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Hunt 123R1 Umpqua Bow: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest

Oregon controlled hunt 123R1, Umpqua Bow, is one white-tailed buck with visible antler or one black-tailed deer (see hunt description for details), Aug. 29 to Sept. 27, with 55 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 38). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 15 of 15 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 14 hunters took 8 deer on this hunt in 2025, 57 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, 2021 to 2025.

Map of Oregon's Melrose Unit (23), where most hunt 123R1 hunters hunted in 2025, with public land by manager

National forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 23Lake, reservoir or riverHighway

The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description (the hunt covers part of the unit), regulations pages 94 to 101.
Hunt 123R1 at a glance
Bag limitOne white-tailed buck with visible antler or one black-tailed deer (see hunt description for details)
2026 seasonAug. 29 - Sept. 27
WeaponArchery
2026 tags55
First-choice applicants, 2026 draw15 residents, 3 nonresidents
Drawn, 202616 (1 nonresident)
Harvested, 20258 by 14 hunters
Units23 Melrose, 21 Indigo, 22 Dixon, 24 Tioga

How hard is it to draw hunt 123R1?

ODFW's 2026 report shows 15 residents and 3 nonresidents putting hunt 123R1 first for 55 tags; every resident drew, and 1 of 3 nonresidents. In 2025: 24 resident first-choice applicants, 24 drew, for 55 tags.

Residents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
611
411
211
133
090
Nonresidents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
711
020

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 123R1?

ODFW's estimates for hunt 123R1, year by year: 8 from 14 hunters in 2025, 7 from 16 hunters in 2024, 23 from 32 hunters in 2023 and 1 from 29 hunters in 2022.

YearHuntersDays huntedDeer harvestedBucksAntlerlessPer 100 hunters
202514488057
2024168377044
2023322592317672
202229261103
2021342102206

Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2021 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.

Which units does hunt 123R1 cover?

ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 123R1 hunters in 4 units:

UnitHunters, 2025Deer harvested, 2025Public land in the unit
Unit 23 Melrose14815.4%
Unit 21 Indigo0068.1%
Unit 22 Dixon0074.6%
Unit 24 Tioga0034.2%

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 123R1 have?

ODFW lists 55 tags for hunt 123R1 (Umpqua Bow) in 2026, one white-tailed buck with visible antler or one black-tailed deer (see hunt description for details), Aug. 29 - Sept. 27 (regulations page 38). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 55 tags for 2025.

How many points do you need to draw hunt 123R1?

In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 123R1 with in the preference phase was 1 (3 of 3 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 123R1?

ODFW estimates 8 deer from 14 hunters on hunt 123R1 in 2025, 57 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 7 from 16.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Every figure is ODFW's or measured from public maps.