The Pine Creek and Upper John Day Conservation Lands Programs offer limited public hunting access to the Conservation Areas, including Pine Creek Conservation Area, the mainstem Forrest Conservation Area in Prairie City, and the Oxbow, Middle Fork Forrest, and Dunstan Conservation areas along the upper Middle Fork John Day River. Access permits are limited to provide a quality hunting experience. Hunters may submit applications starting on June 21st, and all applications must be received by July 11th. A lottery is held to randomly select hunters from among the applications. Results will be announced by July 14th, 2022. Hunters wishing to apply for an access permit MUST apply through this website, see Hunting Permits.
All hunters will be contacted by email about the outcome of the draw. For specific hunting questions for Oxbow/Forrest/Dunstan, please contact Jesse Bryan, and for Pine Creek, contact Tim Bemrose.
For 2022, there is no hunting access allowed on the Red Hills, Little Sweden, or Austin Hot Springs Conservation Areas.
Overnight Camping at Pine Creek has been REOPENED!! A reservation system is being set up in the coming weeks. The Campground reservation system will be on-hold for the hunting season dates until after we announce results of the big game lottery, and a date and time will be announced with the results of hunting success of when the reservation system is available. Starting this year, camping is $12.00 per night, which will support improvements to the campground. Road gravel and a new toilet are some of the recent improvements.
Tribal Member Hunting is managed by a separate website through the Reservation.
See Hunting and Fishing for more information.
| PROPERTY | Hunt # | ODFW Hunt Name | Allowed Harvest | Game Unit | Access Permits | Hunting Dates |
| OXBOW CONSERVATION AREA | 147R | Northside Unit Bow – Deer | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 |
| 150R | Desolation Unit Bow – Deer | One buck with visable antler | Desolation | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 247R | Northside Unit Bow – Elk | One elk | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 250R1 | Desolation Unit Bow – Elk | One bull elk | Desolation | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 147 | Northside Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 150 | Desolation Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Desolation | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 647B | Middle Fork John Day – Antlerless | One antlerless white tail deer | Special | 12 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 | |
| 250X | Desolation Unit – Elk Rifle | One bull elk | Desolation | 1 | Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 | |
| 247X | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One bull elk | Northside | 1 | Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 | |
| General E. OR Rocky Mtn. Elk Rifle- 2nd season | One spike elk | Desolation | 1 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | ||
| 247C | E. Northside – Elk Rifle | One elk | E. Northside | 1 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | |
| 247 | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One antlerless elk | Northside | 1 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| FORREST CONSERVATION AREA MIDDLE FORK PARCEL | 147R | Northside Unit Bow – Deer | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 |
| 247R | Northside Unit Bow | One elk | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 147 | Northside Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 647B | Middle Fork John Day – Antlerless | One antlerless white tail deer | Special | 12 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 | |
| 247X | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One bull elk | Northside | 1 | Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 | |
| 247C | E. Northside – Elk Rifle | One elk | E. Northside | 1 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | |
| 247 | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One antlerless elk | Northside | 1 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| DUNSTAN CONSERVATION AREA MIDDLE FORK PARCEL | 147R | Northside Unit Bow – Deer | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 |
| 247R | Northside Unit Bow | One elk | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 250R1 | Desolation Unit Bow | One bull elk | Desolation | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 147 | Northside Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 150 | Desolation Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Desolation | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 647B | Middle Fork John Day – Antlerless | One antlerless white tail deer | Special | 12 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 | |
| 247X | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One bull elk | Northside | 1 | Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 | |
| 250X | Desolation Unit – Elk Rifle | One bull elk | Desolation | 1 | Oct. 26 – Oct. 30 | |
| 247C | E. Northside – Elk Rifle | One elk | E. Northside | 1 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | |
| 247 | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One antlerless elk | Northside | 1 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| FORREST CONSERVATION AREA MAINSTEM PARCEL | 147R | Northside Unit Bow – Deer | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 |
| 247R | Northside Unit Bow | One elk | Northside | 1 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| 147 | Northside Unit Buck Deer rifle | One buck with visable antler | Northside | 1 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 247C | E. Northside – Elk Rifle | One elk | Northside | 1 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | |
| 247 | Northside Unit – Elk Rifle | One antlerless elk | Northside | 1 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| Pine Creek Conservation Area | 144R | Columbia Plateau Bow – Deer | One buck with visible antler | Columbia Plateau (E. Biggs) | 3 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 |
| 145R | Fossil Unit Bow -Deer | One buck with visible antler | Fossil | 7 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | |
| General Bow Elk – Fossil/ Biggs | One elk | Fossil/ Biggs | 10 | Aug. 27 – Sept. 25 | ||
| 145 | Fossil Unit No. 1 – Deer | One buck with visible antler | S. Fossil | 15 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 143A | E Biggs – Deer | One buck with visible antler | E. Biggs | 5 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 12 | |
| 643 | Biggs Unit Private | One antlerless deer | E. Biggs | 2 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 | |
| 645 | Fossil Unit Private | One antlerless deer | Fossil | 6 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 23 | |
| 245B1 | S. Fossil Private No. 1 – Elk | One bull elk | S. Fossil | 8 | Oct. 26- Oct. 30 | |
| 245X | Fossil Unit No. 1 – Elk | One bull elk | Fossil | Oct. 26- Oct. 30 | ||
| 244 | Columbia Plateau* | One elk | Columbia Plateau (E. Biggs) | 3 | Oct. 26- Nov.30* | |
| 245B2 | S. Fossil Private No. 2 | One elk | S. Fossil | 10 | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | |
| 245Y | Fossil Unit No. 2 | One bull elk | Fossil | Nov. 5 – Nov. 13 | ||
| 145A | Fossil Unit No. 2 – Deer | One buck with visible antler | Fossil | 1 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| 245C | Fossil Unit | One antlerless elk | Fossil | 6 | Nov. 19 – Nov. 27 | |
| 245T | Fossil Unit Youth Hunt | One antlerless elk | Fossil | 6 | Aug 27* – Nov 30* | |
| * – adjusted from ODFW dates |