OR Mule Deer Unit WHITEHORSE — Whitehorse

# Whitehorse Unit (OR) — Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Access Whitehorse spans 3,131 acres across 3,367–8,275 ft elevation with **95% public land**, offering excellent DIY accessibility. The unit is heavily timbered with significant private land interspersed; forum reports indicate high hunter pressure on public ground during peak seasons, especially around water holes. ## Herd Quality & Population Buck:doe ratios average **34–45:100** (2023–2025), which is healthy and above objective. Survey data from 2021–2022 flagged unusually high ratios (49–50:100) as likely small-sample anomalies — treat recent years' 34–45 range as the reliable baseline. The unit maintains an "Exceptional" herd composition score....