Oregon's South Central zone: hunting units, harvest and public land
ODFW's South Central zone has 6 wildlife management units and is 55.7% public land, by USGS PAD-US. Adding up ODFW's rows for its units, hunters took 143 elk and 1,899 deer here in 2025, and 124 pronghorn.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ODFW, 2020 to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Seasons: ODFW's 2026 regulations.
ODFW's South Central zone covers the Klamath Basin and the country north and east of it: the Keno, Klamath Falls, Sprague, Interstate, Silver Lake and Fort Rock units.
Which units are in the South Central zone?
Every unit in the zone with ODFW's 2025 harvest and its public land. The most elk were taken in Unit 75 Interstate (46), Unit 31 Keno (44) and Unit 77 Fort Rock (31). The most public land: Unit 33 (73.9%), Unit 77 (68%) and Unit 76 (60.3%).
| Unit | Name | Square miles | Public land | Elk, 2025 | Deer, 2025 | Pronghorn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 31 | Keno | 1,043 | 41.6% | 44 | 274 | |
| Unit 32 | Klamath Falls | 1,251 | 35.3% | 4 | 343 | 9 |
| Unit 33 | Sprague | 775 | 73.9% | 5 | 156 | |
| Unit 75 | Interstate | 2,195 | 55.7% | 46 | 610 | 69 |
| Unit 76 | Silver Lake | 958 | 60.3% | 13 | 222 | 30 |
| Unit 77 | Fort Rock | 1,765 | 68% | 31 | 294 | 16 |
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 South Central zone with their own page
29 hunts with three or more years of ODFW harvest and a 2026 draw report, most tags first:
- 119A W High Cascade, deer, 3,300 tags
- 234X E Central Cascades, elk, 1,320 tags
- 231X SE Cascades, elk, 880 tags
- 235X Paulina - E Fort Rock No. 1, elk, 495 tags
- 276X Silver Lake Unit No. 1, elk, 385 tags
- 200R Oregon Youth Bow, elk, 330 tags
- 235Y Paulina - E Fort Rock No. 2, elk, 330 tags
- 233X Sprague No. 1, elk, 220 tags
- 275X Interstate Unit No. 1, elk, 220 tags
- 276Y Silver Lake Unit No. 2, elk, 220 tags
- 234M E Cascade Muzzleloader, elk, 198 tags
- 277A North Lake, elk, 150 tags
- 475R2 Gerber Reservoir Bow, pronghorn, 138 tags
- 233Y Sprague No. 2, elk, 110 tags
- 275Y Interstate Unit No. 2, elk, 110 tags
- 232X Klamath Falls Unit No. 1, elk, 77 tags
- 232Y Klamath Falls Unit No. 2, elk, 55 tags
- 234T E Central Cascades Youth, elk, 55 tags
- 235M Paulina - E Fort Rock Muzzleloader, elk, 55 tags
- 475R1 E Interstate Bow, pronghorn, 55 tags
- 477R E Slope Bow, pronghorn, 55 tags
- 475M Gerber Reservoir Muzzleloader, pronghorn, 44 tags
- 476A Fort Rock - Silver Lake, pronghorn, 39 tags
- 476M Fort Rock-Silver Lake Muzzleloader, pronghorn, 39 tags
- 235T Paulina - E Ft Rock Youth, elk, 30 tags
- 475A E Interstate, pronghorn, 28 tags
- 475T Gerber Reservoir Youth, pronghorn, 28 tags
- 231T Keno Unit Youth, elk, 26 tags
- 233T Sprague Unit Youth, elk, 17 tags
Wildlife areas and access areas in the South Central zone
- Klamath Wildlife Area: 3,573 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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