Eastern Oregon Hunt Areas

Identification Information

Citation

Originator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publish Date: 9/15/2025

Online Link: https://nrimp.dfw.state.or.us/arcgis/rest/services/ORHAM/Access_and_Habitat_Areas/FeatureServer/0

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Alexander Vencill

Job Position: Wildlife GIS Analyst

Telephone: 5039476099

E-Mail Address: alexander.x.vencill@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: Based on the movements from over 1,400 mule deer collared in recent years, the department has identified 22 distinct mule deer herd ranges in eastern Oregon. A mule deer "herd range" includes the entire area a herd uses in a year, including summer ranges, winter ranges, and the migration corridors between them. As directed by the newly updated Oregon Mule Deer Management Plan, these ranges now form the basis for the department's mule deer monitoring and management, including harvest management. This change will better align hunting effort and associated harvest with Oregon's mule deer populations and management goals, improve monitoring of population trends, and allow for quicker management responses/accurate evaluation of management actions.

Purpose: This change will better align hunting effort and associated harvest with Oregon's mule deer populations and management goals, improve monitoring of population trends, and allow for quicker management responses/accurate evaluation of management actions.

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Geographic Extent: Eastern Oregon

Status: Final

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Format: Shapefile

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