Hunt 616T2 NW Santiam Youth: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 616T2, NW Santiam Youth, is one deer, Nov. 14 to Nov. 25, with 33 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 43). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 33 of 173 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 26 hunters took 21 deer on this hunt in 2025, 81 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 deer |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Nov. 14 - Nov. 25 |
| Weapon | Youth hunters only |
| 2026 tags | 33 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 173 residents, 4 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 33 |
| Harvested, 2025 | 21 by 26 hunters |
| Units | 16 Santiam |
How hard is it to draw hunt 616T2?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 173 residents and 4 nonresidents putting hunt 616T2 first for 33 tags; 33 residents drew, and 0 of 4 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 4 points or more. In 2025: 160 resident first-choice applicants, 33 drew, for 33 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 1 | 35 | 0 |
| 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 3 | 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 616T2?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 616T2, year by year: 21 from 26 hunters in 2025, 16 from 29 hunters in 2024, 17 from 33 hunters in 2023 and 17 from 21 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 62 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 81 |
| 2024 | 29 | 100 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 55 |
| 2023 | 33 | 139 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 52 |
| 2022 | 21 | 59 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 81 |
| 2021 | 26 | 103 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 65 |
| 2020 | 12 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 75 |
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 616T2 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 616T2 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Deer harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 16 Santiam | 26 | 21 | 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 616T2 have?
ODFW lists 33 tags for hunt 616T2 (NW Santiam Youth) in 2026, one deer, Nov. 14 - Nov. 25 (regulations page 43). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 33 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 616T2?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 616T2 with in the preference phase was 4 (14 of 16 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 616T2?
ODFW estimates 21 deer from 26 hunters on hunt 616T2 in 2025, 81 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 16 from 29.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 43.
- 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.