California Cache Creek:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. Part of elk herd unit Cache Creek. 2026: 1 to 2 tags, 153 to 842 applicants per hunt.
California · Cache Creek
- Bishop: Elk
- Gabilan: Elk
- Goodale: Elk
- Whitney: Elk
- La Panza: Elk
- Siskiyou: Elk
- Tinemaha: Elk
- Lone Pine: Elk
- Mendocino: Elk
- Tehachapi: Elk
- Bear Valley: Elk
- Independence: Elk
- Northeastern: Elk
- Northwestern: Elk
- Central Coast: Elk
- West Tinemaha: Elk
- Grizzly Island: Elk
- Lake Pillsbury: Elk
- Marble Mountains: Elk
- Tinemaha Mountain: Elk
- San Luis Reservoir: Elk
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
Cache CreekNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
General methods hunts · apprentice hunts
Tags · 2026
5
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
1,157
231 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Herd population 2019
144
Hardest draw in Cache Creek2026 draw
4062 tags, 842 applied, under 1% drew.
One of California's hardest elk draws: 4th hardest of 90 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Cache Creek
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | general methods hunts · Oct 10–Oct 25Cache Creek Period 1 General Methods - Bull | 2 tags · 842 applied | 2 | 0–100% |
| 416 | general methods hunts · Oct 17–Nov 1Cache Creek Period 2 General Methods - Antlerless | 2 tags · 153 applied | 2 | 0–100% |
| 484 | apprentice hunts · Oct 10–Oct 25Cache Creek Apprentice - Bull (Tule) | 1 tags · 162 applied | 1 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success4060–100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
100%
100%
0%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
4160–100%
100%
100%
0%
50%
50%
0%
100%
0%
20182019202020212022202320242025
484100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Cache Creek
Population estimate 2019
144
Before you apply
- Points
- “Elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep – earn one preference point for each species you apply for and was not drawn for the tag.”
- Application fee
- “Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn Sheep Tag Drawing Applications $8.38 per application”
- Tag fee
- “Elk Tag $610.20 Resident $1,871.80 Nonresident”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- 406General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkOct 10–Oct 25
- 416General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkOct 17–Nov 1
- 484Apprentice Hunts - Applicants must be under 16 years of age and possess a Junior Hunting License. Licensed adult chaperone required (T14 CCR §708.11(b)(2)). Three is the maximum preference points an apprentice hunter could have and be eligible for an apprentice hunt.Oct 10–Oct 25
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Cache Creekand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Bishop: Elk
- Gabilan: Elk
- Goodale: Elk
- Whitney: Elk
- La Panza: Elk
- Siskiyou: Elk
- Tinemaha: Elk
- Lone Pine: Elk
- Mendocino: Elk
- Tehachapi: Elk
- Bear Valley: Elk
- Independence: Elk
- Northeastern: Elk
- Northwestern: Elk
- Central Coast: Elk
- West Tinemaha: Elk
- Grizzly Island: Elk
- Lake Pillsbury: Elk
- Marble Mountains: Elk
- Tinemaha Mountain: Elk
- San Luis Reservoir: Elk
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
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Members
Cache Creek hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Cache Creek · 406
2 tags · 842 applied
Success0–100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW