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Desolation Unit: public land and hunting map

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Desolation Unit is one of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)’s 67 Wildlife Management Units in Oregon. It covers about 670 square miles (428,875 acres), and roughly 86% of it is public land: Forest Service 86%.

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

Who manages the land

  • U.S. Forest Service86%

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 Desolation Unit and the units around itNorthside Unit · 41% publicHeppner Unit · 34% publicUkiah Unit · 35% publicSumpter Unit · 46% publicStarkey Unit · 65% public
Desolation Unit in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Desolation 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 Desolation Unit is public land?

About 86% of Desolation Unit (370,120 of 428,875 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Desolation Unit?

U.S. Forest Service: 86%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Desolation Unit?

Northside Unit, Heppner Unit, Ukiah Unit, Sumpter Unit and Starkey Unit.

Where are the season dates and rules for Desolation 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.