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Oregon elk hunts drawn with 6 preference points, 2026

In ODFW's 2026 draw, applicants holding 6 preference points drew elk licenses in 122 elk hunts. Residents: 792 of the 869 who applied for those hunts with 6 points drew, in 119 hunts. Nonresidents: 57 of the 57 who applied for those hunts with 6 points drew, in 29 hunts.

Data updated October 2026. Every figure is ODFW's 2026 draw report, with 2025 beside it. It is what happened in that draw, not a forecast for the next one.

Elk by points: 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points 6 points 7 points 8-9 points 10-14 points 15-19 points 20+ points

Map of Oregon's 67 wildlife management units; units with a FilledTag page are shaded and numbered
Shaded: units with a page of their own. Every unit is in its zone's table.

Residents: which Oregon elk hunts drew at 6 preference points in 2026?

119 hunts: 792 of the 869 applicants at that level drew, by ODFW's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which ODFW reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.

HuntUnitsLicenses, 2026With 6 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026With 6 points: drew of applied, 2025
Hunt 249A1Ukiah46855 of 55450 of 50
Hunt 248A1Heppner60538 of 38439 of 41
Hunt 257R1Sled Springs21629 of 295
Hunt 210A1Saddle Mountain, Wilson4222 of 22512 of 12
Hunt 246AMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek46822 of 22329 of 29
Hunt 218CAlsea4420 of 20520 of 20
Hunt 257XSled Springs55020 of 20222 of 22
Hunt 265A2Beulah22020 of 2037 of 7
Hunt 254XMt. Emily52818 of 181
Hunt 218AAlsea3817 of 17515 of 15
Hunt 210A2Saddle Mountain, Wilson4216 of 16516 of 16
Hunt 246XMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek41315 of 15211 of 11
Hunt 256XWenaha30813 of 131
Hunt 261XImnaha30313 of 13313 of 14
Hunt 253XCatherine Creek30312 of 1225 of 5
Hunt 237ROchoco4959 of 928 of 8
Hunt 217AStott Mountain, Stott Mt.398 of 848 of 8
Hunt 247CNorthside4408 of 8214 of 14
Hunt 252RStarkey1,3008 of 815 of 5
Hunt 220Siuslaw507 of 732 of 2
Hunt 248R1Heppner1217 of 731 of 1
Hunt 215AAlsea, Willamette836 of 647 of 7
Hunt 226YPowers906 of 6310 of 10
Hunt 211BScappoose335 of 54
Hunt 214A2Trask335 of 534 of 4
Hunt 216DSantiam225 of 543 of 3
Hunt 210B2Saddle Mountain384 of 44
Hunt 212BWilson104 of 452 of 2
Hunt 214A1Trask324 of 443 of 3
Hunt 237T1Ochoco104 of 451 of 1
Hunt 250R1Desolation1,0854 of 411 of 1
Hunt 252C1Starkey174 of 441 of 1
Hunt 256Y2Wenaha1544 of 412 of 2
Hunt 258TChesnimnus114 of 46
Hunt 266RMalheur River4254 of 414 of 4
Hunt 266XMalheur River3584 of 415 of 5
Hunt 272XSilvies3584 of 411 of 1
Hunt 214CTrask553 of 342 of 2
Hunt 217BStott Mountain, Stott Mt.113 of 355 of 5
Hunt 219AMcKenzie, Mckenzie503 of 343 of 3
Hunt 230ADixon, Rogue283 of 349 of 9
Hunt 231XKeno, Sprague8803 of 311 of 1
Hunt 238XGrizzly663 of 331 of 1
Hunt 248R2Heppner1,4303 of 311 of 1
Hunt 249R1Ukiah2203 of 311 of 1
Hunt 250XDesolation1,1003 of 315 of 5
Hunt 261Imnaha333 of 331 of 1
Hunt 262XPine Creek3303 of 316 of 6
Hunt 266YMalheur River3583 of 312 of 2
Hunt 200MDixon, Evans Creek, Indigo, McKenzie, Mckenzie, Rogue, Santiam9902 of 21
Hunt 210C1Saddle Mountain, Scappoose822 of 223 of 3
Hunt 214D2Trask212 of 23
Hunt 218TAlsea162 of 242 of 2
Hunt 241XHood, White River5502 of 213 of 3
Hunt 249T442 of 22
Hunt 251ASumpter8252 of 212 of 2
Hunt 252A2Starkey9902 of 21
Hunt 254R2Mt. Emily1432 of 21
Hunt 255XWalla Walla2642 of 213 of 3
Hunt 256R2Wenaha1322 of 21
Hunt 275XInterstate2202 of 21
Hunt 210DSaddle Mountain831 of 133 of 3
Hunt 210XSaddle Mountain1,3201 of 114 of 4
Hunt 210YSaddle Mountain1,3201 of 112 of 2
Hunt 212T1Wilson111 of 131 of 1
Hunt 214D1Trask221 of 13
Hunt 217TStott Mountain, Stott Mt.161 of 12
Hunt 221T1Indigo201 of 11
Hunt 222ADixon111 of 131 of 1
Hunt 224TTioga301 of 142 of 2
Hunt 224YTioga9021 of 112 of 2
Hunt 225BChetco, Sixes221 of 13
Hunt 225XSixes1651 of 112 of 2
Hunt 225YSixes1651 of 11
Hunt 226RPowers611 of 131 of 1
Hunt 226XPowers3301 of 11
Hunt 227XChetco771 of 12
Hunt 227YChetco771 of 111 of 1
Hunt 230T2Dixon, Rogue391 of 12
Hunt 231TKeno261 of 132 of 2
Hunt 234BMetolius, Upper Deschutes221 of 121 of 1
Hunt 234MFort Rock, Grizzly, Metolius, Upper Deschutes1981 of 111 of 1
Hunt 235YFort Rock, Paulina3301 of 11
Hunt 236XMaury221 of 12
Hunt 237AOchoco3301 of 112 of 2
Hunt 238YGrizzly661 of 13
Hunt 244Biggs, Columbia Basin, Maupin1,1001 of 114 of 4
Hunt 245B1Fossil1211 of 11
Hunt 246BMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek2481 of 127 of 7
Hunt 246RMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek9301 of 111 of 1
Hunt 247BNorthside3031 of 112 of 2
Hunt 247D2Heppner, Northside1651 of 11
Hunt 247XNorthside4131 of 1115 of 15
Hunt 249CUkiah831 of 135 of 5
Hunt 249R2Ukiah1,3001 of 111 of 1
Hunt 250TDesolation211 of 12
Hunt 252B1Starkey4401 of 112 of 2
Hunt 252T1Starkey301 of 12
Hunt 253R1Catherine Creek, Imnaha, Keating, Minam, Pine Creek1,7951 of 112 of 2
Hunt 254Y2Mt. Emily2311 of 11
Hunt 255R2Walla Walla441 of 11
Hunt 258A1Chesnimnus, Sled Springs721 of 11
Hunt 258XChesnimnus3851 of 117 of 7
Hunt 259XSnake River1541 of 11
Hunt 260MMinam551 of 11
Hunt 264A1Lookout Mountain1651 of 11
Hunt 265RBeulah5501 of 111 of 1
Hunt 266TMalheur River111 of 13
Hunt 272ASilvies3301 of 111 of 1
Hunt 272RSilvies7551 of 11
Hunt 275YInterstate1101 of 11
Hunt 277AFort Rock, Paulina, Silver Lake1501 of 122 of 2
Hunt 278A2Beatys Butte, Juniper, Malheur River, Owyhee, Steens Mountain, Wagontire, Whitehorse4401 of 112 of 2
Hunt 252A1Starkey385183 of 2116141 of 142
Hunt 210B1Saddle Mountain3912 of 156
Hunt 210TSaddle Mountain115 of 865 of 5
Hunt 218BAlsea3819 of 40612 of 12
Hunt 214B2Trask105 of 1162 of 2
Hunt 226APowers218 of 2468 of 8

Nonresidents: which Oregon elk hunts drew at 6 preference points in 2026?

29 hunts: 57 of the 57 applicants at that level drew, by ODFW's 2026 draw report. Sorted by the share of them who drew, highest first. "Fewest points that drew" is the lowest level at which ODFW reports anyone in this group drawing the hunt.

HuntUnitsLicenses, 2026With 6 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026With 6 points: drew of applied, 2025
Hunt 246BMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek2489 of 96
Hunt 249A1Ukiah4686 of 652 of 2
Hunt 248A1Heppner6055 of 55
Hunt 252RStarkey1,3004 of 42
Hunt 257XSled Springs5503 of 333 of 3
Hunt 261XImnaha3033 of 351 of 1
Hunt 210A2Saddle Mountain, Wilson422 of 26
Hunt 246AMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek4682 of 24
Hunt 266XMalheur River3582 of 22
Hunt 278A2Beatys Butte, Juniper, Malheur River, Owyhee, Steens Mountain, Wagontire, Whitehorse4402 of 23
Hunt 220Siuslaw501 of 16
Hunt 226XPowers3301 of 11
Hunt 237ROchoco4951 of 131 of 1
Hunt 246RMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek9301 of 11
Hunt 246XMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek4131 of 13
Hunt 247CNorthside4401 of 13
Hunt 249R2Ukiah1,3001 of 11
Hunt 251B1Sumpter1381 of 121 of 1
Hunt 251RSumpter5831 of 11
Hunt 253XCatherine Creek3031 of 14
Hunt 254R2Mt. Emily1431 of 11
Hunt 255XWalla Walla2641 of 11
Hunt 256R2Wenaha1321 of 12
Hunt 258TChesnimnus111 of 16
Hunt 265A1Beulah3851 of 11
Hunt 265RBeulah5501 of 11
Hunt 266RMalheur River4251 of 13
Hunt 272RSilvies7551 of 11
Hunt 275XInterstate2201 of 11

How does Oregon's draw use points?

ODFW fills 75% of each controlled hunt's tags by preference points, highest points first, and draws the other 25% at random from the first-choice applicants left, whatever their points.

Where do these numbers come from?

Every species and point level in Oregon ยท Oregon hunting

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