
EB3545 · BullRESPreference draw
Unit 517 elk,Cactus Ranch LLC CWMU
Units: 517·3 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Your points
0
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Answer card2026 draw · Resident
In 2026, 3 of 43 residents applying drew. Everyone with 18 or more points drew.
Draw result · 2026
7%
3 of 43 drew
Harvest success
60–100%
Range, 2023–2025
Tags · 2026
3
Applicants · 2026
43
14 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 | 43 | 3 | 7% |
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 43 drew | 43 | 3 | 7% |
| 2025 | Resident | 3 of 23 drew | 23 | 3 | 13% |
| 2024 | Resident | 2 of 52 drew | 52 | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 | Resident | 2 of 59 drew | 59 | 2 | 3% |
| 2022 | Resident | 3 of 70 drew | 70 | 3 | 4% |
| 2021 | Resident | 2 of 66 drew | 66 | 2 | 3% |
| 2020 | Resident | 2 of 28 drew | 28 | 2 | 7% |
| 2019 | Resident | 2 of 32 drew | 32 | 2 | 6% |
| 2018 | Resident | 2 of 20 drew | 20 | 2 | 10% |
| 2017 | Resident | 2 of 18 drew | 18 | 2 | 11% |
| 2016 | Resident | 2 of 30 drew | 30 | 2 | 7% |
What it is
- Hunt
- Cactus Ranch LLC CWMU
- Tags
- 3 (2026)
- Who can apply
- Residents
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Harvest success, EB3545
2019–202519100%2080%21100%2283%2360%24100%25100%
2025: 9 taken by 9 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