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Oregon elk hunts drawn with 8 to 9 preference points, 2026

In ODFW's 2026 draw, applicants holding 8 to 9 preference points drew elk licenses in 89 elk hunts. Residents: 553 of the 822 who applied for those hunts with that many points drew, in 82 hunts. Nonresidents: 36 of the 37 who applied for those hunts with that many points drew, in 19 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 8 to 9 preference points in 2026?

82 hunts: 553 of the 822 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 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026With 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2025
Hunt 257R1Sled Springs21649 of 495
Hunt 252A1Starkey38539 of 39620 of 20
Hunt 254XMt. Emily52828 of 281
Hunt 211Scappoose2810 of 10712 of 12
Hunt 248A1Heppner6059 of 9423 of 23
Hunt 256XWenaha3089 of 91
Hunt 257XSled Springs5508 of 8216 of 16
Hunt 252RStarkey1,3007 of 718 of 8
Hunt 249A1Ukiah4686 of 6413 of 14
Hunt 254Y2Mt. Emily2316 of 61
Hunt 210B2Saddle Mountain385 of 54
Hunt 214B1Trask115 of 574 of 4
Hunt 256R2Wenaha1325 of 51
Hunt 210B1Saddle Mountain394 of 46
Hunt 214CTrask554 of 44
Hunt 244Biggs, Columbia Basin, Maupin1,1004 of 411 of 1
Hunt 253R1Catherine Creek, Imnaha, Keating, Minam, Pine Creek1,7954 of 414 of 4
Hunt 253XCatherine Creek3034 of 422 of 2
Hunt 265A2Beulah2204 of 436 of 6
Hunt 265RBeulah5504 of 41
Hunt 210A2Saddle Mountain, Wilson423 of 351 of 1
Hunt 214A1Trask323 of 342 of 2
Hunt 218CAlsea443 of 351 of 1
Hunt 224YTioga9023 of 311 of 1
Hunt 263XKeating2483 of 321 of 1
Hunt 272YSilvies3583 of 316 of 6
Hunt 200RAlsea, Applegate, Beatys Butte, Beulah, Biggs, Catherine Creek, Chetco, Columbia Basin, Desolation, Dixon, Evans Creek, Fort Rock, Fossil, Grizzly, Heppner, Hood, Imnaha, Indigo, Interstate, Juniper, Keating, Keno, Klamath Falls, Lookout Mountain, Malheur River, Maupin, Maury, McKenzie, Mckenzie, Melrose, Metolius, Minam, Murderer's Creek, Murderers Creek, Northside, Ochoco, Owyhee, Paulina, Pine Creek, Powers, Rogue, Saddle Mountain, Santiam, Scappoose, Silver Lake, Silvies, Siuslaw, Sixes, Snake River, Sprague, Starkey, Steens Mountain, Stott Mt., Sumpter, Tioga, Trask, Ukiah, Upper Deschutes, Wagontire, Warner, White River, Whitehorse, Willamette, Wilson3302 of 21
Hunt 210C1Saddle Mountain, Scappoose822 of 222 of 2
Hunt 217AStott Mountain, Stott Mt.392 of 242 of 2
Hunt 217BStott Mountain, Stott Mt.112 of 25
Hunt 218BAlsea382 of 261 of 1
Hunt 224MTioga2752 of 212 of 2
Hunt 224TTioga302 of 241 of 1
Hunt 224XTioga9022 of 212 of 2
Hunt 225XSixes1652 of 21
Hunt 229222 of 24
Hunt 252C1Starkey172 of 241 of 1
Hunt 258YChesnimnus3852 of 21
Hunt 272XSilvies3582 of 211 of 1
Hunt 210TSaddle Mountain111 of 161 of 1
Hunt 210XSaddle Mountain1,3201 of 111 of 1
Hunt 210YSaddle Mountain1,3201 of 11
Hunt 215AAlsea, Willamette831 of 145 of 5
Hunt 216BSantiam111 of 172 of 2
Hunt 216DSantiam221 of 14
Hunt 216TSantiam221 of 12
Hunt 218AAlsea381 of 154 of 4
Hunt 220Siuslaw501 of 133 of 3
Hunt 225ASixes2201 of 11
Hunt 226APowers211 of 163 of 3
Hunt 234BMetolius, Upper Deschutes221 of 12
Hunt 234XFort Rock, Metolius, Upper Deschutes1,3201 of 115 of 5
Hunt 237ROchoco4951 of 121 of 1
Hunt 237T1Ochoco101 of 151 of 1
Hunt 238AGrizzly4401 of 11
Hunt 238B2Grizzly1381 of 11
Hunt 238XGrizzly661 of 13
Hunt 241XHood, White River5501 of 11
Hunt 241YHood, White River1,2101 of 111 of 1
Hunt 246AMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek4681 of 1318 of 18
Hunt 246RMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek9301 of 11
Hunt 246XMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek4131 of 125 of 5
Hunt 247Northside3301 of 111 of 1
Hunt 247RNorthside1,0551 of 112 of 2
Hunt 249DUkiah831 of 111 of 1
Hunt 249T441 of 12
Hunt 250R1Desolation1,0851 of 11
Hunt 253ACatherine Creek1101 of 11
Hunt 254R2Mt. Emily1431 of 11
Hunt 256Y2Wenaha1541 of 11
Hunt 258A3Chesnimnus, Sled Springs721 of 11
Hunt 258XChesnimnus3851 of 116 of 6
Hunt 259XSnake River1541 of 111 of 1
Hunt 260XMinam4401 of 11
Hunt 262XPine Creek3301 of 117 of 7
Hunt 265A1Beulah3851 of 11
Hunt 265A3Beulah1101 of 11
Hunt 248DHeppner3324 of 2589 of 9
Hunt 259YSnake River16590 of 138857 of 57
Hunt 237XOchoco13874 of 125855 of 55
Hunt 237YOchoco13862 of 151849 of 49
Hunt 224CTioga267 of 87916 of 17

Nonresidents: which Oregon elk hunts drew at 8 to 9 preference points in 2026?

19 hunts: 36 of the 37 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 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2026Fewest points that drew, 2026With 8-9 points: drew of applied, 2025
Hunt 252A1Starkey3856 of 677 of 7
Hunt 257XSled Springs5505 of 533 of 3
Hunt 254XMt. Emily5284 of 41
Hunt 249CUkiah833 of 33
Hunt 248A1Heppner6052 of 253 of 3
Hunt 264A3Lookout Mountain1102 of 242 of 2
Hunt 210B2Saddle Mountain381 of 18
Hunt 216BSantiam111 of 19
Hunt 246XMurderer's Creek, Murderers Creek4131 of 13
Hunt 248R2Heppner1,4301 of 121 of 1
Hunt 249T441 of 14
Hunt 250XDesolation1,1001 of 11
Hunt 252T1Starkey301 of 18
Hunt 255XWalla Walla2641 of 111 of 1
Hunt 256XWenaha3081 of 11
Hunt 259XSnake River1541 of 13
Hunt 261XImnaha3031 of 15
Hunt 265A2Beulah2201 of 14
Hunt 225XSixes1652 of 39

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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