Hunt 248A1 Heppner Unit No. 1 (elk)

Hunt code
248A1
Unit
248A1, Heppner Unit No. 1
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2020–2026

In 2026, 575 of 2,693 residents drew (21%). The preference draw reached 4 points. 148 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.

In 2026, 19 of 152 nonresidents drew (13%). The preference draw reached 5 points.

Harvest success in 2024 was 33% (ODFW draft).

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew. “Drew” counts the preference draw only; ODFW doesn't report random-draw winners by point level.

Show residents or nonresidents
PointsResidents
AppliedDrewRate
1111100%
911100%
888100%
71515100%
63838100%
519919799%
437816744%
343500%
252400%
156300%
053100%
All2,69357521%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
822100%
744100%
655100%
510880%
42200%
31600%
23800%
12400%
03100%
All1521913%

Year by year

Permits are the hunt's total; ODFW doesn't split them by residency in this report.

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20266052,6935754152195
20256052,8375754149224
20246602,6936274157234
20236602,7906274138244
20226602,8146274126224
20216603,0706324127224
20207152,962693393134
0352020202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2024ODFW draft57418833%
202363613521%
202264415925%

Reading these numbers

Preference points with a random slice. For each controlled deer, elk and pronghorn hunt, 75% of tags go to first-choice applicants in order of points and 25% are drawn at random among all first-choice applicants, whatever their points. The count drawn at each point level is the preference draw only; the hunt's total drawn includes the random winners, but ODFW doesn't say how many points they held, and it prints no cutoff line. Bighorn sheep and mountain goat are once-in-a-lifetime random draws with no points. Landowner-preference applicants are a separate pool and are not included. Permits are ODFW's tags authorized for the hunt, not split by residency.

Sources

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Units listed next to it

In ODFW's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.