Hunt 435 Paulina Unit: Oregon pronghorn tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 435, Paulina Unit, is one buck pronghorn, Aug. 15 to Aug. 23, with 17 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 60). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 16 of 460 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 10 hunters took 9 pronghorn on this hunt in 2025, 90 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 landBureau of ReclamationOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 35Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One buck pronghorn |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Aug. 15 - Aug. 23 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 17 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 460 residents, 20 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 17 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 9 by 10 hunters |
| Units | 35 Paulina |
How hard is it to draw hunt 435?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 460 residents and 20 nonresidents putting hunt 435 first for 17 tags; 16 residents drew, and 1 of 20 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 14 points or more. In 2025: 625 resident first-choice applicants, 16 drew, for 17 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 0 |
| 7 | 44 | 0 |
| 6 | 33 | 0 |
| 5 | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | 41 | 0 |
| 2 | 41 | 0 |
| 1 | 57 | 0 |
| 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 0 | 5 | 0 |
Source: ODFW 2026 Pronghorn Antelope Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2025 Pronghorn Antelope 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 pronghorn are taken on hunt 435?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 435, year by year: 9 from 10 hunters in 2025, 5 from 13 hunters in 2024, 13 from 17 hunters in 2023 and 9 from 11 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Pronghorn harvested | Bucks | Does | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | 13 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | 17 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 76 |
| 2022 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 82 |
| 2021 | 13 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 46 |
| 2020 | 15 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
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 435 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 435 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Pronghorn harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 35 Paulina | 10 | 9 | 76.5% |
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 435 have?
ODFW lists 17 tags for hunt 435 (Paulina Unit) in 2026, one buck pronghorn, Aug. 15 - Aug. 23 (regulations page 60). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 17 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 435?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 435 with in the preference phase was 14 (7 of 7 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 435?
ODFW estimates 9 pronghorn from 10 hunters on hunt 435 in 2025, 90 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 5 from 13.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 60.
- 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.