EB3543 · BullRESPreference draw

Unit 542 elk,Preston Nutter Ranch CWMU

Units: 542·3 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

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Answer card2026 draw · Resident

In 2026, 3 of 146 residents applying drew. Everyone with 27 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2026

3 of 146 drew

Harvest success

39–67%

Range, 2023–2025

Tags · 2026

Applicants · 2026

146

49 per tag

Odds by point level · 2026 · Resident

You are in the 0+ row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2026 results	Verdict
0+You · 0 pts	146	3	2%

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

Draw history

Year	Who	Draw	Applicants	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Resident	3 of 146 drew	146	3	2%
2025	Resident	3 of 134 drew	134	3	2%
2024	Resident	2 of 129 drew	129	2	2%
2023	Resident	2 of 109 drew	109	2	2%
2022	Resident	2 of 94 drew	94	2	2%
2021	Resident	2 of 102 drew	102	2	2%
2020	Resident	2 of 66 drew	66	2	3%
2019	Resident	2 of 90 drew	90	2	2%
2018	Resident	2 of 84 drew	84	2	2%
2017	Resident	2 of 65 drew	65	2	3%
2016	Resident	2 of 74 drew	74	2	3%

What it is

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Harvest success, EB3543

2019–2025

1975%20100%2168%2267%2367%2439%2560%

2025: 12 taken by 20 hunters.

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “Antlerless elk-control units Permit fee: Resident $40, Nonresident $236”
Tag fee: “General any bull or spike bull $56 $849”
Points: “The 2026 bonus point application period is March 19–April 23, or you may apply during the June 9–23 antlerless application period.”
Application fee: “Application fees (per species): Resident: $10 • Nonresident: $21”

Rules for 2026.

Source: DWR · Updated Nov 13, 2026