Looking to find hunting property in Winston? You've found the local.

The local picture matters. Winston offers some of the county's best value: modest in-town homes, and just west, the gorgeous pasture land of Lookingglass and Brockway where small cattle operations and horse setups are the norm.
Kimmy brings the specialty side. Roosevelt elk, blacktail deer, turkey, bear, and waterfowl — Douglas County offers some of western Oregon's best hunting, and owning your own ground changes everything. Kimmy hunts and fishes this county herself and evaluates recreational land the way a hunter does: feed, water, cover, and pressure.
Winston is famous for Wildlife Safari — the drive-through park where giraffes and cheetahs live at the edge of town — but locals know it as a friendly, affordable base for rural living in the Lookingglass and Brockway valleys.
| Population | ~5,500 |
| Drive to Roseburg | 12 minutes |
| Known for | Wildlife Safari · Lookingglass Valley · Riverbend Park |
| Lifestyle | Little League games, cruising to Lookingglass Store for a burger, and hearing lions roar at dusk — really. |
You want an agent who combines genuine hunting land expertise with parcel-level Winston knowledge. Kimmy Karlovich lives the rural Douglas County life daily — horses, land, hunting, rivers — and serves Winston as core territory (about 12 minutes from her Roseburg base). Call 541-643-9509 for a straight local conversation.
Oregon's Landowner Preference program generally requires at least 40 contiguous acres to qualify for deer and elk LOP tags, with tag numbers scaling by acreage. Kimmy confirms eligibility details with ODFW rules for the specific unit before you buy.
Primarily the Melrose and Dixon units, with others at the county's edges. Each has its own seasons, tag structure, and draw odds — and the same parcel can hunt very differently depending on which side of a unit line it sits.
Owning ground that borders BLM or Forest Service land can give you walk-in access others can't easily get — a huge recreational premium. Kimmy verifies actual legal adjacency through mapping, not listing-flyer claims.
Whether you're buying your first five acres or selling the ranch that raised you — call, text, or email. Kimmy answers.
541-643-9509