Draw odds

California elk:can I draw it?

3 · Residency

Whole-hunt results, not point levels: each row shows the share of all applicants who drew in 2026.

Draw year
WeaponSeason88 of 88 hunt codes
Hunt codeTagsAppliedDrew
300Siskiyou · General Methods Hunts · Siskiyou General Methods Bull208592%
301Marble Mountains · General Methods Hunts · Marble Mountains General Methods - Antlerless81984%
302Marble Mountains · General Methods Hunts · Marble Mountains General Methods - Bull342,9631%
303Marble Mountains · Muzzleloader/Archery Hunts · Marble Mountains - Muzzleloader/Archery - Either-sex103503%
304Northeastern · General Methods Hunts- Rocky Mountain Elk · Northeastern General Methods - Antlerless103783%
305Northeastern · General Methods Hunts- Rocky Mountain Elk · Northeastern General Methods - Bull153,517<1%
311Lone Pine · Archery Hunts · Lone Pine Period 1 Archery - Bull21132%
312Tinemaha · Archery Hunts · Tinemaha Period 1 – Archery – Bull1442%
315West Tinemaha · General Methods Hunts · West Tinemaha Period 1 General Methods Bull21681%
317West Tinemaha · General Methods Hunts · West Tinemaha Period 2 – General Methods – Bull2445%
323Whitney · General Methods Hunts · Whitney Period 2 General Methods Bull21631%
324Whitney · General Methods Hunts · Whitney Period 3 General Methods Antlerless1602%
328Mendocino · General Methods Hunts- Roosevelt/Tule Elk · Mendocino General Methods - Bull2337<1%
329Bear Valley · General Methods Hunts · Bear Valley General Methods - Antlerless1711%
330Bear Valley · General Methods Hunts · Bear Valley General Methods - Bull2391<1%
337Lone Pine · Archery Hunts · Lone Pine Period 1 Archery Antlerless (Tule)1363%
343Whitney · Archery Hunts · Whitney Period 1 – Archery Only – Bull2494%
348Bishop · General Methods Hunts · Bishop Period 4 – General Methods – Bull21991%
355Northwestern · General Methods Hunts · Northwestern General Methods - Bull251,1782%
357Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 8 General Methods Spike Bull62842%
358Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 9 General Methods Antlerless41852%
359Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 10 General Methods Bull42,521<1%
360Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 11 General Methods Antlerless41992%
362Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 12 General Methods Bull4955<1%
363Grizzly Island · General Methods Hunts · Grizzly Island Period 13 General Methods Antlerless42881%
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Source: CDFW