Hunt 466A1 Malheur Rvr Unit No. 1: Oregon pronghorn tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 466A1, Malheur Rvr Unit No. 1, is one pronghorn either sex, Aug. 15 to Aug. 23, with 88 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 60). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 86 of 1,567 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 81 hunters took 70 pronghorn on this hunt in 2025, 86 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 landState forest and trust landBureau of ReclamationOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 66Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One pronghorn either sex |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Aug. 15 - Aug. 23 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 88 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 1,567 residents, 74 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 88 (2 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 70 by 81 hunters |
| Units | 66 Malheur River |
How hard is it to draw hunt 466A1?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 1,567 residents and 74 nonresidents putting hunt 466A1 first for 88 tags; 86 residents drew, and 2 of 74 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 15 points or more. In 2025: 1,601 resident first-choice applicants, 75 drew, for 77 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | 59 | 33 |
| 14 | 51 | 0 |
| 13 | 67 | 0 |
| 12 | 75 | 0 |
| 11 | 79 | 0 |
| 10 | 82 | 0 |
| 9 | 85 | 0 |
| 8 | 100 | 0 |
| 7 | 100 | 0 |
| 6 | 104 | 0 |
| 5 | 106 | 0 |
| 4 | 117 | 0 |
| 3 | 131 | 0 |
| 2 | 119 | 0 |
| 1 | 129 | 0 |
| 0 | 132 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 0 | 10 | 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 466A1?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 466A1, year by year: 70 from 81 hunters in 2025, 59 from 72 hunters in 2024, 55 from 79 hunters in 2023 and 65 from 76 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Pronghorn harvested | Bucks | Does | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | 229 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 86 |
| 2024 | 72 | 180 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 82 |
| 2023 | 79 | 247 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 70 |
| 2022 | 76 | 225 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 86 |
| 2021 | 73 | 248 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 71 |
| 2020 | 82 | 280 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 76 |
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 466A1 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 466A1 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Pronghorn harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 66 Malheur River | 81 | 70 | 67.7% |
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 466A1 have?
ODFW lists 88 tags for hunt 466A1 (Malheur Rvr Unit No. 1) in 2026, one pronghorn either sex, Aug. 15 - Aug. 23 (regulations page 60). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 77 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 466A1?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 466A1 with in the preference phase was 15 (33 of 59 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 466A1?
ODFW estimates 70 pronghorn from 81 hunters on hunt 466A1 in 2025, 86 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 59 from 72.
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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.