Oregon elk hunting

i have the opportunity to possibly hunt elk in Oregon this year with residents however
1: when applying if not drawn what fees do they keep from your application fees.

2 : is there a map anywhere that shows 200 series boundary?s I can't seem to find anything online.

3: how is the elk hunting I'm guessing central area (I'm not sure what unit we may hunt)

Sorry I don't know much information about Oregon and it seems vague online. Thanks for any help

They keep your license fee.

https://myodfw.com/big-game-hunting/areas

Thank you is there any maps online for the 200 series hunts ?

http://oregonhuntingmap.com/#/disclaimer

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If Hunting and Angling Ended
There is no alternative funding system
in place to replace the potential lost
funds for conservation. If hunting and
angling end, funding for wildlife
conservation, including enforcement of
all wildlife laws, will be jeopardized.
Hunters, anglers and shooters actively
support wildlife conservation through
tangible actions such as buying licenses
and paying taxes on hunting, fishing and
shooting equipment. Why are hunters and
anglers so willing to support
conservation through their pocketbooks?
Because people place added value on ?
and are willing to pay for ? what they
can use.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-11-19 AT 08:57AM (MST)[p]When a nonresident is part of a party application in Oregon, all party members are automatically put in the nonresident pool, which really makes it harder to draw in almost all units. Therefore, you are a huge ball and chain to your Oregon pals. Perhaps you are putting in separate?

And yep, you'll be needing to buy a nonresident hunting license just to apply. In the end it?ll cost ya a couple hundred just to get in the lottery. Then ya gotta buy a nonresident elk tag if ya draw, not cheap, second only to Nevada. So be prepared to pay lots for shitty Oregon hunting.

Central Oregon elk hunting is tough unless you have GOOD private land. And there are roads and road hunters everywhere in those central/east units. Lots of fat dudes acting badass on their 4wheelers.

And if you can't find decent online Oregon maps...good luck actually finding any elk there!

Unless you are from Puerto Rico your home state offers better elk hunting than Oregon.
Other than that it's an awesome hunt!

Thanks for the reply I have looked at the gmu boundaries. What I'm confused with is the 200 series example 238x 238y etc. I've seen the different units 1-77 so where could I look at the 200 series or are the elk tags by the lower in number units ?

The 200 series is simply referring to an elk hunt. All 200 series hunts in Oregon are elk hunts. Some are unit wide and some are specific smaller areas. Both types have the boundaries listed in on he synopsis.

"When a nonresident is part of a party application in Oregon, all party members are automatically put in the nonresident pool, which really makes it harder to draw in almost all units. Therefore, you are a huge ball and chain to your Oregon pals."


this is incorrect

Oregon handles nr like some other states (AZ for example), if a nr is in the party, there needs to be an available nr tag or the entire party gets bounced. The NR tag comes from the nr quota, the resident tags come from the resident quota.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-11-19 AT 01:00PM (MST)[p]>Thanks for the reply I have
>looked at the gmu boundaries.
>What I'm confused with is
>the 200 series example 238x
>238y etc. I've seen the
>different units 1-77 so where
>could I look at the
>200 series or are the
>elk tags by the lower
>in number units ?

Look at the regs, the difference between 238x and 238y is shown along with the hunt units. The regs also have an overview map of the different units. Individual unit map links have been posted.

LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-19 AT 07:59AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Apr-12-19 AT 06:59?AM (MST)

>"When a nonresident is part of
>a party application in Oregon,
>all party members are automatically
>put in the nonresident pool,
>which really makes it harder
>to draw in almost all
>units. Therefore, you are a
>huge ball and chain to
>your Oregon pals."
>
>
>this is incorrect
>
>Oregon handles nr like some other
>states (AZ for example), if
>a nr is in the
>party, there needs to be
>an available nr tag or
>the entire party gets bounced.
>The NR tag comes from
>the nr quota, the resident
>tags come from the resident
>quota.

While grammatically incorrect, the results are the same.

Although resident tags come from the resident pool, when a nonresident applies with residents, the nonresident MUST draw for anyone in the party to get a tag, and we all know nonresident's odd are far longer. The nonresident draw is done FIRST and if you have one in your party, he/she must draw or it's over for everyone, even if the residents would have had enough points to draw in the resident draw.

Until about 97 it wasn?t that way, nonresidents in a party application were included in the resident draw. Too many people took advantage of that and ODFW put an abrupt end to that circus. It was fun while it lasted.

In case you haven't learned it yet..
100 series hunts = deer hunts
200= elk hunts
400= antelope ETC

There are 77 or so units in Oregon and each one has a name and a number. The elk hunts in unit 38, Grizzly, all start with 238 and then have a y or x or c or whatever. They should all be 238BS because Oregon is most back assward state there is when it comes to hunting in all of the USA.

All deer units in the grizzly unit will start with 138, antelope will be 438 etc. It's easy to understand after about five hours of studying. The best thing is to not compare it to how things are done in other states and just learn it like a new language. Don?t compare it to anything you know and it is much easier to understand, it's just like dealing with people from Oregon. Hehe (myself included)

Here is a link to the draw odds and recent success rates in Oregon.
[]https://sites.google.com/site/oregontags/]
This should be of great help. What you might not be able to see from those numbers is that the grizzly unit (38) is mostly private and access is very limited. Even though the tags numbers are modest, the success rates are only around %20.

96% of Rocky Mountain elk hunts in Oregon aren't worth the price of the nonresident tag, never mind the 5+ years it takes to draw a unit with 1200+ other guys chasing overhunted and overregulated elk.

BUT..if you can walk in on a private property hunt with no points... it might be worth doing. Just make sure to bring your camera and take pictures. The sunrises are great in Oregon. Unless you have 20 points, DO NOT go in with any expectations of taking a good bull!

Elk hunt descriptions start on page 93 of the 2019 regs.

200 is an elk tag
The last two digits are the unit #.

An "X" on the end generally means 1st season. A "Y" for second season. "M" for muzzleloader. "R" is for bow. "A" is for antlerless. "T" is for youth hunts.


________________________________________

If Hunting and Angling Ended
There is no alternative funding system
in place to replace the potential lost
funds for conservation. If hunting and
angling end, funding for wildlife
conservation, including enforcement of
all wildlife laws, will be jeopardized.
Hunters, anglers and shooters actively
support wildlife conservation through
tangible actions such as buying licenses
and paying taxes on hunting, fishing and
shooting equipment. Why are hunters and
anglers so willing to support
conservation through their pocketbooks?
Because people place added value on ?
and are willing to pay for ? what they
can use.