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Northside Unit: public land and hunting map

ODFW unit 47

Northside Unit is one of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)’s 67 Wildlife Management Units in Oregon. It covers about 1,114 square miles (712,725 acres), and roughly 41% of it is public land: Forest Service 33%, BLM 6.9%, National Park Service under 1%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Management6.9%
  • U.S. Forest Service33%
  • National Park Serviceunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)under 1%

Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.

Outline of Northside Unit and the units around itOchoco Unit · 54% publicFossil Unit · 15% publicMurderers Creek Unit · 68% publicHeppner Unit · 34% publicDesolation Unit · 86% publicSumpter Unit · 46% publicBeulah Unit · 57% public
Northside Unit in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Northside Unit

Oregon season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.

SpeciesSeason2026 dates
Deer Archery Deer Aug 24 – Sep 22
Deer General Rifle Deer Oct 5 – Oct 25
Elk Archery Elk Aug 24 – Sep 22
Elk General Rifle Elk Nov 9 – Nov 15
Black bear Fall Bear Aug 1 – Dec 31
Turkey Fall Turkey Sep 1 – Nov 30

Full notes on the Oregon page · Oregon regulations.

Questions

How much of Northside Unit is public land?

About 41% of Northside Unit (290,079 of 712,725 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Northside Unit?

U.S. Forest Service: 33%; Bureau of Land Management: 6.9%; National Park Service: under 1%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): under 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Northside Unit?

Ochoco Unit, Fossil Unit, Murderers Creek Unit, Heppner Unit, Desolation Unit, Sumpter Unit and Beulah Unit.

Where are the season dates and rules for Northside Unit?

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) sets them. Start at the Oregon hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Oregon page and in the app.

Sources and method

  • Boundary: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
  • Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
  • Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
  • Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
  • Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.