Hunt 259R Snake Rvr Unit Bow (elk)

Hunt code
259R
Unit
259R, Snake Rvr Unit Bow
Weapon
Archery
Draw years
2022–2026

In 2026, 15 of 16 residents drew (94%). The preference draw reached 1 point. 8 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.

In 2026, 11 of 36 nonresidents drew (31%). The preference draw reached 2 points.

Harvest success in 2024 was 14% (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%
522100%
311100%
211100%
122100%
0900%
All161594%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
511100%
411100%
344100%
255100%
1900%
01600%
All361131%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
20262971615136112
20252702323117111
20242702120124131
20232703838130131
20222706161113131
01220222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2024ODFW draft1351914%
20231341612%
202227622%

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.

  • 2026ODFW's Applicants by Hunt Choice report prints 53 first-choice applicants; the draw report used here prints 52.

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Units listed next to it

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