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Fox Hunt Area FX-02

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November 14, 2025

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Keno Hunt Area KE-01

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November 15, 2025

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Elkhorn Hunt Area EH-02

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November 14, 2025

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Juntura Hunt Area JT-01

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November 14, 2025

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Deschutes Hunt Area DE-01

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November 13, 2025

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Aldrich Hunt Area AD-01

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November 13, 2025

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Elkhorn Hunt Area EH-01

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November 14, 2025

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Juntura Hunt Area JT-03

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November 14, 2025

Zones or Areas

The transition from forested foothills of Mt. Hood to the beginnings of the Columbia Basin offers big game hunters an array of opportunities. The challenge can be finding public land or getting permission to hunt on private land.

A map of Oregon with the Columbia Area shaded in green

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Northeast Area

This vast area covers the Columbia Basin through the Blue, Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains to Hells Canyon. Some of Oregon's most prized big game hunts are managed in this area.

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Central Area

This area extends from the eastern flanks of the Cascade Range through the Ochoco Mountains to the beginning of the Great Basin, making it a great place to explore.

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Southeast Area

Southeast Oregon, with its ponderosa pine forests, sage steppe expanses and aspen pocked mountains, is a very popular area to hunt mule deer, elk and pronghorn antelope.

Species and Subspecies

Elk

Species and Subspecies

Bighorn sheep

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Western gray squirrel

Features: Overall, medium-gray with a white underside. Gray, bushy tail has a white "halo." Habitat: It is commonly associated with mixed forest communities in central Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes, and Klamath counties west, except for unforested portions of the Willamette Valley, to central Washington, Benton, Lane, Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties. It is active at all seasons and exhibits diurnal activity almost exclusively. Techniques: Most hunters use a small caliber rifle, and aim for the head to avoid ruining the meat.