Hunt 245Y Fossil Unit No. 2: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 245Y, Fossil Unit No. 2, is one bull elk, Nov. 7 to Nov. 15, with 275 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 52). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 119 of 119 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 172 hunters took 18 elk on this hunt in 2025, 10 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 forestBLMState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 45Lake, 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. 7 - Nov. 15 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 275 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 119 residents, 14 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 132 (13 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 18 by 172 hunters |
| Units | 45 Fossil |
How hard is it to draw hunt 245Y?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 119 residents and 14 nonresidents putting hunt 245Y first for 275 tags; every resident drew, and 13 of 14 nonresidents, the most ODFW issues to nonresidents in a deer or elk hunt (5% of tags). In 2025: 139 resident first-choice applicants, 139 drew, for 275 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 26 | 26 |
| 0 | 89 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 10 | 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 245Y?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 245Y, year by year: 18 from 172 hunters in 2025, 44 from 205 hunters in 2024, 25 from 219 hunters in 2023 and 51 from 217 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | 859 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 205 | 979 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 21 |
| 2023 | 219 | 1,156 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 217 | 1,123 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 24 |
| 2021 | 227 | 1,233 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 13 |
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 245Y cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 245Y hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 45 Fossil | 172 | 18 | 15.3% |
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 245Y have?
ODFW lists 275 tags for hunt 245Y (Fossil Unit No. 2) in 2026, one bull elk, Nov. 7 - Nov. 15 (regulations page 52). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 275 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 245Y?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 245Y with in the preference phase was 1 (26 of 26 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 245Y?
ODFW estimates 18 elk from 172 hunters on hunt 245Y in 2025, 10 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 44 from 205.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 52.
- 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.