Oregon · Elk Hunting Data

Oregon Elk Unit Northside

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Oregon Game Management Unit Northside.

Northside is a study in vertical contrast, where irrigated John Day River ranch bottoms near 2,000 to 2,600 feet climb hard into Blue Mountain ridgelines topping 6,500 to 7,000 feet, over 4,000 feet of relief that pushes elk between open ponderosa parks and dark north-facing timber. Water tells the story: the John Day and its forks run reliable while ribs like Long Creek, Fields Creek, and Fox Creek go subsurface late. The pack maps the checkerboard of Malheur and Umatilla forest against unmarked private ground across Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, and a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you select to onX or your favorite hunting map.
184
Total Elk Spotted
36
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Oregon Elk Unit Northside boundary map
Unit Northside boundary within Oregon · orange area is covered by this data pack

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The Oregon - Elk Data Pack includes detailed heat maps, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Oregon Elk unit, including Unit Northside. Study the unit on our interactive map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting map.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.