Hunt 258Y Chesnimnus Unit No. 2: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 258Y, Chesnimnus Unit No. 2, is one bull elk, Nov. 7 to Nov. 15, with 385 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 54). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 366 of 469 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 287 hunters took 60 elk on this hunt in 2025, 21 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 forestBLMState forest and trust landUnit 58Lake, 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 | Nov. 7 - Nov. 15 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 385 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 469 residents, 38 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 377 (11 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 60 by 287 hunters |
| Units | 58 Chesnimnus |
How hard is it to draw hunt 258Y?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 469 residents and 38 nonresidents putting hunt 258Y first for 385 tags; 366 residents drew, and 11 of 38 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 1 point or more. In 2025: 577 resident first-choice applicants, 366 drew, for 385 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 91 | 91 |
| 1 | 219 | 145 |
| 0 | 123 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 0 | 11 | 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 258Y?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 258Y, year by year: 60 from 287 hunters in 2025, 118 from 339 hunters in 2024, 74 from 341 hunters in 2023 and 76 from 346 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 287 | 1,550 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 339 | 1,664 | 118 | 113 | 5 | 35 |
| 2023 | 341 | 1,891 | 74 | 72 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | 346 | 1,844 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 340 | 1,990 | 81 | 80 | 1 | 24 |
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 258Y cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 258Y hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 58 Chesnimnus | 287 | 60 | 49.2% |
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 258Y have?
ODFW lists 385 tags for hunt 258Y (Chesnimnus Unit No. 2) in 2026, one bull elk, Nov. 7 - Nov. 15 (regulations page 54). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 385 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 258Y?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 258Y with in the preference phase was 1 (145 of 219 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 258Y?
ODFW estimates 60 elk from 287 hunters on hunt 258Y in 2025, 21 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 118 from 339.
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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.