Hunt 570C (Coleman - East Guano)

The legal line in words

This hunt is the part of Unit 70, excluding Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge and Sheldon National Antelope Refuge, lying west of a pair of roads. The line starts at Hwy 140 at the Nevada-Oregon border and runs north on BLM Road 6176-0-00 to BLM Road 8249-0-00. It then goes north on 8249-0-00 to the unit boundary.

The refuges are excluded, so don't plan to hunt inside them. Check the map and the hunt description before you go.

Buttes, hills and open range

Named points include Lone Grave Butte at over sixty-five hundred feet, Little Juniper Mountain, Cox Butte and the Red Hills. The unit's low ground is above forty-four hundred feet.

That's high desert, open and rugged, in Lake and Harney counties. Look for rimrock, broken slopes and the sides of buttes. ODFW's forecast gives nothing for this herd, so base your scouting on the terrain and talk to the local office.

Use the BLM roads named in the boundary as reference points. They're long, rough, and not always maintained.

The ground ODFW draws for this hunt

ODFW's boundary for this hunt covers about 617 square miles. Named features inside the line fall in Lake County and Harney County. Elevation runs from about 4,478 to 6,566 feet. The highest named points are Lone Grave Butte (6,566 ft), Little Juniper Mountain (6,309 ft) and Cox Butte (5,310 ft). ODFW's description reads: "That portion of Unit 70, excluding Hart Mountain NAR and Sheldon NAR lying west of the following Rds. Starting at Hwy 140 at the Nevada – Oregon border, north on BLM road 6176-0-00 to BLM Road 8249-0-00, north on 8249-0-00 to the unit boundary." 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.

Prepare for remote ground

This is a remote hunt, far from services. Bring a full-size spare, extra fuel and food and water for several days. A satellite communicator is worth the cost. Plan your route on paper as well as on a phone.

Roads here can become impassable after rain, so check conditions before you leave.

Glass, wait and stalk

The method is classic sheep hunting. Pick a vantage point, glass for hours and let animals show themselves. A spotting scope is your main tool. Look at the faces of buttes and along rock bands, and watch for animals moving at dawn and dusk.

Once you find one, plan a stalk that uses terrain and wind. Don't hurry. A single hunt window in late summer means heat, so plan your day around cool hours.

This tag is a once-in-a-lifetime style draw, so make the time count. If you take a ram, take care of the cape and horns, bone the meat and bag it. Cool it quickly and get it out with a partner's help.

Stay out of the refuges, and carry a map showing the boundary. Print it, because the signal that shows your position on a phone often drops out on these long BLM roads. Check your fuel before you turn off the pavement.

The 2026 tags and the 2025 result

From ODFW's 2026 regulations and its 2025 reported harvest. ODFW's nonresident tags are shared across a line of hunts, so check the regulations for those.

• 570C Coleman - E Guano: Aug. 15 - Sep. 14, 1 resident tag; in 2025, 1 taken on 1 tag.

Roads in and the nearest towns

The longest named roads through this ground are Beatys Butte Road, OR 140, CR 3-10 and CR 3-12. The nearest towns are Valley Falls (38 mi) and Lakeview (42 mi), measured from the centre of the unit.