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

(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

ODFW Northwest Area

Nearby hunting units

Willamette, 15:

Stott Mt, 17

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, 18

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