Oregon Deer · NB-01 North Blues 01
Oregon NB-01 covers 417,177 acres and lies 20 miles south of Pendleton and 31 miles west of La Grande. 22% of it is public land, mostly national forest (21%). A further 14% is tribal land rather than public land. Its most applied-for hunt, NB601, put up 44 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 32 nonresident first-choice applicants, 2 of whom drew, and the last tag went to someone with 14 points.
New for 2026: The First Draw Held Here
NB-01 did not exist before the 2026 deer draw. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife drew it over the older units: 100% Unit 49 — Ukiah. 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.
3 licenses · NR capped at 5%
first choice, NR
not published
21% Forest Service
417,177 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 NB-01
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NB101 | North Blues 01 | 98% | 1 | |
| NB101R | North Blues 01 Bow | 100% | 0 | |
| NB601 · private | North Blues 01 (Archery/Muzzleloader Only) | 2% | 14 |
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 | 268,508 ac | 64% |
| National Forest | 89,284 ac | 21% |
| Tribal | 56,524 ac | 14% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 1,812 ac | <1% |
| State land | 644 ac | <1% |
| BLM | 435 ac | <1% |
Source: Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership.
The Boundary, as the Agency Describes It
Beginning at Pendleton; southeast on I-84 to Mt. Emily exit; West on Co Rd to Kamela; southwest on FR 2135-400 to FR 2135; southwest on 2135 to FR 21; southwest on 21 to 2100-040; south on 2100- 040 to FR 5900-230; south on 5900-230 to state Hwy 244 at Four Corners Forest Camp; west on State Hwy 244 to US Hwy 395; north on US Hwy 395 to Pendleton, point of beginning.
▸ 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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