Hunt 263X Keating Unit: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 263X, Keating Unit, is one bull elk, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, with 248 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 54). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 237 of 507 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 198 hunters took 39 elk on this hunt in 2025, 20 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 forestBLMBureau of ReclamationUnit 63Lake, 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 | 248 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 507 residents, 24 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 245 (8 nonresidents) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 39 by 198 hunters |
| Units | 63 Keating |
How hard is it to draw hunt 263X?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 507 residents and 24 nonresidents putting hunt 263X first for 248 tags; 237 residents drew, and 8 of 24 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 2 points or more. In 2025: 512 resident first-choice applicants, 236 drew, for 248 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | 38 | 38 |
| 2 | 134 | 123 |
| 1 | 179 | 0 |
| 0 | 138 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 | 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 263X?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 263X, year by year: 39 from 198 hunters in 2025, 42 from 217 hunters in 2024, 50 from 212 hunters in 2023 and 38 from 205 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | 817 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 20 |
| 2024 | 217 | 832 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | 212 | 842 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 205 | 814 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 211 | 867 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 19 |
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 263X cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 263X hunters in 1 unit:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 63 Keating | 198 | 39 | 57.3% |
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 263X have?
ODFW lists 248 tags for hunt 263X (Keating Unit) in 2026, one bull elk, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 (regulations page 54). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 248 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 263X?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 263X with in the preference phase was 2 (123 of 134 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 263X?
ODFW estimates 39 elk from 198 hunters on hunt 263X in 2025, 20 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 42 from 217.
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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.