California Fort Hunter Liggett:elk draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 1 to 8 tags, 47 to 1,656 applicants per hunt.
California · Fort Hunter Liggett
- 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
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
Fort Hunter LiggettNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
6
General methods hunts · archery hunts · apprentice hunts
Tags · 2026
30
across 6 hunts
Applicants · 2026
2,877
96 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Hardest draw in Fort Hunter Liggett2026 draw
4721 tag, 290 applied, under 1% drew.
One of California's hardest elk draws: 7th hardest of 90 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Fort Hunter Liggett
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | general methods hunts · Dec 22 - Jan 03Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 General Methods Bull | 8 tags · 1,656 applied | 8 | 100% |
| 448 | general methods hunts · Nov 21–Nov 29Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 General Methods Antlerless | 6 tags · 275 applied | 6 | 33–100% |
| 449 | archery hunts · Aug 1–Aug 9Fort Hunter Liggett Archery Either-sex (Tule) | 6 tags · 517 applied | 6 | 50–100% |
| 450 | archery hunts · Nov 7–Nov 15Fort Hunter Liggett Archery Antlerless (Tule) | 8 tags · 92 applied | 8 | 17–50% |
| 471 | apprentice hunts · Dec 22 - Jan 03Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - Antlerless (Tule) | 1 tags · 47 applied | 1 | 0–100% |
| 472 | apprentice hunts · Dec 22 - Jan 03Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - Bull (Tule) | 1 tags · 290 applied | 1 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Fort Hunter Liggett.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success44950–100%
66%
67%
100%
67%
83%
50%
75%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
45013–57%
25%
50%
38%
13%
57%
40%
50%
17%
20182019202020212022202320242025
44788–100%
100%
88%
100%
100%
100%
100%
202020212022202320242025
44833–100%
100%
67%
83%
80%
100%
33%
202020212022202320242025
4710–100%
100%
0%
100%
0%
100%
20202021202220232024
472100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20202021202220232024
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
- 448General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkNov 21–Nov 29
- 449Archery HuntsAug 1–Aug 9
- 450Archery HuntsNov 7–Nov 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Fort Hunter Liggettand 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
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
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Fort Hunter Liggett 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
Fort Hunter Liggett · 447
8 tags · 1,656 applied
Success100%
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Source: CDFW