Hunt 616A2 SW Santiam: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 616A2, SW Santiam, is one antlerless deer, Oct. 3 to Nov. 6, with 55 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 42). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 55 of 757 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 53 hunters took 32 deer on this hunt in 2025, 60 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 forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 16Lake, 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 antlerless deer |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Oct. 3 - Nov. 6 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 55 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 757 residents, 2 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 55 |
| Harvested, 2025 | 32 by 53 hunters |
| Units | 16 Santiam |
How hard is it to draw hunt 616A2?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 757 residents and 2 nonresidents putting hunt 616A2 first for 55 tags; 55 residents drew, and 0 of 2 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 8 points or more. In 2025: 692 resident first-choice applicants, 55 drew, for 55 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 35 | 30 |
| 7 | 44 | 0 |
| 6 | 31 | 0 |
| 5 | 55 | 0 |
| 4 | 78 | 0 |
| 3 | 96 | 0 |
| 2 | 135 | 0 |
| 1 | 140 | 0 |
| 0 | 132 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: ODFW 2026 Antlerless Deer Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2025 Antlerless Deer 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 deer are taken on hunt 616A2?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 616A2, year by year: 32 from 53 hunters in 2025, 32 from 62 hunters in 2024, 22 from 55 hunters in 2023 and 20 from 42 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 256 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 60 |
| 2024 | 62 | 369 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 52 |
| 2023 | 55 | 310 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 40 |
| 2022 | 42 | 275 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 48 |
| 2021 | 57 | 304 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 51 |
| 2020 | 47 | 240 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 36 |
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 616A2 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 616A2 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Deer harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 16 Santiam | 53 | 32 | 62.6% |
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 616A2 have?
ODFW lists 55 tags for hunt 616A2 (SW Santiam) in 2026, one antlerless deer, Oct. 3 - Nov. 6 (regulations page 42). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 55 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 616A2?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 616A2 with in the preference phase was 8 (30 of 35 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 616A2?
ODFW estimates 32 deer from 53 hunters on hunt 616A2 in 2025, 60 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 32 from 62.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 42.
- 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.