Hunt 446 Murderers Cr Unit: Oregon pronghorn tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 446, Murderers Cr Unit, is one buck pronghorn, Aug. 15 to Aug. 23, with 55 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 60). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 54 of 705 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 48 hunters took 31 pronghorn on this hunt in 2025, 65 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 forestBLMODFW landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 46Lake, 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 | 55 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 705 residents, 36 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 55 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 31 by 48 hunters |
| Units | 46 Murderers Creek |
How hard is it to draw hunt 446?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 705 residents and 36 nonresidents putting hunt 446 first for 55 tags; 54 residents drew, and 1 of 36 nonresidents, the most ODFW issues to nonresidents in a pronghorn hunt (3% of tags). In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 12 points or more. In 2025: 793 resident first-choice applicants, 53 drew, for 54 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | 37 | 30 |
| 11 | 38 | 0 |
| 10 | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | 43 | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 7 | 57 | 0 |
| 6 | 48 | 0 |
| 5 | 62 | 0 |
| 4 | 73 | 0 |
| 3 | 61 | 0 |
| 2 | 66 | 0 |
| 1 | 73 | 0 |
| 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 6 | 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 446?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 446, year by year: 31 from 48 hunters in 2025, 25 from 33 hunters in 2024, 32 from 45 hunters in 2023 and 37 from 48 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Pronghorn harvested | Bucks | Does | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 159 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 65 |
| 2024 | 33 | 119 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 76 |
| 2023 | 45 | 156 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 71 |
| 2022 | 48 | 142 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 77 |
| 2021 | 47 | 157 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 72 |
| 2020 | 50 | 137 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 74 |
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 446 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 446 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Pronghorn harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 46 Murderers Creek | 48 | 31 | 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 446 have?
ODFW lists 55 tags for hunt 446 (Murderers Cr Unit) in 2026, one buck pronghorn, Aug. 15 - Aug. 23 (regulations page 60). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 54 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 446?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 446 with in the preference phase was 12 (30 of 37 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 446?
ODFW estimates 31 pronghorn from 48 hunters on hunt 446 in 2025, 65 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 25 from 33.
Get an Oregon hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Oregon are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Oregon included.
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.