Oregon Deer · EH-01 Elkhorn 01
Oregon EH-01 covers 975,006 acres and lies 11 miles south-west of Baker City and 48 miles south of La Grande. 46% of it is public land, mostly national forest (32%) and BLM (14%). Its most applied-for hunt, EH101, put up 825 tags (all residencies) in the 2026 draw for 122 nonresident first-choice applicants, 40 of whom drew, and the last tag went to someone with 2 points.
New for 2026: The First Draw Held Here
EH-01 did not exist before the 2026 deer draw. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife drew it over the older units: 93% Unit 51 — Sumpter, 7% Unit 50 — Desolation. Each of those pages keeps the odds history for the ground. The chances below are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate, and there is no point-creep trend to read yet.
6 licenses · NR capped at 5%
first choice, NR
not published
32% Forest Service
975,006 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Best Bets at 0 Points
Ranked by your odds times how often that license type's hunters filled their tag. Nonresident, first choice, 2026 draw; licenses with at least 10 tags that anyone can buy.
- Success
- —
- Season
- Oct 3–14
- Tags / Apps
- 825 / 122
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Oct 3–14
- Tags / Apps
- 33 / 1
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Nov 16–30
- Tags / Apps
- 28 / 1
- If Drawn
- $703
- Success
- —
- Season
- Aug 29 – Sep 27
- Tags / Apps
- 512 / 23
- If Drawn
- $703
Every License in EH-01
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH101 | Elkhorn 01 Mule Deer | 16% | 2 | |
| EH101-1 | Elkhorn 01 Whitetail | 50% | 1 | |
| EH101M | Elkhorn 01 Muzzleloader | 19% | 1 | |
| EH101R | Elkhorn 01 Bow | 100% | 0 | |
| EH601T · youth | Elkhorn 01 Youth | 5% | 3 | |
| EH601T1 · youth | Elkhorn 01 Youth Whitetail | 100% | 0 |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report; ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $703 ($203 to apply). Open Dec 1, 2026 – May 15, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The Ground
| Private | 527,638 ac | 54% |
| National Forest | 308,651 ac | 32% |
| BLM | 134,473 ac | 14% |
| State land | 2,693 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 1,964 ac | <1% |
Source: Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership.
The Boundary, as the Agency Describes It
Beginning at junction of Interstate 84 and State Hwy 86; southeast on I-84 to Malheur Line Rd overpass; west on Malheur Line Rd to Huntington Rd; west on Huntington Rd to Willow Cr Rd; northwest on Willow Cr Rd to Us Hwy 26 at Ironside; northwest on US Hwy 26 to Rouse Ln; northeast on Rouse Ln to Rice Rd; north on Rice Rd to N. Fork Burnt Rvr Rd (Co rd. 529); north on N. Fork Burnt Rvr Rd to State Hwy 7; west on State Hwy 7 to Greenhorn Rd; northwest on Greenhorn Rd to NFD Rd 1305; north on NFD 1305 to NFD 013; north on NFD 013 to NFD 10; north on NFD10 to NFD 73; north on NFD 73 to Anthony Lks Hwy; northeast on Anthony Lks Hwy to Ellis Rd; north on Ellis Rd to North Powder Rvr Ln; east on North Powder Rvr Ln to I-84 at North Powder; southeast on I-84 to, point of beginning.
▸ Sources 7
- ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 OAR chapter 635 division 060 fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Eastern Deer Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Sep 8, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Eastern Deer Hunt Area Boundary… area description, retrieved Sep 8, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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