Hunt 248A1 Heppner Unit No. 1: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 248A1, Heppner Unit No. 1, is one bull elk, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with 605 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 53). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 575 of 2,693 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 525 hunters took 154 elk on this hunt in 2025, 29 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 forestBLMODFW landState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 48Lake, 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.| Bag limit | One bull elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 605 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 2,693 residents, 152 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 594 (19 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 154 by 525 hunters |
| Units | 48 Heppner |
How hard is it to draw hunt 248A1?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 2,693 residents and 152 nonresidents putting hunt 248A1 first for 605 tags; 575 residents drew, and 19 of 152 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 4 points or more. In 2025: 2,837 resident first-choice applicants, 575 drew, for 605 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | 199 | 197 |
| 4 | 378 | 167 |
| 3 | 435 | 0 |
| 2 | 524 | 0 |
| 1 | 563 | 0 |
| 0 | 531 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 0 | 31 | 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 248A1?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 248A1, year by year: 154 from 525 hunters in 2025, 188 from 574 hunters in 2024, 135 from 636 hunters in 2023 and 159 from 644 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 525 | 2,120 | 154 | 149 | 5 | 29 |
| 2024 | 574 | 2,159 | 188 | 184 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | 636 | 2,529 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | 644 | 2,595 | 159 | 158 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 608 | 2,523 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 23 |
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 248A1 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 248A1 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 48 Heppner | 525 | 154 | 34.1% |
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 248A1 have?
ODFW lists 605 tags for hunt 248A1 (Heppner Unit No. 1) in 2026, one bull elk, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 (regulations page 53). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 605 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 248A1?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 248A1 with in the preference phase was 4 (167 of 378 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 248A1?
ODFW estimates 154 elk from 525 hunters on hunt 248A1 in 2025, 29 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 188 from 574.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 53.
- 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.