Hunt 257X Sled Springs Unit No. 1: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 257X, Sled Springs Unit No. 1, is one bull elk, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with 550 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 54). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 523 of 908 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 511 hunters took 158 elk on this hunt in 2025, 31 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.
National forestBLMODFW landState forest and trust landOther public (city, county, parks, military)Unit 57Lake, 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 | Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 550 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 908 residents, 83 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 545 (22 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 158 by 511 hunters |
| Units | 57 Sled Springs |
How hard is it to draw hunt 257X?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 908 residents and 83 nonresidents putting hunt 257X first for 550 tags; 523 residents drew, and 22 of 83 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 2 points or more. In 2025: 1,334 resident first-choice applicants, 523 drew, for 550 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | 20 |
| 5 | 22 | 22 |
| 4 | 97 | 97 |
| 3 | 104 | 99 |
| 2 | 194 | 139 |
| 1 | 213 | 0 |
| 0 | 248 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 0 | 22 | 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 257X?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 257X, year by year: 158 from 511 hunters in 2025, 170 from 597 hunters in 2024, 122 from 585 hunters in 2023 and 171 from 608 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 511 | 1,926 | 158 | 153 | 5 | 31 |
| 2024 | 597 | 2,356 | 170 | 164 | 6 | 28 |
| 2023 | 585 | 2,450 | 122 | 119 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | 608 | 2,388 | 171 | 164 | 7 | 28 |
| 2021 | 579 | 2,244 | 178 | 169 | 9 | 31 |
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 257X cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 257X hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 57 Sled Springs | 511 | 158 | 20.9% |
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 257X have?
ODFW lists 550 tags for hunt 257X (Sled Springs Unit No. 1) in 2026, one bull elk, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 (regulations page 54). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 550 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 257X?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 257X with in the preference phase was 2 (139 of 194 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 257X?
ODFW estimates 158 elk from 511 hunters on hunt 257X in 2025, 31 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 170 from 597.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 54.
- 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.