Hunt 253X Catherine Cr Unit (elk)

Hunt code
253X
Unit
253X, Catherine Cr Unit
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2020–2026

In 2026, 288 of 585 residents drew (49%). The preference draw reached 2 points. 75 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.

In 2026, 14 of 53 nonresidents drew (26%). The preference draw reached 4 points.

Harvest success in 2024 was 36% (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
1211100%
1011100%
933100%
811100%
61212100%
544100%
41515100%
36363100%
215911371%
115100%
017500%
All58528849%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1411100%
711100%
611100%
544100%
477100%
31000%
2800%
11100%
01000%
All531426%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026303585288253144
2025303725288262104
2024303789288253103
2023303721288267102
2022275728262260133
2021275677262254132
2020275627262134131
0242020202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2024ODFW draft32311836%
20233059330%
20222929232%

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.

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Units listed next to it

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