Unit 74 (Warner)
Oregon Hunting Guide — Pronghorn, Elk
Warner is the Lake County block east and north of Lakeview, between US 395 and the Fort Bidwell-Warner Valley road, with Crane Mountain at 8444 feet. Two buck hunts and one either-sex bow hunt share the ground.
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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit 74
Warner is the Lake County block east and north of Lakeview, between US 395 and the Fort Bidwell-Warner Valley road, with Crane Mountain at 8444 feet. Two buck hunts and one either-sex bow hunt share the ground.
Where to Find Pronghorn in the Warner Unit: Plush, Adel and the Warner Valley road
A tight rectangle around Lakeview
The boundary starts at Lakeview and runs northeast on US 395 to the Fort Bidwell-Warner Valley road north of Abert Lake. From there it runs south through Plush and Adel to the California line, then west to US 395 and north back to Lakeview. That makes the east edge the same Warner Valley road that bounds the Beatys Butte unit next door. County road 3-10, County road 3-14 and Forest Road 3915-000 carry you in.
Peaks above the valley floor
Crane Mountain, Drake Peak and Light Peak all top 8300 feet, while Twelvemile Peak and Crook Peak sit above 7700. The lowest named ground is 4765 feet, so this isn't a unit with deep canyons. It's open ground at altitude. Public land covers most of the unit. Willow Creek, Can Springs and Twin Springs are the named campgrounds, and Overton Reservoir has one too. Valley Falls, Lakeview, Paisley and Cedarville are the nearest towns. The named roads are the Warner Valley road, County Road 3-10 and 3-14, and OR 140 near Lakeview. Plan your driving ahead of time, since the distance between landmarks is long and fuel stops are few. Fill the tank in Lakeview before you head out.
The ground ODFW draws for this hunt
The Warner Unit, WMU 74, covers about 921 square miles measured on ODFW's polygon, and ODFW rates it 70% public land. Named features inside the line fall in Lake County. Elevation runs from about 4,765 to 8,444 feet. The highest named points are Crane Mountain (8,444 ft), Drake Peak (8,381 ft) and Light Peak (8,322 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 74 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up
The lay of it
- 4,836–6,612 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 5,854 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 920 sq mi inside the boundary. Big enough that picking one drainage beats driving three.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest — 60%
- BLM — 15%
- State Trust — 8%
- Private / Other — 17%
Roughly 83% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.
Water on the ground
- 649 tanks
- 4 springs
- 2,796 stream segments
- 49 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: Crane Mountain (8,444 ft), Drake Peak (8,381 ft), Twelvemile Peak (8,128 ft), Crook Peak (7,799 ft)
Holding ground: Bald Hills (6,782 ft), Sage Flat (6,781 ft), Colvin Timbers (6,560 ft), Can Spring, Vee Springs
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 Pronghorn in the Warner Unit: glassing flats, bow tactics and the two buck hunts
Pronghorn Success Rates
Unit 74: 107 of 131 hunters, 82%. Figures are ODFW's own 2025 harvest statistics.
Pronghorn Draw Odds
| Season | Tags | Applicants | Draw % | Pts Req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery — Controlled buck only (resident) | 53 | 2,330 | 2.2% | 27 |
| Archery — Controlled buck only (nonresident) | 3 | 129 | 0.8% | 27 |
| Rifle — Controlled buck only (resident) | 53 | 1,304 | 4.0% | 25 |
| Rifle — Controlled buck only (nonresident) | 3 | 51 | 2.0% | 25 |
| Rifle — Controlled buck only (resident) | 39 | 398 | 9.5% | 20 |
| Rifle — Controlled buck only (nonresident) | 2 | 24 | 4.2% | 20 |
Data from 2025 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number.
Open in Draw Odds EngineFrom ODFW's 2026 regulations, residents and nonresidents together: 2026 tags against 2025 first-choice applicants.
- 474B Warner Unit No. 2: 53 tags for 2026; 2,459 first-choice applicants in 2025.
- 474R Warner Unit Bow: 38 tags for 2026; 63 first-choice applicants in 2025.
ODFW sets a point cut-off per hunt each year; its point summary reports carry it.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
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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 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: 921 square miles · accessed 2026-10-30
- Geographic Names Information System — named features inside the boundary — U.S. Geological Survey · supports: Crane Mountain 8,444 ft, Drake Peak 8,381 ft · 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