Hunt 127M Chetco Unit Muzzleloader: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 127M, Chetco Unit Muzzleloader, is one buck with visible antler, Nov. 14 to Dec. 6, with 39 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 40). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 37 of 37 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 28 hunters took 5 deer on this hunt in 2025, 18 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 wildlife refugeNational forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 27Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One buck with visible antler |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Nov. 14 - Dec. 6 |
| Weapon | Muzzleloader |
| 2026 tags | 39 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 37 residents, 4 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 38 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 5 by 28 hunters |
| Units | 27 Chetco |
How hard is it to draw hunt 127M?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 37 residents and 4 nonresidents putting hunt 127M first for 39 tags; every resident drew, and 1 of 4 nonresidents, the most ODFW issues to nonresidents in a deer or elk hunt (5% of tags). In 2025: 41 resident first-choice applicants, 38 drew, for 39 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 2 | 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 127M?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 127M, year by year: 5 from 28 hunters in 2025, 8 from 28 hunters in 2024, 11 from 25 hunters in 2023 and 6 from 26 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 172 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 28 | 183 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
| 2023 | 25 | 167 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 |
| 2022 | 26 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 29 | 214 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 2020 | 28 | 217 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 43 |
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 127M cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 127M hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Deer harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 27 Chetco | 28 | 5 | 81.9% |
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 127M have?
ODFW lists 39 tags for hunt 127M (Chetco Unit Muzzleloader) in 2026, one buck with visible antler, Nov. 14 - Dec. 6 (regulations page 40). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 39 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 127M?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 127M with in the preference phase was 1 (14 of 14 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 127M?
ODFW estimates 5 deer from 28 hunters on hunt 127M in 2025, 18 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 8 from 28.
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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.