Oregon Elk 252B
Starkey Unit Private in Unit 52 — Starkey, rifle only, Nov 19–27, 2022. 64% public land, mostly National Forest.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2022.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2026 elk draw without 252B. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2022 draw
220 tags (all residencies) for 3 nonresident first-choice applicants
95 first-choice applicants for 220 tags (all residencies) in 2022, but only 2 of the 3 nonresident first-choice applicants drew (nonresidents are capped at 5%).
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 220
- Nonresident Applicants
- 3
- Success
- 33%
First-choice nonresidents; the tags are shared by every residency; nonresidents capped at 5%. Success: 252a1 starkey no. 1 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2022), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $8 controlled hunt application (per hunt series) is not refunded. The $172 nonresident annual hunting license is not refunded. Drawing adds the $588 nonresident controlled elk tag.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Controlled hunt application (per hunt series) · paid at application $8 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
- Nonresident annual hunting license · paid at application $172 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
- Nonresident controlled elk tag · paid if drawn $588 ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2022 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. Oregon runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 252B drew no one in 2022, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: ODFW 2022 Preference Point Draw Report, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 252a1 starkey no. 1 | 341 | 114 | 33% |
| 252a2 starkey no. 2 | 497 | 56 | 11% |
| 252b1 starkey private | 265 | 112 | 42% |
| 252b2 starkey | 327 | 97 | 30% |
| 252c1 starkey experimental forest no. 1 | 16 | 1 | 8% |
| 252c2 starkey experimental forest no. 2 | 15 | 9 | 58% |
| 252t1 starkey youth | 26 | 18 | 70% |
| 252t2 glass hill youth | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Rocky mtn 2nd season | 808 | 76 | 9% |
| 200r oregon youth bow | 20 | 5 | 25% |
| 252r starkey unit bow | 1,027 | 203 | 20% |
| All of Unit 52 | 3,348 | 694 | 21% |
Adding up Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published lines for Unit 52 gives 3,348 hunters and 694 elk taken in 2025, and 21% of them took an elk (sum of published weapon rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Oregon requires every tag holder to report, but the numbers ODFW publishes are survey estimates expanded from the reporting rate — the agency's own tables are titled "Estimated harvest... based on Mandatory Harvest Survey Reports" — not a count of animals checked in. Source: ODFW 2025 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest…; ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 1 draw
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Oregon runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags (All Res.) | Nonresident Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 220 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 169 tags | ODFW 2022 Preference Point Draw Report |
Other Licenses Valid in Unit 52
- 252A1 Starkey No. 1 Oct 28 – Nov 1 · 385 tags · cut 7 5%
- 252A2 Starkey No. 2 Oct 28 – Nov 1 · 990 tags · cut 0 100%
- 252B1 Starkey PrivatePrivate land only — you need landowner access Nov 2 – Dec 13 · 440 tags · cut 0 100%
- 252B2 Starkey Nov 21–29 · 440 tags · cut 1 31%
- 252C1 Starkey Experimental Forest No. 1 Oct 31 – Nov 8 · 17 tags · cut 5 6%
- 252C2 Starkey Experimental Forest No. 2 Sep 19–27 · 17 tags · cut 27 <1%
- 252R Starkey Bow Aug 29 – Sep 27 · 1,300 tags · cut 0 100%
- 252T1 Starkey YouthYouth only Aug 15 – Dec 31 · 30 tags · cut 8 8%
- 252T2 Glass Hill YouthYouth only Nov 21 – Dec 31 · 3 tags · cut 16 <1% (small sample)
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 21 on file for Oregon elk
21 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Oregon. Rules and sources: Oregon hunting laws.
▸ Sources 15
- ODFW 2022 Preference Point Draw Report draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 OAR chapter 635 division 060 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Recreational Fee Schedule fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- ODFW 2025 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2024 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2023 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2023 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2022 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2022 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2021 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2021 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest… harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- ODFW 2026 Wildlife Management Unit boundaries boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office 2026 BLM /Washington Land Status Ownership land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2022 draw, the latest on file, computed from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). 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.
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