes, even if you did not hunt. Deadlines: January 31, 2027 or April 15, 2027 depending on when the hunt ends; a late deer or elk report costs $25.
Is hunting allowed on BLM Vale District?
It is open: the BLM says its public lands may be hunted unless an order prohibits it.
What unit numbers apply to BLM Vale District?
Columbia Basin Unit (44), Fossil Unit (45), Heppner Unit (48), Ukiah Unit (49), Sumpter Unit (51), Starkey Unit (52), Catherine Creek Unit (53) and Mount Emily Unit (54) and 13 more. Each unit has its own page with seasons and hunt numbers.
Which controlled hunts reach BLM Vale District?
344 controlled or premium hunts (70,226 tags in 2026) overlap its units; apply by May 15 (spring bear February 10).
Wrapping up plans for BLM Vale District
Rules, closures and permits for BLM Vale 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: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY 2.0); Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington (CC BY-SA 2.0).