OR Bighorn Sheep Unit 543A — John Day Rvr

OR 543A — John Day River. Terrain & Access OR 543A spans rugged terrain across a dramatic elevation range—from 400 feet along the river corridors to nearly 4,000 feet in the high country—offering diverse habitat from canyon-bottom riparian zones to steep alpine ridges. Public land comprises two-thirds of the unit, providing solid access opportunity for unguided hunters willing to navigate challenging terrain. The John Day River system carves through canyon country typical of eastern Oregon's wild-river landscape, with access concentrated along lower-elevation river corridors and dispersed across upper-elevation public ground. Hunt Character This is a demanding backcountry..