OR Mule Deer Unit GRIZZLY — Grizzly

OR GRIZZLY — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access OR Grizzly spans 1.08 million acres across a wide elevation band (1,251–6,226 ft), mixing lower-country transition zones with high-country habitat. Public land comprises roughly 29% of the unit, requiring hunters to understand checkerboard ownership and identify accessible public parcels. The substantial private-land component makes pre-hunt scouting and landowner relationships critical—many productive deer concentrate on private ground. Herd Quality The buck:doe ratio averages 17:100, indicating poor herd composition. This reflects Oregon's historically depressed mule deer populations statewide. Deer populations remain viable but well-harvested; success depends on finding individual bucks rather..