Hunt 250R1 Desolation Unit Bow: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 250R1, Desolation Unit Bow, is one bull elk, Aug. 29 to Sep. 27, with 1,085 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 56). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 483 of 493 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 805 hunters took 108 elk on this hunt in 2025, 13 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, 2022 to 2025.
National forestBLMUnit 50Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description, regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One bull elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Aug. 29 - Sep. 27 |
| Weapon | Archery |
| 2026 tags | 1,085 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 493 residents, 127 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 533 (50 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 108 by 805 hunters |
| Units | 50 Desolation |
How hard is it to draw hunt 250R1?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 493 residents and 127 nonresidents putting hunt 250R1 first for 1,085 tags; 483 residents drew, and 50 of 127 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 1 point or more. In 2025: 492 resident first-choice applicants, 491 drew, for 1,085 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 |
| 1 | 118 | 110 |
| 0 | 330 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 |
| 1 | 40 | 12 |
| 0 | 49 | 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 250R1?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 250R1, year by year: 108 from 805 hunters in 2025, 93 from 781 hunters in 2024, 82 from 804 hunters in 2023 and 80 from 800 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 805 | 6,761 | 108 | 105 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 781 | 7,789 | 93 | 90 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 804 | 8,084 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 800 | 8,133 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 10 |
Source: ODFW harvest statistics (2022 to 2025). Where a hunt covers several units ODFW prints a row for each; these are added up.
Which units does hunt 250R1 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 250R1 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 50 Desolation | 805 | 108 | 86.4% |
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 250R1 have?
ODFW lists 1,085 tags for hunt 250R1 (Desolation Unit Bow) in 2026, one bull elk, Aug. 29 - Sep. 27 (regulations page 56). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 1,085 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 250R1?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 250R1 with in the preference phase was 1 (110 of 118 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 250R1?
ODFW estimates 108 elk from 805 hunters on hunt 250R1 in 2025, 13 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 93 from 781.
Get an Oregon hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Oregon are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Oregon included.
Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 56.
- 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.