Hunt 224T Tioga Unit Youth: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 224T, Tioga Unit Youth, is one antlerless elk, Aug. 15 to Dec. 31, with 30 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 57). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 30 of 214 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 23 hunters took 23 elk on this hunt in 2025, 100 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 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 antlerless elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Aug. 15 - Dec. 31 |
| Weapon | Youth hunters only |
| 2026 tags | 30 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 214 residents, 4 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 30 |
| Harvested, 2025 | 23 by 23 hunters |
| Units | 24 Tioga |
How hard is it to draw hunt 224T?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 214 residents and 4 nonresidents putting hunt 224T first for 30 tags; 30 residents drew, and 0 of 4 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 4 points or more. In 2025: 227 resident first-choice applicants, 30 drew, for 30 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | 22 | 0 |
| 2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1 | 60 | 0 |
| 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 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 224T?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 224T, year by year: 23 from 23 hunters in 2025, 20 from 23 hunters in 2024, 18 from 26 hunters in 2023 and 23 from 30 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 183 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 100 |
| 2024 | 23 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 87 |
| 2023 | 26 | 190 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 69 |
| 2022 | 30 | 163 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 77 |
| 2021 | 26 | 159 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 69 |
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 224T cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 224T hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 24 Tioga | 23 | 23 | 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 224T have?
ODFW lists 30 tags for hunt 224T (Tioga Unit Youth) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Aug. 15 - Dec. 31 (regulations page 57). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 30 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 224T?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 224T with in the preference phase was 4 (1 of 13 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 224T?
ODFW estimates 23 elk from 23 hunters on hunt 224T in 2025, 100 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 20 from 23.
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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.