Oregon Elk — Unit 49
Ukiah
Oregon Unit 49 covers 559,148 acres and lies 26 miles south of Pendleton and 45 miles south-east of Hermiston. 35% of it is public land, mostly national forest (32%) and state land (3%). A further 10% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2025, 3,397 people hunted elk here and took 559 — 16% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2,148 tags here for 121 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 49, 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-
6% Point builder
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100% Likely draw
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18% Long shot
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10% Point builder
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100% Likely draw
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100% Likely draw
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20% Long shot
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100% Likely draw
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8% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249A1 ↗ Ukiah Unit No. 1 Rifle | 6% Point builder | 5 +1 since 2022 | 469 / 144 | Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| 249A2 ↗ Ukiah Unit No. 2 Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 1 steady since 2022 | 1,660 / 13 | Oct 28 – Nov 1, 2026 |
| 249B ↗ Central Ukiah Rifle | 18% Long shot | 3 steady since 2022 | 83 / 7 | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| 249C ↗ South Ukiah Rifle | 10% Point builder | 3 −1 since 2022 | 83 / 15 | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| 249D ↗ North Ukiah Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 1 −2 since 2023 | 102 / 9 | Nov 21 – Dec 13, 2026 |
| 249E ↗ Ukiah Valley Private Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 1 steady since 2025 | 182 / 5 | Aug 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 249R1 ↗ Ukiah Unit Bow No. 1 Archery | 20% Long shot | 1 steady since 2022 | 220 / 43 | Aug 29 – Sep 27, 2026 |
| 249R2 ↗ Ukiah Unit Bow No. 2 Archery | 100% Likely draw | 1 steady since 2022 | 2,148 / 121 | Aug 29 – Sep 27, 2026 |
| 249T ↗ Ukiah Unit Youth Rifle | 8% Point builder | 4 | 44 / 8 | Aug 15 – Dec 31, 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 306,522 ac · 55%
- National Forest 178,968 ac · 32%
- Tribal 56,523 ac · 10%
- State land 14,847 ac · 3%
- BLM 2,316 ac · 0%
- National Wildlife Refuge 1,812 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 | 3,397 | 559 | 16% |
| 2024 | 3,473 | 679 | 20% |
| 2023 | 3,452 | 412 | 12% |
| 2022 | 3,423 | 573 | 17% |
| 2021 | 3,914 | 619 | 16% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Rifle 347 · 62% · 2,198 hunters, 16% success
- Archery 212 · 38% · 1,199 hunters, 18% 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 Any Legal Weapon Elk Harvest by Zone, Wildlife Management Unit and Hunt