Hunt 250X Desolation Unit (elk)
- Hunt code
- 250X
- Unit
- 250X, Desolation Unit
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2020–2026
In 2026, 1,045 of 1,650 residents drew (63%). The preference draw reached 1 point. 274 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.
In 2026, 50 of 116 nonresidents drew (43%). The preference draw reached 1 point.
Harvest success in 2024 was 17% (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.
| Points | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 4 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 3 | 83 | 83 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2 | 365 | 365 | 100% | 34 | 34 | 100% |
| 1 | 634 | 281 | 44% | 33 | 8 | 24% |
| 0 | 526 | 0 | 0% | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 1,650 | 1,045 | 63% | 116 | 50 | 43% |
Year by year
Permits are the hunt's total; ODFW doesn't split them by residency in this report.
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 1,100 | 1,650 | 1,045 | 1 | 116 | 50 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1,100 | 1,692 | 1,045 | 1 | 90 | 51 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1,100 | 1,761 | 1,045 | 1 | 102 | 44 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1,100 | 1,860 | 1,046 | 1 | 102 | 45 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1,100 | 1,978 | 1,045 | 1 | 114 | 47 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1,100 | 1,975 | 1,045 | 1 | 104 | 45 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | 1,870 | 1,045 | 1 | 92 | 51 | 1 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024ODFW draft | 842 | 143 | 17% |
| 2023 | 874 | 127 | 15% |
| 2022 | 882 | 129 | 15% |
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
- 20262026 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 2024Elk Any Legal Weapon Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 2024Elk Archery Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 2024Elk Muzzleloader Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Any Legal Weapon Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 Elk Archery Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20232023 Elk Muzzleloader Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20222022 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Any Legal Weapon Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20222022 Elk Archery Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20222022 Elk Muzzleloader Harvest Summary(harvest)
- 20212021 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
- 20202020 Elk Applicants by Hunt Choice(draw)
- 20202020 Elk Preference Point Draw Report(draw)
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In ODFW's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.