California East Park Reservoir:elk draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 2 tags, 117 to 782 applicants per hunt.
California · East Park Reservoir
- 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
- Cache Creek: 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
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
East Park ReservoirNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
2
General methods hunts
Tags · 2026
4
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
899
225 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Hardest draw in East Park Reservoir2026 draw
4612 tags, 782 applied, under 1% drew.
One of California's hardest elk draws: 5th hardest of 90 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin East Park Reservoir
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461 | general methods hunts · Sep 5–Oct 1East Park Reservoir General Methods Bull | 2 tags · 782 applied | 2 | 100% |
| 463 | general methods hunts · Sep 5–Oct 1East Park Reservoir General Methods Antlerless | 2 tags · 117 applied | 2 | 50–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin East Park Reservoir.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success46150–100%
100%
100%
50%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
4630–100%
100%
100%
50%
100%
0%
100%
50%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- 461General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkSep 5–Oct 1
- 463General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkSep 5–Oct 1
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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East Park Reservoirand 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
- Cache Creek: 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
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
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Members
East Park Reservoir 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
East Park Reservoir · 461
2 tags · 782 applied
Success100%
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Source: CDFW