This unit is mostly composed of marshy lowlands and rolling hills covered with fairly open conifer woods, but there are a good number of logged-over areas and reseedings that provide elk and mule deer habitat.

This is a tough place to find a mature elk with most hunters seeing few, if any elk. Deer hunting is better but still not easy with relatively flat, timbered ground making most hunting techniques difficult.

This unit includes part of Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which is mostly flat ground and swamps in the Klamath Marsh. Near the marsh are many pastures on flat to slightly hilly land. There is some farm land along the southern boundary. Most lowlands and crop fields are 4,300 to 4,700 feet in elevation. Most of the unit is composed of hills that range from about 4,500 feet to 6,500 feet above sea level, most of them inside the Fremont-Winema National Forest, most of which used to be owned by the Klamath tribe before a sale was made to the U.S. government. The Williamson River runs along the northern boundary. Chiloquin, population about 750, is in the southwestern corner.

Marshy bottomlands are full of reeds and cattails with willows along some creek beds. Hills and mountains are fairly open conifer forests. Most trees are yellow pines, Douglas firs, ponderosa pines or lodgepole pines. Healthy brush fields are on some hills and have filled some clearcuts, some of which have been reseeded with grasses, browse plants and saplings. More than 925 plant species have been identified in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, so deer and elk have a large variety of food plants.

Most of this unit is in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, which is served by a network of improved and primitive roads. Hunters in this area can download maps in a format suitable for mobile devices. Most roads are open to all vehicles, but high-clearance vehicles or ATVs are recommended on some rough routes. It’s hard to get more than a mile from an open road in this unit. Some roads are subject to seasonal designations. Klamath Marsh is closed to deer and elk hunting.

Some hunters camp along roads close to hunting areas. About 20 tent sites are at Williamson River Campground, which is a mile northeast of Collier Memorial State Park. The state park includes a campground with 10 RV campsites with full hookups and 15 tent sites with nearby water. Head of the River Campground offers five campsites about 25 miles north and east of Chiloquin. Despite its small size, Chiloquin offers motel lodging. Options include: Melita’s (541-783-2044), Lonesome Duck bed & breakfast and Crater Lake Inn & Retreat.