Hunt 623B3 N Bank Habitat No. 3: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 623B3, N Bank Habitat No. 3, is one antlerless deer, Dec. 12 to Dec. 18, with 28 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 42). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 28 of 82 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 17 hunters took 5 deer on this hunt in 2025, 29 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 forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 23Lake, 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 | Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 28 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 82 residents, 1 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 28 |
| Harvested, 2025 | 5 by 17 hunters |
| Units | 23 Melrose |
How hard is it to draw hunt 623B3?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 82 residents and 1 nonresident putting hunt 623B3 first for 28 tags; 28 residents drew, and 0 of 1 nonresident. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 3 points or more. In 2025: 88 resident first-choice applicants, 28 drew, for 28 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | 11 |
| 2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 623B3?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 623B3, year by year: 5 from 17 hunters in 2025, 4 from 23 hunters in 2024, 8 from 23 hunters in 2023 and 7 from 15 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| 2024 | 23 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2023 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 |
| 2022 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 47 |
| 2021 | 22 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
| 2020 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
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 623B3 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 623B3 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Deer harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 23 Melrose | 17 | 5 | 15.4% |
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 623B3 have?
ODFW lists 28 tags for hunt 623B3 (N Bank Habitat No. 3) in 2026, one antlerless deer, Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 (regulations page 42). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 28 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 623B3?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 623B3 with in the preference phase was 3 (11 of 15 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 623B3?
ODFW estimates 5 deer from 17 hunters on hunt 623B3 in 2025, 29 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 4 from 23.
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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.