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Hunt 249C S Ukiah: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest

Oregon controlled hunt 249C, S Ukiah, is one antlerless elk, Nov. 21 to Nov. 29, with 83 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 53). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 79 of 249 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 78 hunters took 22 elk on this hunt in 2025, 28 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 Ukiah Unit (49), where most hunt 249C hunters hunted in 2025, with public land by manager

National wildlife refugeNational forestBLMODFW landState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 49Lake, 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 249C at a glance
Bag limitOne antlerless elk
2026 seasonNov. 21 - Nov. 29
WeaponAny legal weapon
2026 tags83
First-choice applicants, 2026 draw249 residents, 15 nonresidents
Drawn, 202683 (4 nonresidents)
Harvested, 202522 by 78 hunters
Units49 Ukiah

How hard is it to draw hunt 249C?

ODFW's 2026 report shows 249 residents and 15 nonresidents putting hunt 249C first for 83 tags; 79 residents drew, and 4 of 15 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 3 points or more. In 2025: 308 resident first-choice applicants, 82 drew, for 83 tags.

Residents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
611
599
42929
37219
2490
1400
0490
Nonresidents, 2026 preference point phase
PointsFirst-choice applicantsDrew in the preference phase
833
321
230
130
040

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 249C?

ODFW's estimates for hunt 249C, year by year: 22 from 78 hunters in 2025, 40 from 56 hunters in 2024, 19 from 51 hunters in 2023 and 30 from 56 hunters in 2022.

YearHuntersDays huntedElk harvestedBullsAntlerlessPer 100 hunters
2025784062202228
2024562114004071
2023512641901937
2022562193003054
2021733013503548

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 249C cover?

ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 249C hunters in 1 unit:

UnitHunters, 2025Elk harvested, 2025Public land in the unit
Unit 49 Ukiah782234.7%

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 249C have?

ODFW lists 83 tags for hunt 249C (S Ukiah) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Nov. 21 - Nov. 29 (regulations page 53). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 83 tags for 2025.

How many points do you need to draw hunt 249C?

In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 249C with in the preference phase was 3 (19 of 72 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 249C?

ODFW estimates 22 elk from 78 hunters on hunt 249C in 2025, 28 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 40 from 56.

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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.