Oregon Deer · NE-03 Northeast 03
Oregon NE-03 covers 566,100 acres and lies 42 miles north-east of La Grande and 67 miles east of Pendleton. 21% of it is public land, mostly national forest (19%) and BLM (2%). Its most applied-for hunt, NE103, put up 842 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 39 nonresident first-choice applicants, 11 of whom drew.
New for 2026: The First Draw Held Here
NE-03 did not exist before the 2026 deer draw. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife drew it over the older units: 100% Unit 57 — Sled Springs. 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.
8 licenses · NR capped at 5%
first choice, NR
not published
19% Forest Service
566,100 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.
- Success
- —
- Season
- Oct 3–14
- Tags / Apps
- 842 / 39
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Oct 3–14
- Tags / Apps
- 770 / 20
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Nov 16–30
- Tags / Apps
- 242 / 15
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Aug 29 – Sep 27
- Tags / Apps
- 121 / 2
- If Drawn
- $703
Every License in NE-03
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE101-2 · private | Late Wallowa Valley Whitetail | 12% | 8 | |
| NE103 | Northeast 03 Mule Deer | 100% | 0 | |
| NE103-1 | Northeast 03 Whitetail | 100% | 0 | |
| NE103M | Northeast 03 Muzzleloader | 100% | 0 | |
| NE103R | Northeast 03 Bow Mule Deer | 100% | 0 | |
| NE103R1 | Northeast 03 Bow Whitetail | 100% | 0 | |
| NE601 · private | Wallowa Valley | 20% | 9 | |
| NE603 · private | Lower Grande Ronde | 25% | 1 |
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 | 444,225 ac | 78% |
| National Forest | 106,891 ac | 19% |
| BLM | 12,632 ac | 2% |
| State land | 2,101 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 149 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 Wallowa; west on State Hwy 82 to Elgin; northeast on Grande Ronde Rvr to Oregon-Washington state line; east along state line to Joseph Cr; southwest on Joseph Cr to Chesnimnus Cr; southeast on Chesnimnus Cr to Crow Cr Rd; south on Crow Cr Rd to Hwy 82; northwest on Hwy 82 to Wallowa, point of beginning. (Maps: Wallowa- Whitman NF, Vale BLM, ODF)
▸ 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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