Dixon, Oregon

The unit is almost entirely mountainous, with elevation ranging from approximately 700 feet along the river valleys to about 8,400 feet at high Cascade ridges. Flat terrain exists only along the eastern fringe. Volcanic and sedimentary rock outcroppings are common throughout. The Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness (33,200 acres, per wilderness.net official designation) occupies rugged interior terrain with elevations between 3,000 and 6,800 feet; below 4,000 feet the area is generally snow-free by mid-July.

The unit is accessible primarily via U.S. Highway 138 (the North Umpqua Highway), which runs east-west connecting Roseburg to Diamond Lake. State Highway 230 provides access to the northeast near Diamond Lake, and State Highways 62 and 227 define the southern and southwestern boundaries respectively. The Umpqua National Forest (headquartered in Roseburg; Supervisor's Office: 541-440-4930) manages the majority of the unit. A Motor Vehicle Use Map (available free from any district office or the forest website) identifies which roads are open — only designated routes are legal for motorized travel. The 33,200-acre Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness (located approximately ten miles west of Crater Lake) is completely within the unit's boundaries; no motorized or mechanized equipment is permitted there, but approximately 100 miles of trails provide foot and horse access. BLM (Roseburg and Medford districts) holds scattered parcels. Land ownership is a mixed checkerboard of National Forest, BLM, and private — much private land is held by timber companies that permit public hunting. The ODFW Roseburg field office (541-440-3353) is the primary contact for the unit.

The unit is dominated by dense mixed conifer forest — Douglas-fir, western hemlock, Engelmann spruce, true firs, western red cedar, and ponderosa pine at lower to mid-elevations. High elevations transition to subalpine meadows with abundant wildflowers. Post-fire burns (notably 2020-era fire scars) and timber clearcuts provide open areas of grasses, forbs, shrubs, and regenerating saplings that serve as key forage areas for deer and elk. Riparian corridors line the North Umpqua and upper Rogue drainages.

Roosevelt elk and Columbian Black-tailed deer are the primary big game species. Elk use the mixed-conifer forests and high meadows during summer and move to lower-elevation areas and clearcuts in fall and winter. Black-tailed deer inhabit all elevations, with the rut typically beginning in late October and running through late December. Black bear are present at high densities — particularly near the Umpqua River corridor. Cougar are resident throughout the mountainous terrain.

1. ODFW infographic reports 643 deer harvested and 25% success rate; year not specified — treat as recent multi-year average. 2. Public land: myodfw.com unit page states 77%; ODFW infographic states 68% — 77% used as primary (unit page is more authoritative for the full unit boundary). 3. Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness: official acreage is 33,200 acres per wilderness.net (designated 1984); the 35,706-acre figure cited in some secondary sources is unsupported and has been removed. 4. Hunt 200M tag count: eRegulations states 990 tags; oregontags.com draw data shows 988 tags in the 75%/25% pool split — both confirm near-certain draw odds. 5. The 28-point figure for rifle rut blacktail draw is from third-party aggregators for 2025 — not independently verified; flagged in tag_type text. 6. Bear season dates (Aug 1–Dec 31) and Hunt 722A reference are sourced from myodfw.com unit page; direct bear regs page was inaccessible during verification. 7. 2026 season dates used throughout (current regulations cycle). 8. Columbian White-tailed deer excluded from species array — hunting is extremely restricted and not a standard huntable resource in this unit.