Hunt 623T3 Melrose Youth: Oregon deer tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 623T3, Melrose Youth, is one black-tailed deer, Dec. 15 to Jan. 5, 2027, with 44 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 43). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 44 of 58 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 30 hunters took 16 deer on this hunt in 2023, 53 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 2023.
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 black-tailed deer |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Dec. 15 - Jan. 5, 2027 |
| Weapon | Youth hunters only |
| 2026 tags | 44 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 58 residents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 44 |
| Harvested, 2023 | 16 by 30 hunters |
| Units | 23 Melrose |
How hard is it to draw hunt 623T3?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 58 residents putting hunt 623T3 first for 44 tags; 44 residents drew. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 1 point or more. In 2025: 72 resident first-choice applicants, 44 drew, for 44 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 0 | 37 | 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 623T3?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 623T3, year by year: 16 from 30 hunters in 2023, 17 from 31 hunters in 2022, 16 from 36 hunters in 2021 and 10 from 31 hunters in 2020.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Deer harvested | Bucks | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 113 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 53 |
| 2022 | 31 | 111 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
| 2021 | 36 | 148 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 44 |
| 2020 | 31 | 124 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2023). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 623T3 cover?
ODFW's 2023 rows put hunt 623T3 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2023 | Deer harvested, 2023 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 23 Melrose | 30 | 16 | 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 623T3 have?
ODFW lists 44 tags for hunt 623T3 (Melrose Youth) in 2026, one black-tailed deer, Dec. 15 - Jan. 5, 2027 (regulations page 43). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 44 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 623T3?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 623T3 with in the preference phase was 1 (14 of 14 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 623T3?
ODFW estimates 16 deer from 30 hunters on hunt 623T3 in 2023, 53 for every 100 hunters. In 2022: 17 from 31.
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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.