Oregon Elk — Unit 12
Wilson
Oregon Unit 12 covers 369,506 acres and lies 28 miles north-west of Forest Grove. 66% of it is public land, mostly state land (63%) and BLM (2%). In 2025, 2,766 people hunted elk here and took 409 — 15% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 48 tags here for 3 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 1 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Unit 12, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
<1% Point builder
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13% Point builder
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23% Long shot
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100% No first-choice applicants
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4% Point builder
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100% No first-choice applicants
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57% Real chance
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 ↗ Wilson Unit | <1% Point builder | 13 +1 since 2022 | 10 / 7 | Dec 1 – Mar 31, 2027 |
| 212A1 ↗ Miami-Nehalem No. 1 | 13% Point builder | 2 −1 since 2022 | 37 / 3 | Dec 1 – Jan 31, 2027 |
| 212A2 ↗ Miami-Nehalem No. 2 | 23% Long shot | 1 −1 since 2022 | 39 / 1 | Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2027 |
| 212B ↗ Buick Canyon | 100% No first-choice applicants | 5 −2 since 2022 | 10 / 0 | Dec 15 – Mar 31, 2027 |
| 212T1 ↗ Wilson Unit No. 1 Youth | 4% Point builder | 3 −2 since 2022 | 11 / 2 | Aug 15 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 212T2 ↗ Wilson Unit No. 2 Youth | 100% No first-choice applicants | 1 steady since 2022 | 43 / 0 | Dec 19–27, 2026 |
| 212T3 ↗ Wilson Unit No. 3 Youth | 57% Real chance | 1 steady since 2022 | 48 / 3 | Dec 26 – Jan 3, 2027 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $203 | $203 | $863 |
Application window: opens Dec 1, closes May 15, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- State land 232,972 ac · 63%
- Private 126,398 ac · 34%
- BLM 6,190 ac · 2%
- Other public 2,984 ac · 1%
- County or city land 840 ac · 0%
Source: BLM Oregon/Washington Land Status Ownership (BLM_OR_Ownership MapServer)
How the hunting has gone
What Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season. 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,766 | 409 | 15% |
| 2024 | 2,886 | 388 | 13% |
| 2023 | 3,056 | 427 | 14% |
| 2022 | 3,059 | 405 | 13% |
| 2021 | 3,209 | 445 | 14% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Rifle 337 · 82% · 2,280 hunters, 15% success
- Archery 72 · 18% · 486 hunters, 15% success
Boundary: ODFW Wildlife Management Unit boundaries (Compass ArcGIS service)
Harvest: ODFW 2025 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt
Harvest: ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt
Harvest: ODFW 2024 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt