OR Mule Deer Unit METOLIUS — Metolius

OR METOLIUS — Metolius. Terrain & Access Metolius spans 427,000 acres across a dramatic elevation band from 1,945 ft to 7,768 ft, encompassing both lower ponderosa and higher mixed-conifer country. Seventy-one percent public land provides solid huntable acreage, though the 12% wilderness component (primarily high-elevation terrain) concentrates most access on lower and mid-elevation national forest roads and trails. The unit's vertical relief and habitat diversity create distinct early and late-season zones—lower drainages suitable during warm periods, higher benches and ridges as elevations cool. Herd Quality Recent wildlife surveys show a **27:100 buck:doe ratio—an above-average/strong mule deer herd..