Hunt 248M Pole Cr Muzzleloader: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 248M, Pole Cr Muzzleloader, is one bull elk, Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, with 27 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 57). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 26 of 198 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 26 hunters took 11 elk on this hunt in 2025, 42 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, 2020 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. 17 - Oct. 25 |
| Weapon | Muzzleloader |
| 2026 tags | 27 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 198 residents, 10 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 27 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 11 by 26 hunters |
| Units | 48 Heppner |
How hard is it to draw hunt 248M?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 198 residents and 10 nonresidents putting hunt 248M first for 27 tags; 26 residents drew, and 1 of 10 nonresidents, the most ODFW issues to nonresidents in a deer or elk hunt (5% of tags). In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 10 points or more. In 2025: 209 resident first-choice applicants, 26 drew, for 27 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | 44 | 0 |
| 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 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 248M?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 248M, year by year: 11 from 26 hunters in 2025, 8 from 24 hunters in 2024, 2 from 22 hunters in 2023 and 4 from 25 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 160 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | 24 | 145 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33 |
| 2023 | 22 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 25 | 175 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 24 | 125 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26 | 174 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2020 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 248M cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 248M hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 48 Heppner | 26 | 11 | 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 248M have?
ODFW lists 27 tags for hunt 248M (Pole Cr Muzzleloader) in 2026, one bull elk, Oct. 17 - Oct. 25 (regulations page 57). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 27 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 248M?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 248M with in the preference phase was 10 (5 of 13 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 248M?
ODFW estimates 11 elk from 26 hunters on hunt 248M in 2025, 42 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 8 from 24.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 57.
- 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.