278MRES + NRPreference draw
High Desert Muzzleloader elk,High Desert Muzzleloader*
Season Muzzleloader Oct 17–Oct 25·Units: High Desert Muzzleloader·138 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 23 of 60 residents applying drew. Everyone with 1 or more points drew.
Draw result · 2026
38%
23 of 60 drew
Harvest success
7–38%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
138
Applicants · 2026
67
0.5 per tag
Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident
You are in the 0 row| Points | Applicants | Drew | Odds · 2026 results | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1+ | 23 | 23 | 100% | Likely |
| 0You · 0 pts | 37 | 0 | <1% | Long shot |
Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.
What it is
- Hunt
- High Desert Muzzleloader*
- Legal animal
- One elk
- Weapon
- Muzzleloader
- Tags
- 138 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents and nonresidents
Season dates, 2026
- Muzzleloader: Oct 17–Oct 25
Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.
Harvest success, 278M
2019–20251938%2113%229%2338%249%257%
Success is animals taken ÷ hunters.
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Before you apply
- Points
- “For deer, elk, pronghorn and spring bear hunts (Premium Hunts excluded), most tags (75%) are awarded to those first choice applicants with the most preference points. The remaining 25% are awarded randomly amongst all first choice applicants, so everyone that applies always…”
- Tag fee
- “NONRESIDENT ELK $588.00 $660.00 $715.00 $775.00”
- Application fee
- “CONTROLLED HUNT APPLICATION $8.00 $10.00 $11.00 $12.00”
Rules for 2026.
Source: ODFW