California Marble Mountains:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk. 2026: 4 to 34 tags, 198 to 2,963 applicants per hunt.
California · Marble Mountains
- 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
- Tinemaha Mountain: Elk
- San Luis Reservoir: Elk
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
Marble MountainsNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
4
General methods hunts · muzzleloader/archery hunts · apprentice hunts
Tags · 2026
56
across 4 hunts
Applicants · 2026
3,827
68 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
11–100%
Hardest draw in Marble Mountains2026 draw
30234 tags, 2,963 applied, 1% drew.
33rd hardest of 90 California elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Marble Mountains
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | general methods hunts · Sep 9–Sep 20Marble Mountains General Methods - Antlerless | 8 tags · 198 applied | 8 | 57–67% |
| 302 | general methods hunts · Sep 9–Sep 20Marble Mountains General Methods - Bull | 34 tags · 2,963 applied | 34 | 84–97% |
| 303 | muzzleloader/archery hunts - roosevelt elk · Oct 31–Nov 8Marble Mountains - Muzzleloader/Archery - Either-sex | 10 tags · 350 applied | 10 | 11–40% |
| 408 | apprentice hunts · Sep 9–Sep 20Marble Mountains Apprentice - Either-sex (Roosevelt) | 4 tags · 316 applied | 4 | 25–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Marble Mountains.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success3010–67%
30%
10%
13%
0%
40%
57%
63%
67%
20182019202020212022202320242025
30215–97%
66%
71%
65%
15%
80%
94%
97%
84%
20182019202020212022202320242025
30311–50%
40%
50%
20%
40%
30%
11%
30%
40%
20182019202020212022202320242025
40825–100%
100%
100%
50%
50%
100%
25%
67%
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
- 301General Methods Hunts - Roosevelt ElkSep 9–Sep 20
- 302General Methods Hunts - Roosevelt ElkSep 9–Sep 20
- 303Muzzleloader/Archery Hunts - Roosevelt ElkOct 31–Nov 8
- 408Apprentice 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.Sep 9–Sep 20
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Marble Mountainsand 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
- Tinemaha Mountain: Elk
- San Luis Reservoir: Elk
- East Park Reservoir: Elk
- Fort Hunter Liggett: Elk
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Members
Marble Mountains 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
Marble Mountains · 301
8 tags · 198 applied
Success57–67%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW