H2D23 · antlerlessRESPreference draw

Unit H2D elk,bhe season

Units: H2D·50 tags in 2025·Who can apply: residents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
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Answer card2025 draw · Resident

In 2025, 32 of 266 residents applying drew. Everyone with 1 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2025
12%
32 of 266 drew
Harvest success
37–73%
Range, 2019–2025
Tags · 2025
50
Applicants · 2025
285
5.7 per tag
Odds by point level · 2025 · Resident
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PointsApplicantsDrewOdds · 2025 resultsVerdict
1+66100%
0You · 0 pts26026
10%		Long shot

Why "drew out at" and your odds differ: the cutoff is one number, while odds count everyone who applied at each level.

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Other applicant tracks
TrackYearAppliedDrew
Resident non landowner20251919

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is
Hunt
Season Dates: Dec. 17-31, 2025. Same area as BHE-H2B.
Tags
50 licenses (2025)
Who can apply
Residents

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Harvest success, H2D23
2019–2025
1937%2573%

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Before you apply
Points
“30% of all licenses available, and any remaining licenses from the landowner pool, are issued at this point in the drawing sequence.”
Application fee
“A non-refundable $10 application fee is charged for each season applied for.”
Tag fee
“21 - one any elk $195”

Rules for 2026.

Source: SDGFP · Updated Nov 13, 2026