Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Game Bird Reservation Summaries

The information provided here is intended to help you get an idea of your odds of drawing a reservation in the Eastside and Oak Island hunt areas. First off, the number of permits available in each hunt unit does change throughout the season. See the NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE FOR EASTSIDE AND OAK ISLAND UNITS link to view the number of permits that are available for each unit and hunt period.

The table below shows the number of first choice applicants for each hunt period. You can use the number of first choice applicants from last year and prior hunt periods this year to look at your odds of getting a reservation.  Here are some points to consider:

  • Hunt units that have more first-choice applicants than permits available will never be drawn as anything other than as first-choice.
  • If there are fewer first-choice applicants than permits, the process restarts for second-choice hunt applicants and so on. If you want a reservation for a certain day, choose a unit for your second or third-choice that is not likely to get more first choice applicants than permits available. For example, your chances of drawing the Johnson unit on a weekend are very low. If you put it as your first choice, consider putting a unit that does not typically fill up the first round as your second choice. If you are lucky, you will draw Johnson unit, if not, you have a good chance of drawing your next choice.
  • To increase the likelihood that you will be drawn, apply for a weekday hunt as there are typically fewer applicants. Looking at the number of first choice applicants last year can give you an idea of which days of the week and time periods typically get less applicants.
  • If you do not get a reservation, you can always get in the non-reservation line for a chance at unfilled reservations. You can also try hunting the North unit (open daily with self-serve check in) or the Westside (has a random lottery the morning of on hunt days).

Eastside Reservation Summaries (pdfs)

Hunt Period

2023-24 Season

2022-23 Season

2021-22 Season

2020-21 Season

2019-20 Season

2018-19 Season

2017-18 Season

A A First Choice Applications A First Choice Applications A First Choice Applications A First Choice Applications A First Choice Applications

A_First Choice Applications

A_First Choice Applications

B B First Choice Applications B First Choice Applications B First Choice Applications B First Choice Applications B First Choice Applications B_First Choice Applications

B_First Choice Applications

C C First Choice Applications C First Choice Applications C First Choice Applications C First Choice Applications C First Choice Applications C_First Choice Applications
D D First Choice Applications D First Choice Applications D First Choice Applications D First Choice Applications D First Choice Applications D_First Choice Applications
E E First Choice Applications E First Choice Applications E First Choice Applications E First Choice Applications E First Choice Applications E_First Choice Applications
F F First Choice Applications F First Choice Applications F First Choice Applications F First Choice Applications F First Choice Applications F_First Choice Applications
G G First Choice Applications G First Choice Applications G First Choice Applications G First Choice Applications G First Choice Applications G_First Choice Applications