Hunt 440A2 Columbia Plateau No. 2: Oregon pronghorn tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 440A2, Columbia Plateau No. 2, is one buck pronghorn, Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, with 26 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 60). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 25 of 380 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 22 hunters took 18 pronghorn on this hunt in 2025, 82 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 forestBLMODFW landState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 44Lake, 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.| Bag limit | One buck pronghorn |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Oct. 17 - Oct. 25 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 26 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 380 residents, 19 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 26 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 18 by 22 hunters |
| Units | 44 Columbia Basin, 43 Biggs, 48 Heppner, 40 Maupin |
How hard is it to draw hunt 440A2?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 380 residents and 19 nonresidents putting hunt 440A2 first for 26 tags; 25 residents drew, and 1 of 19 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 11 points or more. In 2025: 419 resident first-choice applicants, 25 drew, for 26 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 0 |
| 5 | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | 36 | 0 |
| 3 | 42 | 0 |
| 2 | 43 | 0 |
| 1 | 50 | 0 |
| 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 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 440A2?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 440A2, year by year: 18 from 22 hunters in 2025, 13 from 20 hunters in 2024, 12 from 19 hunters in 2023 and 6 from 16 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Pronghorn harvested | Bucks | Does | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 82 |
| 2024 | 20 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 65 |
| 2023 | 19 | 73 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 63 |
| 2022 | 16 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | 17 | 158 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 59 |
| 2020 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 73 |
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 440A2 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 440A2 hunters in 4 units:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Pronghorn harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 44 Columbia Basin | 10 | 8 | 1.3% |
| Unit 43 Biggs | 9 | 9 | 12.3% |
| Unit 48 Heppner | 2 | 1 | 34.1% |
| Unit 40 Maupin | 1 | 0 | 9.3% |
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 440A2 have?
ODFW lists 26 tags for hunt 440A2 (Columbia Plateau No. 2) in 2026, one buck pronghorn, Oct. 17 - Oct. 25 (regulations page 60). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 26 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 440A2?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 440A2 with in the preference phase was 11 (8 of 10 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 440A2?
ODFW estimates 18 pronghorn from 22 hunters on hunt 440A2 in 2025, 82 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 13 from 20.
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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.
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