Hunting Season Information
Contents of this page
(1) Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife information
(2) Big Game Hunting Seasons
(3) Game Bird Hunting Seasons
(4) Overview of hunting seasons
(5) Dunn Forest hunting schedule
(6) EE Wilson Wildlife Area hunting schedule
(7) Hunting maps
(1) Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife information
(2) Big Game Hunting Seasons (western Oregon)
The months of September through November are the months when most big game hunters will be active. The seasons listed below for our area are for 2022 for reference to the general time periods. The most up-to-date information is available here.
Archery season for deer and elk: 8/27/22 to 9/25/22
Deer - Any Legal Weapon: 10/1/22 to 11/4/22 (+ youth dates: 11/5-6)
Coast Bull Elk - Any Legal Weapon
First Season: 11/12/22 to 11/15/22
Second Season: 11/19/22 to 11/25/22
Black bear - Statewide: 8/1/22 to 12/31/22
Cougar - Statewide: All year
Western gray squirrel: 9/1/22 to 11/15/22
(3) Game Bird Hunting Season (western Oregon)
Upland birds (e.g., grouse, quail): 9/1/22 to 1/31/23
Turkey season
Fall: 10/8/22 to 1/31/23
Spring: 4/15 to 5/31/23
(4) Overview of hunting seasons in western Oregon
Big Game
Archery season for deer and elk: Late August to late September
Deer (any legal weapon): October 1st to early November
Elk (any legal weapon): Mid-November to late November
Bear: August 1st to end of December
Squirrel: September 1st to mid-November
Cougar: All year
Game Birds
Upland birds (e.g., grouse, quail): September 1st to end of January
Fall turkey season: Early October to end of January
Spring turkey season: Mid-April to the end of May
(5) Dunn Forest hunting schedule
https://cf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/recreation/hunt-information
Periods with no hunting
April 1st to mid-April
June 1st to late August
Last week in September
Early to mid-November
Periods with hunting
January 1 to end of March: Deer - any legal weapon
Mid April to end of May: Turkey
Late August to late September: Deer and elk archery
October 1 to early November: Deer - any legal weapon
Mid November to mid-December: Deer and elk archery
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Actual dates for 2022
1/1 to 3/31/22: Deer - any legal weapon
4/1 to 4/14: No hunting
4/15 to 5/31/22: Turkey
6/1 to 8/26/22: No hunting
8/27 to 9/25/22: Deer and elk archery
9/26 to 9/30/22: No hunting
10/1 to 11/6/22: Deer - any legal weapon
11/7 to 11/18/22: No hunting
11/19 to 12/11/22: Deer and elk archery
12/12 to 12/31/22: No hunting
(6) EE Wilson Wildlife Area hunting schedule
Hunting is allowed starting in late August through the end of February. The dates follow the general big game and game bird regulations with additional dates listed below.
General big game and game bird seasons:
Deer (any legal weapon): October 1st to early November
Elk (any legal weapon): Mid-November to late November
Upland birds (e.g., grouse, quail): September 1st to end of January
Fall turkey season: Early October to end of January
Spring turkey season: Mid-April to the end of May
Additional EE Wilson hunting dates:
9/26 to 10/31: Pheasant
11/1 to 2/28 (or 2/29): Rabbit
Bottom line: I would avoid EE Wilson from September 1 to the end of January and perhaps from Mid-April to the end of May.
(7) 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)