Hunt 210D Lower Columbia: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 210D, Lower Columbia, is one antlerless elk, Dec. 1 to Mar. 31, 2027, with 83 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 49). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 81 of 261 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 89 hunters took 65 elk on this hunt in 2025, 73 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 (the hunt covers part of the unit), regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One antlerless elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Dec. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 83 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 261 residents, 12 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 83 (2 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 65 by 89 hunters |
| Units | 10 Saddle Mountain |
How hard is it to draw hunt 210D?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 261 residents and 12 nonresidents putting hunt 210D first for 83 tags; 81 residents drew, and 2 of 12 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 3 points or more. In 2025: 247 resident first-choice applicants, 79 drew, for 83 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | 33 | 33 |
| 2 | 68 | 0 |
| 1 | 74 | 0 |
| 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 7 | 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 210D?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 210D, year by year: 65 from 89 hunters in 2025, 68 from 90 hunters in 2024, 54 from 71 hunters in 2023 and 42 from 53 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 755 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 73 |
| 2024 | 90 | 606 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 76 |
| 2023 | 71 | 619 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 76 |
| 2022 | 53 | 459 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 79 |
| 2021 | 43 | 308 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 67 |
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 210D cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 210D hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 10 Saddle Mountain | 89 | 65 | 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 210D have?
ODFW lists 83 tags for hunt 210D (Lower Columbia) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Dec. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 (regulations page 49). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 83 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 210D?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 210D with in the preference phase was 3 (33 of 33 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 210D?
ODFW estimates 65 elk from 89 hunters on hunt 210D in 2025, 73 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 68 from 90.
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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.