Oregon National Forests for Hunters

Oregon national forests and the grassland

National forest is the largest block of hunting ground in Oregon. ODFW sets every season, tag and bag limit on it; the Forest Service runs the land, the roads and the campgrounds and enforces 36 CFR 261.10, which bans firing within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation site or occupied area, and bans shooting across or on a forest road or a body of water. Eleven of the forests are run from the Pacific Northwest Region; the twelfth record is the Oak Knoll district of the Klamath National Forest, administered from California, whose hunting page names California seasons even though Oregon tags apply on the Oregon acres. Wallowa-Whitman and Fremont-Winema are the largest; Siuslaw on the coast is the smallest of the full forests. Inside the forests, two special areas are closed to all hunting under the 2026 big game booklet: the Newberry Crater refuge within the crater rim and the Metolius refuge in Unit 39. On the Crooked River National Grassland, the Rimrock Springs Wildlife Area is closed as well. Cooperative travel management areas close roads in season across many districts.

Sources: USFS Lands Area Statistics · 36 CFR 261.10 · ODFW refuges and special areas; checked November 8, 2026.