Oregon Deer · HX-01 Helix 01
Oregon HX-01 spans 1,059,955 acres, centered 5 miles south-west of Hermiston. 9% of it is public land, mostly military (6%) and BLM (1%). Its most applied-for hunt, HX601-2, put up 2 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 77 nonresident first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 29 points.
New for 2026: The First Draw Held Here
HX-01 did not exist before the 2026 deer draw. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife drew it over the older units: 100% Unit 44 — Columbia Basin. Each of those pages keeps the odds history for the ground. The chances below are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate, and there is no point-creep trend to read yet.
7 licenses · NR capped at 5%
first choice, NR
not published
7% Other public
1,059,955 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Best Bets at 0 Points
Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag. Nonresident, first choice, 2026 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.
Every License in HX-01
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX101 | Helix 01 | 100% | 0 | |
| HX101R | Helix 01 Bow | 100% | 0 | |
| HX601 · private | Helix 01 Private | 2% | 8 | |
| HX601-1 | Umatilla NWR No. 1 | 1% | 22 | |
| HX601-2 | Umatilla NWR No. 2 | 0% (small sample) | 29 | |
| HX601T · youth | Helix 01 Youth | 100% | 0 | |
| HX601T1 · youth | Umatilla NWR Youth | 100% | 3 |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $703 ($203 to apply). Open Dec 1, 2026 – May 15, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The Ground
| Private | 946,510 ac | 89% |
| Department of Defense | 64,243 ac | 6% |
| BLM | 14,139 ac | 1% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 11,948 ac | 1% |
| State land | 3,881 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 3,336 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 2,733 ac | <1% |
| Tribal | 394 ac | <1% |
| Private or other non-public land | 12,766 ac | 1% |
Source: Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership.
The Boundary, as the Agency Describes It
Starting in Arlington, follow the Columbia Rvr east to the Oregon- Washington state line. West along the state line until you reach Hwy 11, south and west on Hwy 11 until it meets Interstate 84. Follow I-84 west until you reach Hwy 207. Take Hwy 207 south to Hwy 74 in Lexington. Continue northwest on Hwy 74 to McNab Lane. Head west on McNab/Baseline Rd until intersection with Hwy 19. North on Hwy 19 back to Arlington.
▸ Sources 7
- ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 OAR chapter 635 division 060 fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Eastern Deer Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Sep 8, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Eastern Deer Hunt Area Boundary… area description, retrieved Sep 8, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results. 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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