Hunt 253M Catherine Creek Unit Muzzleloader (elk)
- Hunt code
- 253M
- Unit
- 253M, Catherine Creek Unit Muzzleloader
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 31 of 31 residents drew (100%). The preference draw reached 1 point. 24 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.
In 2026, 1 of 1 nonresidents drew (100%). The preference draw reached 15 points.
Harvest success in 2024 was 12% (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 | |
| 15 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 100% | – | – | – |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 0% | – | – | – |
| All | 31 | 31 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100% |
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 | 275 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | 165 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2024 | 165 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 2023 | 165 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024ODFW draft | 104 | 12 | 12% |
| 2023 | 42 | 0 | 0% |
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)
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Units listed next to it
In ODFW's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.