Hunt 210 Saddle Mtn Unit: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 210, Saddle Mtn Unit, is one antlerless elk, Dec. 1 to Mar. 31, 2027, with 11 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 49). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 11 of 640 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 121 hunters took 86 elk on this hunt in 2025, 71 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, 2021 to 2025.
National park land (no hunting)National wildlife refugeBLMODFW landState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 10Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One antlerless elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Dec. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 11 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 640 residents, 18 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 11 |
| Harvested, 2025 | 86 by 121 hunters |
| Units | 10 Saddle Mountain |
How hard is it to draw hunt 210?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 640 residents and 18 nonresidents putting hunt 210 first for 11 tags; 11 residents drew, and 0 of 18 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 13 points or more. In 2025: 688 resident first-choice applicants, 10 drew, for 11 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | 49 | 0 |
| 3 | 68 | 0 |
| 2 | 76 | 0 |
| 1 | 127 | 0 |
| 0 | 169 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 11 | 0 |
Source: ODFW 2026 Elk Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2025 Elk 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 elk are taken on hunt 210?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 210, year by year: 86 from 121 hunters in 2025, 84 from 112 hunters in 2024, 78 from 108 hunters in 2023 and 88 from 121 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | 1,103 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 71 |
| 2024 | 112 | 698 | 84 | 2 | 83 | 75 |
| 2023 | 108 | 813 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 72 |
| 2022 | 121 | 976 | 88 | 0 | 88 | 73 |
| 2021 | 115 | 1,371 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 81 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2021 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 210 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 210 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 10 Saddle Mountain | 121 | 86 | 22.7% |
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 210 have?
ODFW lists 11 tags for hunt 210 (Saddle Mtn Unit) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Dec. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 (regulations page 49). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 11 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 210?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 210 with in the preference phase was 13 (4 of 7 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 210?
ODFW estimates 86 elk from 121 hunters on hunt 210 in 2025, 71 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 84 from 112.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 49.
- 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.