Hunt 278A2 High Desert No. 2 (elk)

Hunt code
278A2
Unit
278A2, High Desert No. 2
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2020–2026

In 2026, 418 of 507 residents drew (82%). The preference draw reached 1 point. 171 more went to the random draw; ODFW doesn't publish those winners' points.

In 2026, 18 of 99 nonresidents drew (18%). The preference draw reached 3 points.

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
611100%
444100%
3171588%
2615590%
117517298%
024900%
All50741882%
PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1322100%
622100%
522100%
433100%
321943%
22100%
12600%
02200%
All991818%

Year by year

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

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026440507418199183
2025440547418176223
2024440689418188223
2023440682418190202
2022440787418184222
2021440862418193202
2020440885418169222
0232020202120222023202420252026
ResidentsNonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
2024ODFW draft–90–
2023–51–
2022–88–

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.