Oregon Deer · NE-04 Northeast 04
Oregon NE-04 covers 264,421 acres and lies 38 miles north of La Grande and 50 miles east of Pendleton. 73% of it is public land, mostly national forest (68%) and state land (4%). Its most applied-for hunt, NE104M, put up 292 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 18 nonresident first-choice applicants, 9 of whom drew.
New for 2026: The First Draw Held Here
NE-04 did not exist before the 2026 deer draw. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife drew it over the older units: 100% Unit 56 — Wenaha. 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.
5 licenses · NR capped at 5%
first choice, NR
not published
68% Forest Service
264,421 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
- 77 / 4
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Nov 16–30
- Tags / Apps
- 292 / 18
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Aug 29 – Sep 27
- Tags / Apps
- 143 / 3
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Aug 29 – Sep 27
- Tags / Apps
- 33 / 1
- If Drawn
- $703
Every License in NE-04
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE104 | Northeast 04 Mule Deer | 25% | 1 | |
| NE104-1 | Northeast 04 Whitetail | 100% | 0 | |
| NE104M | Northeast 04 Muzzleloader | 100% | 0 | |
| NE104R | Northeast 04 Bow Mule Deer | 100% | 0 | |
| NE104R1 | Northeast 04 Bow Whitetail | 100% | 0 |
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, 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
| National Forest | 180,026 ac | 68% |
| Private | 70,091 ac | 27% |
| State land | 11,174 ac | 4% |
| BLM | 2,878 ac | 1% |
| Other public | 171 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 Troy; southwest on Grande Ronde Rvr to Elgin; northwest on State Hwy 204 to Tollgate; northeast on FR 64 to Oregon- Washington state line; east on state line to Grande Ronde Rvr; southwest on Grande Ronde Rvr to Troy, point of beginning. (Maps: Umatilla NF, ODF)
▸ Sources 6
- 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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