Hunt 277A North Lake: Oregon elk tags, draw and harvest
Oregon controlled hunt 277A, North Lake, is one antlerless elk, Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, 2027, with 150 tags for 2026 (ODFW regulations, page 55). In ODFW's June 2026 draw, 149 of 390 residents who put it first drew a tag. ODFW estimates 119 hunters took 11 elk on this hunt in 2025, 9 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 park land (no hunting)National wildlife refugeNational forestBLMState forest and trust landUnit 77Lake, reservoir or riverHighway
The hunt's own boundary is ODFW's written description (the hunt covers part of the unit), regulations pages 94 to 101.| Bag limit | One antlerless elk |
|---|---|
| 2026 season | Oct. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 |
| Weapon | Any legal weapon |
| 2026 tags | 150 |
| First-choice applicants, 2026 draw | 390 residents, 7 nonresidents |
| Drawn, 2026 | 150 (1 nonresident) |
| Harvested, 2025 | 11 by 119 hunters |
| Units | 77 Fort Rock, 76 Silver Lake, 35 Paulina |
How hard is it to draw hunt 277A?
ODFW's 2026 report shows 390 residents and 7 nonresidents putting hunt 277A first for 150 tags; 149 residents drew, and 1 of 7 nonresidents. In the preference phase, which fills 75% of the tags, the residents who drew had 2 points or more. In 2025: 567 resident first-choice applicants, 150 drew, for 150 tags.
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 68 | 68 |
| 2 | 106 | 33 |
| 1 | 118 | 0 |
| 0 | 87 | 0 |
| Points | First-choice applicants | Drew in the preference phase |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 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 277A?
ODFW's estimates for hunt 277A, year by year: 11 from 119 hunters in 2025, 60 from 136 hunters in 2024, 46 from 120 hunters in 2023 and 52 from 138 hunters in 2022.
| Year | Hunters | Days hunted | Elk harvested | Bulls | Antlerless | Per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | 1,149 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 136 | 1,777 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 44 |
| 2023 | 120 | 965 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 38 |
| 2022 | 138 | 1,383 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 38 |
| 2021 | 121 | 1,491 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 29 |
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 277A cover?
ODFW's 2025 rows put hunt 277A hunters in 3 units:
| Unit | Hunters, 2025 | Elk harvested, 2025 | Public land in the unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 77 Fort Rock | 58 | 5 | 68% |
| Unit 76 Silver Lake | 35 | 3 | 60.3% |
| Unit 35 Paulina | 26 | 3 | 76.5% |
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 277A have?
ODFW lists 150 tags for hunt 277A (North Lake) in 2026, one antlerless elk, Oct. 1 - Mar. 31, 2027 (regulations page 55). ODFW's 2025 draw report lists 150 tags for 2025.
How many points do you need to draw hunt 277A?
In ODFW's 2026 draw, the fewest points a resident drew hunt 277A with in the preference phase was 2 (33 of 106 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 277A?
ODFW estimates 11 elk from 119 hunters on hunt 277A in 2025, 9 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 60 from 136.
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Where these numbers come from
- Tags, season and bag limit: ODFW 2026 Oregon Big Game Hunting Regulations, page 55.
- 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.
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