Oregon Elk Deer (Antlerless)

Unit 11 (Scappoose)

Oregon Hunting Guide — Elk, Deer (Antlerless)

Scappoose is a low, mostly private elk unit from Vernonia to the Columbia River and Sauvie Island. ODFW says elk are above objective, with smaller herds in the northwestern timberlands and access often tied to a permit.

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Elk Hunting in Unit 11

Where to Find Elk in the Scappoose Unit: the northwestern timberlands

Timberlands in the northwest

ODFW's forecast says elk are above the commission's bull-ratio objective and are more numerous in the timberlands of the northwestern part of the unit. Herds tend to be smaller here, typically between small and moderate groups, compared with the larger herds on the east side of the Trask. The boundary starts at Vernonia and runs northeast on Hwy 47 to Clatskanie, then follows the Columbia state line and the Willamette and Multnomah Channel south.

Named areas to scout

ODFW lists Upper McKay Creek, Green Mountain, Buck Mountain and Bunker Hill as areas to consider. The named high points are low: Long Mountain at 2270 ft, Green Mountain, Buck Mountain, Bunker Hill and Hoffman Hill. Only a small share of the unit is public, so most of these areas will mean checking who owns the ground before you go in. Vernonia, Scappoose, Saint Helens and Columbia City are the nearest towns, and OR 47, OR 127, Timber Road and Erickson Dike Road are named routes. Columbia, Washington and Multnomah counties share the unit, and only a small slice of it is public. Don't assume a public road means public land on either side of it.

The ground ODFW draws for this hunt

The Scappoose Unit, WMU 11, covers about 771 square miles measured on ODFW's polygon, and ODFW rates it 9% public land. Named features inside the line fall in Columbia County, Washington County and Multnomah County. Elevation runs from about 4 to 2,270 feet. The highest named points are Long Mountain (2,270 ft), Green Mountain (2,220 ft) and Buck Mountain (2,124 ft). ODFW's line is the legal one, so check it against a current land-ownership map, and get permission before you cross private ground or a locked gate inside it.

Unit 11 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

The lay of it

9–1,998 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 749 ft ; peaks can run higher.
771.2 sq mi inside the boundary.

Who owns the ground

Private / Other — 100%

Roughly 0% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.

Water on the ground

660 tanks
41 springs
7,675 stream segments
107 lakes

Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Tater Hill (2,025 ft), Wildcat Mountain (1,774 ft), Cape Horn (1,651 ft), Warrior Rock (24 ft)

Holding ground: Hares Canyon (392 ft)

Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.

How to Hunt Elk in the Scappoose Unit: leases, permits and antlerless tags

Check access before you commit

ODFW says most Weyerhaeuser land in this region is limited to hunters with a lease agreement or an access permit, except for one property in the eastern Trask. That makes access paperwork your first task. Find out who owns the ground you want, apply for permits early and keep a copy of them in your truck. Roads such as OR 47 and OR 127 get you to the edges.

Smaller herds, antlerless hunts

Because herds here are smaller, a stalk that spooks one animal can empty a whole area. Move slowly, hunt into the wind and glass clearings from the edge. The hunts listed are antlerless, and ODFW notes antlerless tags have been increased significantly. Take a cow only when you can positively identify her. Vernonia Lake and Brooke Creek Hike-in Camp offer places to base if you're staying near the unit.

ODFW's 2026 elk hunts on this ground

Seasons, bag limits and tags come from ODFW's 2026 regulations. ODFW runs 1 more on this ground; the regulations list them all. Check the current book before you apply or go, because these change every year.

210C2 Upper Nehalem No. 2, Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027: 82 tags, one antlerless elk.
211T Scappoose Unit Youth, Aug. 15 - Dec. 31: 21 tags, one antlerless elk.
210C1 Upper Nehalem No. 1: see ODFW's table in the 2026 regulations for the season and tag count.
211 Scappoose Unit: see ODFW's table in the 2026 regulations for the season and tag count.
211A North Plains: see ODFW's table in the 2026 regulations for the season and tag count.
211B N Central Scappoose: see ODFW's table in the 2026 regulations for the season and tag count.

The 2025 harvest in ODFW's numbers

ODFW's 2025 statistics for this WMU, covering elk hunters.

Scappoose: 2,107 hunters, 511 animals, 24% success over 9,755 hunter days.

Roads in and the nearest towns

The longest named roads through this ground are OR 47, Enterprise Road, OR 6 and Erickson Dike Road. The nearest towns are Vernonia (8 mi), Scappoose (10 mi) and Saint Helens (11 mi), measured from the centre of the unit.

Getting in and staying out: unit 11

Named routes and what they need

OR 47 — 12.3 mi · Paved (all rigs)
Enterprise Road — 9.1 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
OR 6 — 5.1 mi · Paved (all rigs)
Erickson Dike Road — 5 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
Northwest Timber Road — 4.7 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
OR 127 — 3.5 mi · Paved (all rigs)

Ratings come from road data, not from a drive this season. Check current conditions with the managing office before you commit a trailer.

Nearest services

Vernonia — 7.8 mi · no services listed
Scappoose — 10.1 mi · fuel, groceries
Saint Helens — 10.9 mi · fuel, groceries
Columbia City — 11 mi · groceries, gear
Kalama — 14.1 mi · gear

Developed camps

Vernonia Lake Primative Campground
Brooke Creek Hike-in Camp
Mountindale Sun Resort
Unnamed camp site
Bayport RV Park

Season weather and signal

Jan46° / 32° · 6.9" precip
Aug79° / 50° · 0.6" precip
Sep74° / 46° · 1.7" precip
Oct62° / 40° · 4" precip
Nov51° / 35° · 7.3" precip
Dec45° / 32° · 8.1" precip

Best signal is Verizon at about 26% of the unit. Plan on being out of contact and tell someone your route.

Oregon rules that decide your day

Summarised from ODFW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Oregon has no general off-road retrieval allowance; several travel-management areas close roads during hunting season.

Tagging

Validate the tag and attach it to the carcass before leaving the kill site.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting from or across a public road, and no shooting within range of an occupied dwelling without permission.

Elk: where to put the shot

Broadside or quartering away, on the back edge of the front leg about a third of the way up the body. That is lungs, and on a quartering-away angle it picks up the far shoulder.

Shots to refuse

No straight-on and no straight-away shots. An elk's chest is deep and the margin is small.
Nothing standing behind or overlapping the animal you picked. A pass-through kills the elk behind it too.
Your maximum range is the farthest you have put three shots in a paper plate off the sticks you are actually carrying. Not the farthest you have ever hit anything.
Scope on 3–4x. A herd fills a 12x field of view and you lose the animal you picked.

Identification:On an antlerless tag, legal means no antler of any kind through the skin. A spike looks exactly like a cow until it turns its head. If you can't see the head, don't shoot.

Plan the carry: roughly 150– 220 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — two to four large coolers, plus bagged ice from town. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Elk Success Rates

Unit 11: 511 of 2,107 hunters, 24%. Figures are ODFW's own 2025 harvest statistics.

Elk Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts Req
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	28	353	7.6%	13
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	1	4	25.0%	13
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	33	14	100.0%	5
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	1	100.0%	5
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	32	151	21.2%	9
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	2	0.0%	9
Rifle — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	39	48	81.3%	7
Rifle — Controlled either sex (resident)	20	87	23.0%	5
Rifle — Controlled either sex (nonresident)	1	2	0.0%	5
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	44	50	88.0%	10
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	1	100.0%	5
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	39	5	100.0%	1
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	2	1	100.0%	1
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	22	5	100.0%	1
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (resident)	94	89	100.0%	7
Archery — Controlled bull/buck only (nonresident)	5	3	100.0%	7

Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.

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From ODFW's 2026 regulations, residents and nonresidents together: 2026 tags against 2025 first-choice applicants.

210C2 Upper Nehalem No. 2: 82 tags for 2026; 203 first-choice applicants in 2025.
211T Scappoose Unit Youth: 21 tags for 2026; 132 first-choice applicants in 2025.

ODFW sets a point cut-off per hunt each year; its point summary reports carry it.

Deer (Antlerless) Hunting in Unit 11

Scappoose is a mostly private Columbia, Washington and Multnomah County unit between Vernonia, Clatskanie and the Willamette and Columbia rivers. ODFW says private timber access varies with fire danger and points hunters to the North Coast TMA.

Where to Find Antlerless Deer in the Scappoose Unit: the North Coast TMA and open timber ground

Mostly private, so start with access

Only a small share of Scappoose is public, so access decides where you hunt. ODFW's forecast says most Rayonier Forest Resources parcels joined the North Coast TMA in 2023, which allows public hunting on more property in Columbia County, mostly in the Scappoose unit. Weyerhaeuser lands are limited to hunters with an entry permit. State and federal lands typically stay open and provide the primary opportunities.

Boundary and landmarks

The boundary starts at Vernonia and runs northeast on Highway 47 to Clatskanie, then north to the Columbia River. It follows the state line southeast to the Willamette, goes down the Multnomah Channel to US 30 at the Sauvie Island bridge and returns on Cornelius Pass Road, US 26 and Highway 6. Long Mountain reaches 2,270 feet, with Green Mountain, Buck Mountain, Bunker Hill and Hoffman Hill nearby. Vernonia, Scappoose, Saint Helens and Columbia City are the towns. Request the map from ODFW and study it before you drive anywhere. Identify the blocks of public or TMA ground first, then look for cuts and brushy edges on them. Expect to walk, since the open roads are few.

The ground ODFW draws for this hunt

Unit 11 terrain and land status

Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up

The lay of it

9–1,998 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 749 ft ; peaks can run higher.
771.2 sq mi inside the boundary.

Who owns the ground

Private / Other — 100%

Roughly 0% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.

Water on the ground

660 tanks
41 springs
7,675 stream segments
107 lakes

Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.

Named features inside the unit

Glass from: Tater Hill (2,025 ft), Wildcat Mountain (1,774 ft), Cape Horn (1,651 ft), Warrior Rock (24 ft)

Holding ground: Hares Canyon (392 ft)

Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.

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How to Hunt Antlerless Deer in the Scappoose Unit: get the TMA map and read the bag limit

Get the map first

ODFW says hunters can request a North Coast or Upper Tualatin-Trask Travel Management Area map showing landownership and access from the northwest Oregon district offices. Do that before you go. Also check fire danger, since the forecast warns that many private industrial timber companies may close to public access during the opening weeks of archery season. Call the owner and confirm.

Know your quarry

The forecast also reminds hunters that white-tailed deer and hybrids have been documented across northwestern Oregon where only Columbian black-tailed deer are legal. Read the bag limit, look at the tail and the antlers or lack of them, and don't shoot until you're certain. The antlerless and youth hunts here are the same ground with the same rule. Dense second-growth and cuts hide deer, so glass edges slowly and hunt the first and last hour of light.

ODFW's 2026 antlerless deer hunts on this ground

Seasons, bag limits and tags come from ODFW's 2026 regulations. Check the current book before you apply or go, because these change every year.

611T Scappoose Unit Youth, Oct. 3 - Nov. 8: 55 tags, one antlerless deer.
611 Scappoose Unit, Oct. 3 - Nov. 6: 22 tags, one antlerless deer.

The 2025 harvest in ODFW's numbers

ODFW's 2025 statistics for this WMU, covering all deer hunters, every season and tag type.

Scappoose: 2,784 hunters, 1,072 animals, 39% success over 22,105 hunter days.

Roads in and the nearest towns

Getting in and staying out: unit 11

Named routes and what they need

OR 47 — 12.3 mi · Paved (all rigs)
Enterprise Road — 9.1 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
OR 6 — 5.1 mi · Paved (all rigs)
Erickson Dike Road — 5 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
Northwest Timber Road — 4.7 mi · Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
OR 127 — 3.5 mi · Paved (all rigs)

Ratings come from road data, not from a drive this season. Check current conditions with the managing office before you commit a trailer.

Nearest services

Vernonia — 7.8 mi · no services listed
Scappoose — 10.1 mi · fuel, groceries
Saint Helens — 10.9 mi · fuel, groceries
Columbia City — 11 mi · groceries, gear
Kalama — 14.1 mi · gear

Developed camps

Vernonia Lake Primative Campground
Brooke Creek Hike-in Camp
Mountindale Sun Resort
Unnamed camp site
Bayport RV Park

Season weather and signal

Jan46° / 32° · 6.9" precip
Aug79° / 50° · 0.6" precip
Sep74° / 46° · 1.7" precip
Oct62° / 40° · 4" precip
Nov51° / 35° · 7.3" precip
Dec45° / 32° · 8.1" precip

Best signal is Verizon at about 26% of the unit. Plan on being out of contact and tell someone your route.

Oregon rules that decide your day

Summarised from ODFW regulations. They change — read the current regulations and your permit-tag before you hunt.

Legal shooting hours

Big game may be taken from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.

Motorized retrieval

Oregon has no general off-road retrieval allowance; several travel-management areas close roads during hunting season.

Tagging

Validate the tag and attach it to the carcass before leaving the kill site.

Leaving meat

Wasting edible meat is illegal.

Where you may not shoot

Occupied structures — No shooting from or across a public road, and no shooting within range of an occupied dwelling without permission.

Deer (Antlerless): where to put the shot

Broadside or quartering away, on the back edge of the front leg about a third of the way up the body.

Shots to refuse

Nothing behind or overlapping the animal you picked.
Your maximum range is the farthest you have shot a three-shot group into a paper plate from the rest you are carrying.
Pass the shot you are talking yourself into.

Plan the carry: roughly 40– 120 lb of boned-out meat, before head and hide — two large coolers. ProHunt planning estimate, not an agency figure.

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Deer (Antlerless) Success Rates

Unit 11: 1,072 of 2,784 hunters, 39%. Figures are ODFW's own 2025 harvest statistics.

Deer (Antlerless) Draw Odds

Season	Tags	Applicants	Draw %	Pts Req
Rifle — Controlled antlerless (resident)	22	700	3.1%	14
Rifle — Controlled antlerless (nonresident)	1	6	0.0%	14
Rifle — Controlled antlerless (resident)	55	114	48.2%	5
Rifle — Controlled antlerless (nonresident)	3	1	100.0%	4

Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.

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From ODFW's 2026 regulations, residents and nonresidents together: 2026 tags against 2025 first-choice applicants.

611T Scappoose Unit Youth: 55 tags for 2026; 133 first-choice applicants in 2025.
611 Scappoose Unit: 22 tags for 2026; 1,735 first-choice applicants in 2025.

ODFW sets a point cut-off per hunt each year; its point summary reports carry it.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

Planning Notes

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Camp Sites

Developed campgrounds: Vernonia Lake Primative Campground, Brooke Creek Hike-in Camp, Mountindale Sun Resort, Bayport RV Park.

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Road Conditions

OR 47, Enterprise Road and OR 6 are the longest named roads.

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Terrain Difficulty

Named features run from 4 to 2,270 ft.

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Weather

Season normals: Sep 74/46°F, 1.7 in.; Oct 62/40°F, 4 in.; Nov 51/35°F, 7.3 in.; Dec 45/32°F, 8.1 in..

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Nearest Town

Vernonia (8 mi), Scappoose (10 mi), Saint Helens (11 mi)

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Permit Notes

Check ODFW's 2026 regulations for hunt boundaries, seasons and tag rules before you go.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What ground does this Oregon elk page cover?

The Scappoose Unit, WMU 11, covers about 771 square miles measured on ODFW's polygon, and ODFW rates it 9% public land.

What's the biggest 2026 elk hunt here?

Hunt 210C2 Upper Nehalem No. 2: Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, 2027, 82 tags, one antlerless elk, per ODFW's 2026 regulations.

What was hunter success for elk here in 2025?

ODFW's 2025 statistics for Unit 11: 2,107 hunters took 511 animals, 24% success.

What ground does this Oregon antlerless deer page cover?

The Scappoose Unit, WMU 11, covers about 771 square miles measured on ODFW's polygon, and ODFW rates it 9% public land.

What's the biggest 2026 antlerless deer hunt here?

Hunt 611T Scappoose Unit Youth: Oct. 3 - Nov. 8, 55 tags, one antlerless deer, per ODFW's 2026 regulations.

What was hunter success for antlerless deer here in 2025?

ODFW's 2025 statistics for Unit 11: 2,784 hunters took 1,072 animals, 39% success.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-30.

2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · supports: Hunt areas and boundary descriptions, Seasons, bag limits and 2026 tags · accessed 2026-10-30
Big Game hunting forecast, 2026/27 — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · supports: Field reports by hunt area and WMU · accessed 2026-10-30
Big game hunting harvest statistics, 2025 — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · supports: Hunters, harvest and success · accessed 2026-10-30
Wildlife Management Units (ArcGIS) — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · supports: 771 square miles · accessed 2026-10-30
Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the boundary — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Long Mountain 2,270 ft, Green Mountain 2,220 ft · accessed 2026-10-30