Oregon's Central zone: hunting units, harvest and public land
ODFW's Central zone has 6 wildlife management units and is 59.3% public land, by USGS PAD-US. Adding up ODFW's rows for its units, hunters took 748 elk and 1,512 deer here in 2025, and 64 pronghorn.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ODFW, 2020 to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Seasons: ODFW's 2026 regulations.
ODFW's Central zone is the east slope of the Cascades and the country around Bend and Prineville: the Metolius, Upper Deschutes, Paulina, Maury, Ochoco and Grizzly units.
Which units are in the Central zone?
Every unit in the zone with ODFW's 2025 harvest and its public land. The most elk were taken in Unit 37 Ochoco (253), Unit 38 Grizzly (211) and Unit 34 Upper Deschutes (155). The most public land: Unit 35 (76.5%), Unit 34 (76%) and Unit 39 (66.3%).
| Unit | Name | Square miles | Public land | Elk, 2025 | Deer, 2025 | Pronghorn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 34 | Upper Deschutes | 1,403 | 76% | 155 | 336 | |
| Unit 35 | Paulina | 2,177 | 76.5% | 52 | 238 | 15 |
| Unit 36 | Maury | 1,102 | 57% | 6 | 97 | 20 |
| Unit 37 | Ochoco | 1,609 | 54% | 253 | 350 | 26 |
| Unit 38 | Grizzly | 1,687 | 27.1% | 211 | 333 | 3 |
| Unit 39 | Metolius | 667 | 66.3% | 71 | 158 |
Harvest: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025), ODFW's rows for each unit added up across general and controlled tags. Public land measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land by manager, 2025).
Controlled hunts in the Central zone with their own page
35 hunts with three or more years of ODFW harvest and a 2026 draw report, most tags first:
- 234X E Central Cascades, elk, 1,320 tags
- 235X Paulina - E Fort Rock No. 1, elk, 495 tags
- 237R Ochoco Unit Bow, elk, 495 tags
- 238A Grizzly Grassland, elk, 440 tags
- 200R Oregon Youth Bow, elk, 330 tags
- 235Y Paulina - E Fort Rock No. 2, elk, 330 tags
- 237A Ochoco Private, elk, 330 tags
- 234M E Cascade Muzzleloader, elk, 198 tags
- 277A North Lake, elk, 150 tags
- 237X Ochoco Unit No. 1, elk, 138 tags
- 237Y Ochoco Unit No. 2, elk, 138 tags
- 238B2 Grizzly Private No. 2, elk, 138 tags
- 234R Upper Deschutes Unit Bow, elk, 121 tags
- 239R Metolius Unit Bow, elk, 121 tags
- 238B1 Grizzly Private No. 1, elk, 110 tags
- 237T2 Ochoco Unit No. 2 Youth, elk, 100 tags
- 437 Ochoco Unit, pronghorn, 76 tags
- 238X Grizzly Unit No. 1, elk, 66 tags
- 238Y Grizzly Unit No. 2, elk, 66 tags
- 234T E Central Cascades Youth, elk, 55 tags
- 235M Paulina - E Fort Rock Muzzleloader, elk, 55 tags
- 236R Maury Unit Bow, elk, 55 tags
- 235T Paulina - E Ft Rock Youth, elk, 30 tags
- 436 Maury Unit, pronghorn, 26 tags
- 234B Tumalo, elk, 22 tags
- 236X Maury Unit No. 1, elk, 22 tags
- 236Y Maury Unit No. 2, elk, 22 tags
- 436R Maury Unit Bow, pronghorn, 22 tags
- 435 Paulina Unit, pronghorn, 17 tags
- 236A Maury - Hampton Butte, elk, 11 tags
- 236T Maury Unit Youth, elk, 10 tags
- 237T1 Ochoco Unit No. 1 Youth, elk, 10 tags
- 238T Grizzly Unit Youth, elk, 10 tags
- 438 Grizzly Unit, pronghorn, 7 tags
- 435M Paulina Unit Muzzleloader, pronghorn, 6 tags
Wildlife areas and access areas in the Central zone
- Prineville Reservoir Wildlife Area: 8,422 acres
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Sources: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025); USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land by manager, 2025); ODFW Wildlife Management Units (Compass dataset); ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations. FilledTag is not part of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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