Hunt 247 Northside Unit: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 247, Northside Unit, is one antlerless elk, Nov. 21- Nov. 29, with 330 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 52). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 314 of 372 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 223 hunters took 25 elk on this hunt in 2025, 11 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 47Lake, 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 | Nov. 21- Nov. 29 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 330 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 372 residents, 18 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 325 (11 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 25 by 223 hunters |
| Units | 47 Northside |
How hard is it to draw hunt 247?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 372 residents and 18 nonresidents putting hunt 247 first for 330 tags; 314 residents drew, and 11 of 18 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 1 point or more. In 2025: 403 resident first-choice applicants, 315 drew, for 330 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | 33 | 33 |
| 1 | 135 | 135 |
| 0 | 182 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 0 | 9 | 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 247?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 247, year by year: 25 from 223 hunters in 2025, 36 from 210 hunters in 2024, 18 from 230 hunters in 2023 and 37 from 222 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | 1,141 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 210 | 1,085 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 17 |
| 2023 | 230 | 1,234 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| 2022 | 222 | 1,618 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 17 |
| 2021 | 215 | 1,171 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
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 247 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 247 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 47 Northside | 223 | 25 | 40.3% |
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 247 have?
ODFW lists 330 tags for hunt 247 (Northside Unit) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Nov. 21- Nov. 29 (regulations page 52). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 330 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 247?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 247 with in the preference phase was 1 (135 of 135 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 247?
ODFW estimates 25 elk from 223 hunters on hunt 247 in 2025, 11 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 36 from 210.
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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.