California Gabilan:elk draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 6 to 10 tags, 73 to 480 applicants per hunt.
California · Gabilan
- Bishop: Elk
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- 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 Liggett: Elk
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At a glance
Elk hunt codes
2
General methods hunts
Tags · 2026
16
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
553
35 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
86–100%
Hardest draw in Gabilan2026 draw
37810 tags, 480 applied, 2% drew.
58th hardest of 90 California elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Gabilan
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | general methods hunts · Nov 14–Dec 6Gabilan General Methods Antlerless | 6 tags · 73 applied | 6 | 86–100% |
| 378 | general methods hunts · Nov 14–Dec 6Gabilan General Methods Bull | 10 tags · 480 applied | 10 | 100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Gabilan.
Harvest success by hunt, 2023–2025
% success37786–100%
100%
86%
100%
202320242025
378100%
100%
100%
100%
202320242025
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
- 377General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkNov 14–Dec 6
- 378General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkNov 14–Dec 6
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
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- Bishop: 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 Liggett: Elk
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Gabilan 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
Gabilan · 377
6 tags · 73 applied
Success86–100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW