Oregon Deer 169T
Steens Mtn Unit Youth in Unit 69 — Steens Mtn, rifle only, Sep 29 – Oct 15, 2025. 64% public land, mostly BLM.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2026 deer draw without 169T. Its ground is now hunted under ST101T (87% of this hunt's ground), JT103T (13% of this hunt's ground) (details in where this hunt went). The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw
about 1 in 28, from the random pass
You're 5 points below the 2025 cut of 5, which has fallen from 6 to 5 points since 2024.
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 22
- Nonresident Applicants
- 20
- Success
- 53%
First-choice nonresidents; the tags are shared by every residency; nonresidents capped at 5%. Success: 169a steens mtn hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2024–2025
The cut has fallen from 6 to 5 points since 2024. Applicants per tag: 8.9:1 in 2024, 7.2:1 in 2025.
Insufficient history (2 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $8 controlled hunt application (per hunt series) is not refunded. The $172 nonresident annual hunting license is not refunded. Drawing adds the $443.50 nonresident controlled deer tag.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Controlled hunt application (per hunt series) · paid at application $8 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
- Nonresident annual hunting license · paid at application $172 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
- Nonresident controlled deer tag · paid if drawn $443.50 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–5 ← you | 4% random pass only | — | — |
| 6–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. Oregon runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 169T drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: ODFW 2025 Preference Point Draw Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 169a steens mtn | 281 | 149 | 53% |
| 169t steens mtn unit youth | 21 | 14 | 67% |
| 169r steens mtn bow | 76 | 23 | 30% |
| 679t harney basin youth | 7 | 3 | 40% |
| All of Unit 69 | 385 | 189 | 49% |
Adding up Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published lines for Unit 69 gives 385 hunters and 189 deer taken in 2025, and 49% of them took a deer (sum of published hunt rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Oregon requires every tag holder to report, but the numbers ODFW publishes are survey estimates expanded from the reporting rate — the agency's own tables are titled "Estimated harvest... based on Mandatory Harvest Survey Reports" — not a count of animals checked in. Source: ODFW 2025 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest…; ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by….
Where This Hunt Went
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stopped drawing 169T after 2025. Its ground is now hunted under these codes; shares are of ground, not of tags.
| Hunt | Of This Hunt's Ground | Of the New Hunt |
|---|---|---|
| ST101T Steens 01 Youth | 87% | 100% |
| JT103T Juntura 03 Youth | 13% | 13% |
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 2 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Oregon runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags (All Res.) | Nonresident Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 20 | 7.2 | 5 | 5 tags | ODFW 2025 Preference Point Draw Report |
| 2024 | 22 | 23 | 8.9 | 6 | 5 tags | ODFW 2024 Preference Point Draw Report |
Other Licenses Valid in Unit 69
- 169A Steens Mtn Oct 4–15 · 290 tags · cut 14 5%
- 169R Steens Mtn Bow Aug 30 – Sep 28 · 193 tags · cut 0 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Oregon deer
23 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Oregon. Rules and sources: Oregon hunting laws.
▸ Sources 21
- ODFW 2025 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Preference Point Draw Report earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 OAR chapter 635 division 060 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2025 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2025 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Buck Deer… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Buck Deer… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2023 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2023 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2023 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Buck Deer… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2022 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2022 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2022 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Buck Deer… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2021 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2021 Estimated Archery Buck Deer Harvest by… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2021 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Buck Deer… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Wildlife Management Unit boundaries boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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