Hunt 469M Steens Mtn Muzzleloader: Oregon pronghorn tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 469M, Steens Mtn Muzzleloader, is one buck pronghorn, Aug. 26 to Sep. 3, with 33 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 61). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 32 of 206 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 29 hunters took 15 pronghorn on this hunt in 2025, 52 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, 2023 to 2025.
National wildlife refugeBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 69Lake, 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 | Aug. 26 - Sep. 3 |
| Weapon | Muzzleloader |
| 2026 tags | 33 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 206 residents, 15 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 33 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 15 by 29 hunters |
| Units | 69 Steens Mountain |
How hard is it to draw hunt 469M?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 206 residents and 15 nonresidents putting hunt 469M first for 33 tags; 32 residents drew, and 1 of 15 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 10 points or more. In 2025: 241 resident first-choice applicants, 32 drew, for 33 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 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 469M?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 469M, year by year: 15 from 29 hunters in 2025, 14 from 30 hunters in 2024 and 14 from 30 hunters in 2023.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Pronghorn harvested | Bucks | Does | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 90 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 30 | 143 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023 | 30 | 147 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 47 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2023 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 469M cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 469M hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Pronghorn harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 69 Steens Mountain | 29 | 15 | 63.7% |
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 469M have?
ODFW lists 33 tags for hunt 469M (Steens Mtn Muzzleloader) in 2026, one buck pronghorn, Aug. 26 - Sep. 3 (regulations page 61). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 33 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 469M?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 469M with in the preference phase was 10 (2 of 13 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 469M?
ODFW estimates 15 pronghorn from 29 hunters on hunt 469M in 2025, 52 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 14 from 30.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 61.
- 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.