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Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area (Little Dry Creek)

The crown jewel of the state system. Managed for quality over quantity with consistently highest bird-per-hunter averages.

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Operational Profile

  • Unit: Little Dry Creek (LDC)
  • Acreage: Part of the ~9,300-acre Upper Butte Basin complex
  • Hunt Days: Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday
  • Quality Rating: Premier. Consistently highest bird-per-hunter averages in the state system

Access & Selection Logistics

  • Reservation System: Type A. Extremely low draw odds
  • Lottery: Strict lottery system; very low sweat line capability (often 0-5 parties get on)

Hunting Infrastructure

  • Blinds: Assigned blinds and assigned fields
  • Accessibility: ADA blinds available
  • Habitat: Premium flooded rice and natural marsh managed intensively for waterfowl

Hunter Intelligence

  • Birds Taken: Mallard, Pintail, Specklebelly Goose
  • Trailer/Camping: Permitted at check station lots