Oregon Bighorn Sheep 543D2 — 543D2

Deschutes Rvr Ewe

What you may take
Deschutes Rvr Ewe
Weapon
Rifle
Where
Season (2026)
Sep 21 – Oct 16, 2026
Tags (2025)
1
for 30 first-choice applicants · nonresidents capped at 10%

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Odds by point level — 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds

Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 1 tags, 30 first-choice applicants. Source: 2025 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 64.

Points Your chance Applicants Drawn
0 3%

Tags ÷ applicants. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes no per-level applicant counts for this hunt. How we compute these.

What it costs (2025 nonresident fees)

Cash to apply
$180
Out of pocket if unsuccessful
$180
Total if drawn
tag fee not on file
Refunded if unsuccessful
$0
Controlled hunt application (per hunt series) · paid at application $8 source
Nonresident annual hunting license · paid at application $172 source

Point creep & years to draw

No points in this draw — every applicant has the same chance each year, so there is no cut to creep and nothing to build toward.

Seasons (2026)

Split 1: Sep 21 – Oct 16, 2026 p. p.64

Year by year

The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Applicants per tag Points needed Source
2026 1 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 64
2025 1 30 30.0 2025 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 64
2024 1 35 35.0 2024 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 64
2023 1 24 24.0 2023 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 64
2022 1 2022 Oregon Big Game Hunting... · p. 60

Legal cartridges for bighorn sheep in Oregon

From the Oregon hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.

.22-250 Remington
.223 Remington from $0.42/rd
.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd
.25-06 Remington
6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 Grendel
.270 Winchester from $0.16/rd
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Magnum
.30-06 Springfield
.300 AAC Blackout from $0.56/rd
.300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd
.30-30 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.338 Winchester Magnum
.350 Legend from $1.07/rd
.35 Whelen
.360 Buckhammer
.400 Legend
.444 Marlin
.450 Bushmaster from $2.00/rd
.45-70 Government from $1.97/rd
.50 Beowulf
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How to read these numbers

Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.

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This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.