Oregon — Mule Deer

OR Mule Deer Unit CHETCO — Chetco

Total Acres

1,082,097

Public Land

84%

Wilderness

18%

Elevation

4–5,240 ft

Terrain Difficulty

Steepness

22° avg slope

Extreme Slopes

34° steepest 10%

Ruggedness

±9° variability

Vertical Relief

5,236 ft relief

Altitude

5,240 ft max

Remoteness

18% wilderness

Strenuous terrain — steep, sustained slopes and over 5,236 ft of vertical relief.

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OR Chetco — Tactical Analysis. Terrain & Access Chetco spans over 1 million acres across a steep coastal-range landscape, elevating from sea-level approaches to over 5,200 feet. The unit is 84% public land—primarily national forest—offering broad access for foot-mobile hunters. An 18% wilderness component includes the remote Soda Mountain area, valued by local hunters for backcountry deer hunting during the rut. Lower elevations near the coast are heavily timbered; higher country opens into mixed habitat. Road access reaches into mid-elevation valleys, but much of the productive terrain requires packing in or hiking from established trailheads. The thick, tangled..

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Draw Odds — What It Took to Draw (2024)

Actual results from the 2024 draw, per hunt. Current-year odds at your point level with a paid plan →

Hunt 127M

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → <0.01%1 pts → <0.01%2 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 55.6%1 pts → 100.0%9 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Hunt 627

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → <0.01%1 pts → <0.01%2 pts → <0.01%3 pts → <0.01%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 2.5%7 pts → 43.1%8 pts → 100.0%10 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

Hunt 627T

NonresidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → <0.01%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

ResidentEst. draw odds by point level (2024 draw)

0 pts → 24.1%1 pts → 69.7%2 pts → 100.0%3 pts → 100.0%

Bonus draw — more points always means better odds. Estimated from the 2024 draw.

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Harvest Data

Historical data (2022–2024). Current-year data with a paid plan →

Year	Weapon	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2024	Hunt 127M	28	8	28.0%
2023	Hunt 127M	25	11	44.0%
2022	Hunt 127M	26	6	23.0%

Season Dates

Year	Weapon	Dates	Tag Type	Sex
2026	Archery — General Archery Season Western Oregon Deer Tag	Aug 29, 2026 — Sep 27, 2026	—	male
2026	Muzzleloader — Hunt 127M	Nov 14, 2026 — Dec 6, 2026	—	male
2026	Rifle — General Any Legal Weapon Western Oregon Tag	Oct 3, 2026 — Nov 6, 2026	—	male
2026	Rifle — Hunt 627	Oct 3, 2026 — Nov 6, 2026	—	female
2026	Youth — Hunt 627T	Dec 15, 2026 — Jan 5, 2027	—	either

Herd Data

Buck : Doe

20per 100

2025 Survey

Fawn : Doe

70per 100

2025 Survey

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