At a Glance
1,116Square Miles
41%Public Land
2,300 - 7,600Elevation Range
A good unit for deer and elk hunting, Northside is east of the John Day River south of Kimberly and north of the river between Dayville and Prairie City. Hunters take a small number of antelope every year.
Hunters take mostly five and six-point bulls, and occasionally bigger. Bucks are heavily pressured on public and many private tracts.
Quick Tips
- Bring a shotgun for chukar and grouse hunting
- World-class smallmouth bass fishing in John Day River
- See ancient pictographs on rock walls six miles north of Dayville