Hunt 224M Tioga Unit Muzzleloader: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 224M, Tioga Unit Muzzleloader, is one bull elk, Dec. 5 to Dec. 20, with 275 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 57). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 267 of 572 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 226 hunters took 83 elk on this hunt in 2025, 37 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, 2020 to 2025.
National forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 24Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One bull elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Dec. 5 - Dec. 20 |
| Weapon | Muzzleloader |
| 2026 tags | 275 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 572 residents, 14 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 271 (4 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 83 by 226 hunters |
| Units | 24 Tioga |
How hard is it to draw hunt 224M?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 572 residents and 14 nonresidents putting hunt 224M first for 275 tags; 267 residents drew, and 4 of 14 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 1 point or more. In 2025: 540 resident first-choice applicants, 263 drew, for 275 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 148 | 148 |
| 1 | 190 | 9 |
| 0 | 192 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 224M?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 224M, year by year: 83 from 226 hunters in 2025, 74 from 240 hunters in 2024, 57 from 220 hunters in 2023 and 57 from 177 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 226 | 1,434 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 37 |
| 2024 | 240 | 1,625 | 74 | 73 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 220 | 1,457 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 26 |
| 2022 | 177 | 1,034 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | 174 | 1,114 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020 | 181 | 1,260 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 25 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 224M cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 224M hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 24 Tioga | 226 | 83 | 34.2% |
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 224M have?
ODFW lists 275 tags for hunt 224M (Tioga Unit Muzzleloader) in 2026, one bull elk, Dec. 5 - Dec. 20 (regulations page 57). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 275 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 224M?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 224M with in the preference phase was 1 (9 of 190 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 224M?
ODFW estimates 83 elk from 226 hunters on hunt 224M in 2025, 37 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 74 from 240.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 57.
- 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.