Oregon Elk — Unit 31
Keno
Oregon Unit 31 covers 667,823 acres and lies 17 miles north-west of Klamath Falls and 34 miles east of Ashland. 52% of it is public land, mostly national forest (27%) and other public land (10%). In 2025, 562 people hunted elk here and took 44 — 8% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1,402 tags here for 6 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 2 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Unit 31, 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-
9% Point builder
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100% Likely draw
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231T ↗ Keno Unit Youth | 9% Point builder | 5 +3 since 2022 | 26 / 9 | Aug 15 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 231X ↗ SE Cascades | 100% Likely draw | 2 +1 since 2022 | 1,402 / 6 | Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2026 |
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
- Private 322,110 ac · 48%
- National Forest 180,457 ac · 27%
- Other public 68,627 ac · 10%
- BLM 58,124 ac · 9%
- National Wildlife Refuge 29,395 ac · 4%
- State land 7,027 ac · 1%
- Bureau of Reclamation 1,164 ac · 0%
- Tribal 487 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 | 562 | 44 | 8% |
| 2024 | 626 | 43 | 7% |
| 2023 | 591 | 31 | 5% |
| 2022 | 642 | 43 | 7% |
| 2021 | 604 | 28 | 5% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Rifle 28 · 64% · 447 hunters, 6% success
- Archery 16 · 36% · 115 hunters, 14% success
Boundary: ODFW Wildlife Management Unit boundaries (Compass ArcGIS service)
Harvest: ODFW 2025 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt
Harvest: ODFW 2025 Estimated Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt
Harvest: ODFW 2024 Estimated Archery Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt