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Hunt 248C Monument: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest

Oregon controlled hunt 248C, Monument, is one antlerless elk, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, with 99 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 53). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 58 of 58 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 66 hunters took 32 elk on this hunt in 2025, 48 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 Heppner Unit (48), where most hunt 248C hunters hunted in 2025, with public land by manager

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.
Hunt 248C at a glance
Bag limitOne antlerless elk
2026 seasonAug. 1 - Dec. 31
WeaponAny legal weapon
2026 tags99
First-choice applicants, 2026 draw58 residents, 15 nonresidents
Drawn, 202662 (4 nonresidents)
Harvested, 202532 by 66 hunters
Units48 Heppner

How hard is it to draw hunt 248C?

ODFW's 2026 report shows 58 residents and 15 nonresidents putting hunt 248C first for 99 tags; every resident drew, and 4 of 15 nonresidents, the most ODFW issues to nonresidents in a deer or elk hunt (5% of tags). In 2025: 59 resident first-choice applicants, 59 drew, for 99 tags.

Residents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
322
266
11818
0320
Nonresidents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
211
143
0100

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 248C?

ODFW's estimates for hunt 248C, year by year: 32 from 66 hunters in 2025, 20 from 49 hunters in 2024, 27 from 59 hunters in 2023 and 32 from 51 hunters in 2022.

YearHuntersDays huntedElk harvestedBullsAntlerlessPer 100 hunters
2025664543203248
2024493732002041
2023593312702746
2022513743203263
20211001,3384004040

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 248C cover?

ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 248C hunters in 1 unit:

UnitHunters, 2025Elk harvested, 2025Public land in the unit
Unit 48 Heppner663234.1%

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 248C have?

ODFW lists 99 tags for hunt 248C (Monument) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 (regulations page 53). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 99 tags for 2025.

How many points do you need to draw hunt 248C?

In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 248C with in the preference phase was 1 (18 of 18 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 248C?

ODFW estimates 32 elk from 66 hunters on hunt 248C in 2025, 48 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 20 from 49.

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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.