Hunting Season Information
Contents of this page
(1) Overview
(2) Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife information
(3) ODFW hunting seasons month-by-month
(4) Dunn Forest hunting schedule
(5) EE Wilson Wildlife Area hunting schedule
(6) Hunting maps
(1) Overview
This page has information about hunting seasons for western Oregon, including the Seasons designated by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, and those of Dunn Forest and EE Wilson Wildlife Area.
(2) Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) information
Here are relevant pages on the ODFW website: Big Game Hunting Seasons; Game Bird Hunting Season; Northwest Area Recreation Report; Hunting Access Map. More information about ODFW's Travel Management Areas is available on the MVBB website.
(3) ODFW hunting seasons month-by-month
Here is a "month-by-month listing of the ODFW designated hunting seasons.
January
Hunting all month: Upland birds (e.g., grouse, quail); Turkey; Cougar
February
No hunting (except Cougar)
March
No hunting (except Cougar)
April
4/1-14: No hunting (except Cougar)
4/15-4/30: Turkey; Cougar
May
Hunting all month: Turkey; Cougar
June
No hunting (except Cougar)
July
No hunting (except Cougar)
August
Hunting all month: Bear; Cougar
8/27-8/31: Archery season for deer & elk
September
Hunting all month: Upland birds; Squirrel; Bear; Cougar
9/1-25: Archery season for deer and elk
October
Hunting all month: Deer (any legal weapon); Upland birds; Squirrel; Bear; Cougar
10/8-31: Turkey
November
Hunting all month: Upland birds; Turkey; Bear; Cougar
11/1-6: Deer (any legal weapon)
11/1-15: Squirrel
11/12-15 & 11/19-25: Elk (any legal weapon)
December
Hunting all month: Upland birds; Turkey; Bear; Cougar
(4) Dunn Forest hunting schedule
Oregon State University maintains a unique hunting schedule for Dunn Forest (see schedule here).
Historically, June and July are the only months when hunting has not been allowed. There have been "no hunting" periods in early to-mid April and early to mid-August. Firearm deer season has occurred in January, February, March, October, and early November. Deer and elk archery has been allowed from late August to late September and mid-November to mid-December. Turkey season has been mid-April to the end of May.
(5) EE Wilson Wildlife Area hunting schedule
EE Wilson follows the ODFW hunting schedule, and adds additional seasons (see schedule here). Historically, the only months in which there has been no hunting are: March, June, July, and August. There has been no hunting from April 1st to mid April. The most intensive hunting months have been September, October, and November.
(6) Hunting maps
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) - Hunting Access Map
Nearby hunting units
Willamette Unit Map (pdf)
Stott Mountain Unit Map (pdf)
Sub-unit hunts
West Stott Mt (217A) - view map (pdf) [Controlled Elk Hunt map]
East Stott Mtn (217B) - view map (pdf) [Controlled Elk Hunt map]
Alsea Unit Map (pdf)
Sub-unit hunts
Willamette Plus (215A)
N Alsea (218A)- view map (pdf) [Controlled Elk Hunt map]
S Alsea (218B)- view map (pdf) [Controlled Elk Hunt map]
Travel management maps
Alsea/Stott units view page 1 map (pdf)
Alsea/Stott units view page 2 map (pdf)