Oregon Deer — Unit 79
The 2025 draw put up 35 tags here for 0 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 1 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Unit 79, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
100% No first-choice applicants
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100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679A ↗ Harney Basin Agri | 100% No first-choice applicants | 12 +1 since 2022 | 11 / 0 | Oct 18–26, 2025 |
| 679T ↗ Harney Basin Youth | 100% No first-choice applicants | 1 steady since 2022 | 35 / 0 | Sep 13–21, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2025 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $180 | $180 | $623.50 |
Application window: opens Dec 1, closes May 15, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife does not publish a mapped boundary for Unit 79, so there is no map to draw.
What the agency says about the area
"679" series ("Harney Basin Agri"/"Harney Basin Youth") -- a multi-unit agricultural-damage/youth antlerless hunt, not a single WMU. ODFW's own 2025 antlerless-deer harvest report lists its harvest under WMU 69 Steens Mtn, 71 Juniper and 72 Silvies, not under any standalone "79" boundary -- confirmed in harvest_deer_2025.csv (license_type='679A Harney Basin Agri'/'679T Harney Basin Youth', unit_code in {69,71,72}).
Source: ODFW 2025 Estimated Antlerless Buck Deer Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt