OR Elk Unit SIXES — Sixes

OR SIXES — Tactical Analysis Terrain & Access OR Sixes spans 637,000 acres across southwestern Oregon with elevation ranging from near sea level to 4,063 feet. Low public-land availability (34%) means most huntable ground requires identifying accessible private land, purchase of access, or careful scouting of the limited national forest and BLM holdings. Terrain is diverse—lower western drainages transition to higher mixed forest—offering varied habitat but also fragmented elk distribution. Success depends on boots-on-ground reconnaissance to locate pockets of elk in this broken landscape. Herd Quality Recent wildlife surveys show a bull:cow ratio averaging 19:100—a below-average herd composition indicating..