Elkhorn Wildlife Area

{{Short description|Wildlife management area in Oregon, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Elkhorn Wildlife Area

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| iucn_category = V

| map = USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Map of the United States

| location = Baker County and Union County, Oregon

| nearest_city = North Powder, Oregon

| coordinates = {{coord|45.0304139|-118.0954957|region:US|notes={{cite gnis |id=1167283 |name=Elkhorn Wildlife Area |access-date=2009-05-04}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|8674|acre|km2}}

| established = 1971

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| visitation_year =

| governing_body = ODFW, BLM, and USFS

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The Elkhorn Wildlife Area is a wildlife management area located near North Powder, Oregon, United States. The large site covers parts of Union and Baker counties, including parts of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.{{cite web |format=Press Release |title=ODFW to hold public hearings on Elkhorn Wildlife Area |url=http://www.bakercityherald.com/Outdoors/PRESS-RELEASE-ODFW-to-hold-public-hearings-on-Elkhorn-Wildlife-Area |work=Baker City Herald |date=2006-08-09 |access-date=2008-02-18}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dfw.state.or.us/resources/visitors/elkhorn_wildlife_area |title=Elkhorn Wildlife Area |publisher=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |access-date=2009-04-21}}

The area was set aside in 1971 for protecting migrating elk and deer during the winter months. Ownership of the land falls principally to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with 26.57 km² (10.26 mi²), almost 76%. The remainder is divided amongst the United States Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and private owners.