Hunt 225X Sixes Unit No. 1: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 225X, Sixes Unit No. 1, is one bull elk, Nov. 14 to Nov. 18, with 165 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 51). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 146 of 146 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 109 hunters took 42 elk on this hunt in 2025, 39 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 wildlife refugeNational forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 25Lake, 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 | Nov. 14 - Nov. 18 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 165 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 146 residents, 41 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 151 (5 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 42 by 109 hunters |
| Units | 25 Sixes |
How hard is it to draw hunt 225X?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 146 residents and 41 nonresidents putting hunt 225X first for 165 tags; every resident drew, and 5 of 41 nonresidents. In 2025: 168 resident first-choice applicants, 157 drew, for 165 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 1 | 42 | 42 |
| 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 0 | 4 | 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 225X?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 225X, year by year: 42 from 109 hunters in 2025, 53 from 119 hunters in 2024, 52 from 122 hunters in 2023 and 64 from 125 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | 349 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | 119 | 379 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 45 |
| 2023 | 122 | 395 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 43 |
| 2022 | 125 | 374 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021 | 118 | 422 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 40 |
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 225X cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 225X hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 25 Sixes | 109 | 42 | 28.6% |
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 225X have?
ODFW lists 165 tags for hunt 225X (Sixes Unit No. 1) in 2026, one bull elk, Nov. 14 - Nov. 18 (regulations page 51). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 165 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 225X?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 225X with in the preference phase was 1 (42 of 42 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 225X?
ODFW estimates 42 elk from 109 hunters on hunt 225X in 2025, 39 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 53 from 119.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 51.
- 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.