Hunt 255R1 Walla Walla Unit Bow No. 1: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 255R1, Walla Walla Unit Bow No. 1, is one bull elk, Aug. 29 to Sep. 27, with 27 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 56). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 26 of 853 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 30 hunters took 17 elk on this hunt in 2025, 57 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 forestBLMUnit 55Lake, 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 | 27 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 853 residents, 83 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 27 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 17 by 30 hunters |
| Units | 55 Walla Walla |
How hard is it to draw hunt 255R1?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 853 residents and 83 nonresidents putting hunt 255R1 first for 27 tags; 26 residents drew, and 1 of 83 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 20 points or more.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 21 | 14 |
| 19 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 0 |
| 10 | 47 | 0 |
| 9 | 53 | 0 |
| 8 | 40 | 0 |
| 7 | 52 | 0 |
| 6 | 41 | 0 |
| 5 | 35 | 0 |
| 4 | 69 | 0 |
| 3 | 78 | 0 |
| 2 | 73 | 0 |
| 1 | 76 | 0 |
| 0 | 80 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 0 | 12 | 0 |
Source: ODFW 2026 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 255R1?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 255R1, year by year: 17 from 30 hunters in 2025, 14 from 30 hunters in 2024, 15 from 27 hunters in 2023 and 13 from 27 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 408 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 57 |
| 2024 | 30 | 460 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 47 |
| 2023 | 27 | 392 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 | 27 | 371 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 48 |
| 2021 | 23 | 296 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 48 |
| 2020 | 24 | 263 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 50 |
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 255R1 cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 255R1 hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 55 Walla Walla | 30 | 17 | 32.8% |
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 255R1 have?
ODFW lists 27 tags for hunt 255R1 (Walla Walla Unit Bow No. 1) in 2026, one bull elk, Aug. 29 - Sep. 27 (regulations page 56).
How many points do you need to draw hunt 255R1?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 255R1 with in the preference phase was 20 (14 of 21 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 255R1?
ODFW estimates 17 elk from 30 hunters on hunt 255R1 in 2025, 57 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 14 from 30.
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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.