California Goodale:elk draw odds & harvest
3 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 1 tags, 62 to 264 applicants per hunt.
California · Goodale
- Bishop: Elk
- Gabilan: 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
GoodaleNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
General methods hunts
Tags · 2026
3
across 3 hunts
Applicants · 2026
400
133 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Hardest draw in Goodale2026 draw
3731 tag, 264 applied, under 1% drew.
One of California's hardest elk draws: 8th hardest of 90 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Goodale
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | general methods hunts · Oct 3–Oct 11Goodale Period 2 General Methods Antlerless | 1 tags · 62 applied | 1 | 0–100% |
| 366 | general methods hunts · Oct 17–Oct 25Goodale Period 3 General Methods Antlerless | 1 tags · 74 applied | 1 | 0–100% |
| 373 | general methods hunts · Sep 12–Sep 27Goodale Period 1 General Methods Bull | 1 tags · 264 applied | 1 | 0–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Goodale.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success3650–100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
20182019202020212022202320242025
3660–100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
0%
100%
20182019202020212022202320242025
3730–100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
100%
20202021202320242025
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
- 365General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkOct 3–Oct 11
- 366General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkOct 17–Oct 25
- 373General Methods Hunts - Tule ElkSep 12–Sep 27
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Goodaleand the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Bishop: Elk
- Gabilan: 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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Members
Goodale 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
Goodale · 365
1 tags · 62 applied
Success0–100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW