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Answer card2015 draw · Resident

In 2015, 14 of 3,831 residents applying drew. Everyone with 21 or more points drew.

Draw result · 2015

<1%

14 of 3,831 drew

Applicants · 2015

5,323

Odds by point level · 2015 · Resident

You are in the 0–20 row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2015 results	Verdict
21	3	3	100%
0–20You · 0 pts	3828	11	<1%	Long shot

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
2015	Nonresident	2 of 1,492 drew	1,492	2	<1%
2015	Resident	14 of 3,831 drew	3,831	14	<1%
2014	Nonresident	2 of 1,769 drew	1,769	2	<1%
2014	Resident	17 of 3,996 drew	3,996	17	<1%
2013	Nonresident	3 of 61 drew	61	3	5%
2013	Resident	22 of 126 drew	126	22	17%
2012	Nonresident	2 of 1,572 drew	1,572	2	<1%
2012	Resident	18 of 3,705 drew	3,705	18	<1%

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Before you apply

Tag fee: “ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME BISON HUNTS Permit fee: (except Antelope Island) Resident $460, Nonresident $2,420”
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”

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Source: DWR