Numbers are low throughout the district. Best success will be adjacent to agricultural lands. Some areas have shown a slight upswing in the population numbers near alfalfa fields. Ask permission prior to hunting on private lands. Cougar are scattered and are present at all elevations throughout the local units.
Coyotes offer excellent off-season opportunities.
BLM lands east of Prineville in the Maury and Ochoco units offer good hunting. Hunters will need a 4-wheel drive, and be prepared for cold weather conditions. Hunters should find turkeys on the Maury Mountains, along the southern boundary of the Ochoco National Forest, in the Ochoco Unit, and on the north slopes of a the Prineville Ranger District in the Grizzly unit. Maps of these areas are available from the BLM and Ochoco National Forest. Recent warm and sunny days have brought the ground squirrels and marmots out, particularly near agricultural lands.