Hunt 121M Indigo Unit Muzzleloader: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 121M, Indigo Unit Muzzleloader, is one deer, Nov. 14 to Nov. 25, with 165 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 40). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 157 of 405 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 137 hunters took 70 deer on this hunt in 2025, 51 for every 100 hunters.
Data updated October 2026. Tags and dates: ODFW's 2026 regulations. Draw: ODFW's 2026 Preference Point Draw Report. Harvest: ODFW, 2020 to 2025.
National forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 21Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One deer |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Nov. 14 - Nov. 25 |
| Weapon | Muzzleloader |
| 2026 tags | 165 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 405 residents, 19 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 164 (7 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 70 by 137 hunters |
| Units | 21 Indigo |
How hard is it to draw hunt 121M?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 405 residents and 19 nonresidents putting hunt 121M first for 165 tags; 157 residents drew, and 7 of 19 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 2 points or more. In 2025: 401 resident first-choice applicants, 157 drew, for 165 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | 47 | 47 |
| 2 | 110 | 42 |
| 1 | 109 | 0 |
| 0 | 112 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
Source: ODFW 2026 Buck Deer Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2025 Buck Deer Preference Point Draw Report. The table is ODFW's preference point phase only; tags drawn at random (25%) are not printed by point level.
How many deer are taken on hunt 121M?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 121M, year by year: 70 from 137 hunters in 2025, 86 from 130 hunters in 2024, 48 from 134 hunters in 2023 and 66 from 145 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 137 | 647 | 70 | 60 | 11 | 51 |
| 2024 | 130 | 541 | 86 | 83 | 3 | 66 |
| 2023 | 134 | 680 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 36 |
| 2022 | 145 | 822 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 46 |
| 2021 | 125 | 636 | 63 | 60 | 3 | 50 |
| 2020 | 143 | 745 | 80 | 72 | 8 | 56 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 121M cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 121M hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Deer harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 21 Indigo | 137 | 70 | 68.1% |
Public land measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land by manager, 2025) for the whole unit, not the hunt's own boundary.
Questions hunters ask
How many tags does hunt 121M have?
ODFW lists 165 tags for hunt 121M (Indigo Unit Muzzleloader) in 2026, one deer, Nov. 14 - Nov. 25 (regulations page 40). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 165 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 121M?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 121M with in the preference phase was 2 (42 of 110 at that level drew). The other 25% of tags are drawn at random among all first-choice applicants, whatever their points.
What is the success rate on hunt 121M?
ODFW estimates 70 deer from 137 hunters on hunt 121M in 2025, 51 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 86 from 130.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 40.
- Draw: ODFW 2026 and 2025 Preference Point Draw Reports.
- Harvest: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land by manager, 2025).
FilledTag is not part of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Every figure is ODFW's or measured from public maps.