OR Elk Unit SILVER LAKE — Silver Lake

# Tactical Analysis: OR Silver Lake Elk Unit ## Terrain & Access Silver Lake spans 613,000 acres at 4,154–8,157 ft elevation with 73% public land, offering mixed high-desert and montane habitat. Reasonable public access but typical sagebrush/forest terrain with variable water availability. ## Herd Quality Bull:cow ratios are consistently low (5–13:100 over 2021–2025), indicating a cow-heavy population with limited mature bull recruitment. The 2023 ratio of 5:100 was critically poor; recent years (2024–2025 at 10–11:100) show modest improvement but remain well below optimal 25–30:100 for trophy production. This is a conservation/opportunity unit, not a trophy destination. ## Trophy Potential No...