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.

Hunting permits are limited to provide a quality hunting experience. Hunters may submit applications starting on June 17th, and all applications must be received by July 5th. A lottery is held to randomly select hunters from among the applications. Results will be announced by July 19th, 2024. Deer and elk hunters wishing to apply for an access permit MUST apply through this website, see Hunting Permits. Hunters must upload a copy of their ODFW tag (screenshot or photo) issued for the specific hunt during their application.

All hunters will be contacted by email about the outcome of the draw. For specific hunting questions for Oxbow/Forrest/Dunstan, please contact Zach Cunningham, and for Pine Creek, contact Ty Hodder.

For 2024, hunting access is NOT allowed on the Red Hills, Little Sweden, or Austin Hot Springs Conservation Areas.

Camping is available for a nominal fee at the Robinson Campground on the Pine Creek Conservation Area. This fee supports improvements to the campground, including recent work and additions such as road maintenance and gravel, picnic tables and a vault toilet. Bird hunting is open in the fall and overlaps portions of the deer and elk hunting seasons. Pine Creek bird hunters are required to obtain an annual bird hunting permit.

Tribal Member Hunting is managed by a separate website through the Reservation. Although the table below lists the available hunting permits for each hunt, there are equal numbers of hunting tags available to Tribal Members.

See Hunting and Fishing for more information.

Game Unit

Access Permits

Hunting Dates

PROPERTY

Hunt #

SEASON (HUNT #)

Allowed Harvest

Public

OXBOW CONSERVATION AREA

247R

General Elk Bow One Elk Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

250R1

General Elk Bow One bull Elk Desolation

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

146R2

Grant Co Whitetail Bow One white-tailed deer Northside

1

Nov.16 – Dec. 1

147R

Buck Deer Bow (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

150R

Buck Deer Bow (150) One buck with visable antler Desolation

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

147

Buck Deer Rifle (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

150

Buck Deer Rifle (150) One buck with visable antler Desolation

1

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

647B

One Antlerless White-tailed Deer (647B) One antlerless white tail deer N/A

12

Oct. 19 – Oct. 27
General Elk Rifle- 2nd season One Spike Elk Desolation

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

247C

One Elk Rifle (247C) One Elk E. Northside

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

250X

Bull Elk Rifle (250X) One bull Elk Desolation

1

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

247X

Bull Elk Rifle (247X) One bull Elk Northside

1

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

247

Antlerless Elk Rifle (247) One antlerless elk Northside

1

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

FORREST CONSERVATION AREA MIDDLE FORK PARCEL

247R

General Elk Bow One Elk Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

146R2

Grant Co Whitetail Bow One white-tailed deer Northside

1

Nov.16 – Dec. 1

147R

Buck Deer Bow (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

147

Buck Deer Rifle (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

647B

One Antlerless White-tailed Deer (647B) One antlerless white tail deer N/A

12

Oct. 19 – Oct. 27

247X

Bull Elk Rifle (247X ) One bull elk Northside

1

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

247C

One Elk Rifle (247C ) One Elk E. Northside

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

247

Antlerless Elk Rifle (247) One antlerless elk Northside

1

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

DUNSTAN CONSERVATION AREA MIDDLE FORK PARCEL

247R

General Elk Bow One Elk Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

250R1

General Elk Bow One bull Elk Desolation

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

146R2

Grant Co Whitetail Bow One white-tailed deer Northside

1

Nov.16 – Dec. 1

147R

Buck Deer Bow (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

150R

Buck Deer Bow (150) One buck with visable antler Desolation

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

147

Buck Deer Rifle (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

150

Buck Deer Rifle (150) One buck with visable antler Desolation

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

647B

One Antlerless White-tailed Deer (647B) One antlerless white tail deer N/A

12

Oct. 19 – Oct. 27
General Elk Rifle- 2nd season One Spike Elk Desolation

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

247C

One Elk Rifle (247C) One Elk E. Northside

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

250X

Bull Elk Rifle (250X) One bull Elk Desolation

1

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

247X

Bull Elk Rifle (247X) One bull Elk Northside

1

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

247

Antlerless Elk Rifle (247) One antlerless elk Northside

1

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

FORREST CONSERVATION AREA MAINSTEM PARCEL

247R

General Elk Bow One Elk Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

146R2

Grant Co Whitetail Bow One white-tailed deer Northside

1

Nov.16 – Dec. 1

147R

Buck Deer Bow (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

147

Buck Deer Rifle (147) One buck with visable antler Northside

1

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

247C

One Elk Rifle (247C) One Elk E. Northside

1

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

247

Antlerless Elk Rifle (247) One antlerless elk Northside

1

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

 

Game Unit

Hunt Permits

Hunt Permits

Hunting Dates

2023

PROPERTY

Hunt #

SEASON (HUNT #)

Allowed Harvest

Public

Tribal

Public Applicants

PINE CREEK CONSERVATION AREA

General Bow One Elk S. Fossil & E. Biggs

10 

10

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

8

144R

Columbia Plateau Bow 1 Buck with visible antler Columbia Plateau (E. Biggs)

3

3

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

6

145R

Fossil Unit Bow 1 Buck with visible antler Fossil

7

7

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29

7

145

Fossil Unit No. 1 1 Buck with visible antler S. Fossil

15 

15

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

56

143A

E Biggs 1 Buck with visible antler E. Biggs

5

Oct. 5 – Oct. 16

17

145A

Fossil Unit No. 2 1 Buck with visible antler Fossil

1

1

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

3

245B1

S. Fossil Private No. 1 1 Bull Elk S. Fossil

4

4

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

7

245X

Fossil Unit No. 1 1 Bull Elk Fossil

4

4

Oct. 30 – Nov. 3

16

245B2

S. Fossil Private No. 2 1 Elk S. Fossil

5

5

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

15

245Y

Fossil Unit No. 2 1 Bull Elk Fossil

5

5

Nov. 9 – Nov. 17

31

643

Biggs Unit Private 1 Antlerless Deer E. Biggs

2

2

Oct. 19 – Oct. 27

0

645

Fossil Unit 1 Antlerless Deer Fossil

6

6

Oct. 19 – Oct. 27

0

245C

Fossil Unit 1 Antlerless Elk Fossil

6

6

Nov. 23 – Dec. 1

4

245T

Fossil Unit Youth Hunt 1 Antlerless Elk Fossil

6

6

Aug. 15- Dec.1

2

244

Columbia Plateau  1 Elk Columbia Plateau (E. Biggs)

3

3

Oct. 30 – Nov.30

9

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