Deer Hunt Area KB-02 (Klamath Basin 02)

Klamath Falls and Sprague ground

The area draws mostly from the Klamath Falls unit, with the rest from Sprague. ODFW's boundary leaves Klamath Falls on US 97 and Highway 62, follows the eastern edge of Crater Lake National Park, then crosses through forest roads including NF 43, NF 46 and NF 44 to the Sycan and Sprague rivers. It returns by Highway 140, Bly, Gerber Road, Lost River and the state line. Swan Lake Point, Yainax Butte, Swan Lake Mountain, Fuego Mountain and Saddle Mountain are the named points.

The Wright Springs closure

ODFW's forecast says KB-02 is above buck ratio objective and hunter success should be above average. It also warns that the areas around the Wright Springs Fire remain closed. That's a hard line: you can't scout or hunt inside it, and it removes part of the area from your plan. Check the Forest Service closure map before you drive in. Bonanza, Altamont, Chiloquin and Klamath Falls are the closest towns. The named roads are US 97, CR 600, Harpold Road, CR 676 and forest road NF 44. Less than half the ground is public, so a landowner map helps as much as a closure map does.

The ground ODFW draws for this hunt

ODFW's Deer Hunt Area KB-02 covers about 1,816 square miles measured on ODFW's own polygon, and ODFW rates it 45% public land. It takes in parts of these WMUs: Klamath Falls (about 69%) and Sprague (about 31%). Named features inside the line fall in Klamath County. Elevation runs from about 4,064 to 7,260 feet. The highest named points are Swan Lake Point (7,260 ft), Yainax Butte (7,219 ft) and Swan Lake Mountain (7,024 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.

Plan around the map

Print or download the current closure boundary and mark it on your hunting map. Hunt the open ground beside it, since deer that were pushed by the fire may be sitting at the edge. ODFW also says deer are more nocturnal in dry weather and stay within a few miles of water, using even dried seasonal creeks. Check them.

Roads and rigs

US 97, CR 600, Forest Road 44 and Harpold Road are the named routes. Bonanza, Altamont, Chiloquin and Klamath Falls are close, so day-trips from town are practical. Camp options include the Klamath Falls KOA Journey, Bristol Mobile Park and Switchback Hill Trailhead. Fire restrictions on campfires will likely last through the early fall seasons, so bring a stove. The bow, rifle and youth hunts all take a buck with visible antler. Work first and last light, and after a shot on steep country, quarter the deer and carry it out.

ODFW's 2026 buck 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.

• KB102 Klamath Basin 02, Oct. 3 - Oct. 14: 1,282 tags, one buck with visible antler.
• KB102R Klamath Basin 02 Bow, Aug. 29 - Sep. 27: 330 tags, one buck with visible antler.
• KB102T Klamath Basin 02 Youth, Sep. 28 - Oct. 14: 28 tags, one buck with visible antler.
• KB102M Klamath Basin 02 Muzzleloader: see ODFW's table in the 2026 regulations for the season and tag count.

The 2025 harvest in ODFW's numbers

ODFW has no harvest figures on the new hunt areas yet. Its 2025 statistics are by WMU, for all deer hunters, every season and tag type, so these are the units this area was drawn from, and each covers more or less ground than the area does.

• Klamath falls (about 69% of this area): 625 hunters, 278 animals, 44% success over 2,857 hunter days.
• Sprague (about 31% of this area): 388 hunters, 144 animals, 37% success over 2,207 hunter days.

Roads in and the nearest towns

The longest named roads through this ground are US 97, National Forest Development Road 44, CR 600 and Harpold Road. The nearest towns are Bonanza (16 mi), Altamont (16 mi) and Klamath Falls (16 mi), measured from the centre of the unit.