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Hunt 247A1 Northside Private No. 1: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest

Oregon controlled hunt 247A1, Northside Private No. 1, is one elk, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with 165 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 52). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 51 of 51 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 100 hunters took 43 elk on this hunt in 2025, 43 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.

Map of Oregon's Northside Unit (47), where most hunt 247A1 hunters hunted in 2025, with public land by manager

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 (the hunt covers part of the unit), regulations pages 94 to 101.
Hunt 247A1 at a glance
Bag limitOne elk
2026 seasonOct. 28 - Nov. 1
WeaponAny legal weapon
2026 tags165
First-choice applicants, 2026 draw51 residents, 16 nonresidents
Drawn, 202657 (6 nonresidents)
Harvested, 202543 by 100 hunters
Units47 Northside

How hard is it to draw hunt 247A1?

ODFW's 2026 report shows 51 residents and 16 nonresidents putting hunt 247A1 first for 165 tags; every resident drew, and 6 of 16 nonresidents. In 2025: 54 resident first-choice applicants, 54 drew, for 165 tags.

Residents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
222
11515
0340
Nonresidents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
311
211
154
090

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 247A1?

ODFW's estimates for hunt 247A1, year by year: 43 from 100 hunters in 2025, 60 from 142 hunters in 2024, 45 from 128 hunters in 2023 and 61 from 149 hunters in 2022.

YearHuntersDays huntedElk harvestedBullsAntlerlessPer 100 hunters
20251003764337543
20241424896052842
202312851645341135
202214958961412041
202114053854401439

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 247A1 cover?

ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 247A1 hunters in 1 unit:

UnitHunters, 2025Elk harvested, 2025Public land in the unit
Unit 47 Northside1004340.3%

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 247A1 have?

ODFW lists 165 tags for hunt 247A1 (Northside Private No. 1) in 2026, one elk, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 (regulations page 52). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 165 tags for 2025.

How many points do you need to draw hunt 247A1?

In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 247A1 with in the preference phase was 1 (15 of 15 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 247A1?

ODFW estimates 43 elk from 100 hunters on hunt 247A1 in 2025, 43 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 60 from 142.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Every figure is ODFW's or measured from public maps.