HUNTING CLOSURE for PINE CREEK

HUNTING IS CLOSED FOR PINE CREEK CONSERVATION AREA FOR 2026

On the evening of July 15, 2026, a lightning strike ignited the Cove Creek Fire on BLM and private land near the north edge of Pine Creek Conservation Area. Over the next several days, the fire spread south and east, merging with other lightning-caused fires, including the Crosswhite Fire on Rowe Creek and other fires in the vicinity, becoming the Rowe Creek Complex. This complex burned over 370,000 acres. All of the PCCA and Spring Basin Wilderness area was burned, as well as surrounding lands. Due to the impact on wildlife and to allow for their recovery, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have closed Pine Creek Conservation Area to public hunting for 2026.

Recovery will be monitored and hunting is expected to reopen in 2027. Click on the red link below for a map of the fire perimeter.

PCCA:Rowe Creek Complex Fire MAP

Leftover Hunt Permits for Pine Creek Conservation Area will be posted after the lottery draw in mid-June. See the chart below for current availability.

Leftover permits are issued on a first come, first served basis and will be processed in the order received. If you would like a leftover tag, please email the following to kevin.pullen@ctwsbnr.org

• Name
• Address
• Phone Number
• The Hunt and Hunt Number
• A photo of your ODFW Tag for proof of draw

Any forfeited Big Game Hunt Permits are offered to the subsequent hunter on the random draw list. If a hunt permit becomes available, we will notify the next person in line. If that person declines the permit, we will contact the next, and so on. If a hunter accepts the permit, he or she will need to provide a photo or screenshot of their ODFW tag as proof of draw for the hunt.

Reporting your hunt online is now mandatory for Pine Creek Conservation Area – whether successful or not – and even if you reported on the sign-out card. This information is vital to management objectives and future hunting opportunities. Deadline to report online is Dec. 31st. If you do not report ONLINE by the deadline you will not be able to apply to hunt the conservation area the following year.