California Mendocino:elk draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for elk. 2026: 2 tags, 337 applicants per hunt.
California · Mendocino
- Bishop: Elk
- Gabilan: Elk
- Goodale: Elk
- Whitney: Elk
- La Panza: Elk
- Siskiyou: Elk
- Tinemaha: Elk
- Lone Pine: 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
MendocinoNeighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
1
General methods hunts- roosevelt/tule elk
Tags · 2026
2
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2026
337
169 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
The draw in Mendocino2026 draw
3282 tags, 337 applied, under 1% drew.
18th hardest of 90 California elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Mendocino
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | general methods hunts- roosevelt/tule elk · Sep 23–Oct 4Mendocino General Methods - Bull | 2 tags · 337 applied | 2 | 50–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Mendocino.
Harvest success by hunt, 2018–2025
% success32850–100%
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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
- 328General Methods Hunts- Roosevelt/Tule ElkSep 23–Oct 4
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Mendocinoand 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
- 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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Mendocino 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
Mendocino · 328
2 tags · 337 applied
Success50–100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: CDFW