ELK 38-1 · Either sexRES + NRPreference draw

Unit 38 elk,Hunt area 38

Season Regular Oct 10–Oct 31 · Regular Nov 1–Nov 15·Units: 38·334 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

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Answer card2026 draw · Nonresident

In 2026, ELK 38-1 had 334 tags on 1,049 applications. As a FarWide forecast, that makes it a long shot.

Draw result · 2026

79%

26 of 33 drew

Your odds @ 0 pts

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FarWide forecast

Harvest success

33–100%

Range, 2023–2025

Bulls / 100 cows

El321 - North Bighorn, 2024

Odds by point level · 2026 · Nonresident

You are in the 12+ row

Points	Applicants	Drew	Odds · 2026 results	Verdict
12+You · 0 pts	33	26	79%

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	Tags	Drew	Share drawn
2026	Nonresident	26 of 33 drew	33		26	79%
2026	Resident	1,049 applicants	1,049	334
2025	Nonresident	3 of 7 drew	7		3	43%
2025	Resident	529 applicants	529	81
2024	Nonresident	24 of 24 drew	24		24	100%
2024	Resident	1,076 applicants	1,076	333
2023	Nonresident	23 of 23 drew	23		23	100%
2023	Resident	974 applicants	974	331
2022	Nonresident	18 of 18 drew	18		18	100%
2022	Resident	1,093 applicants	1,093	333
2021	Nonresident	16 of 34 drew	34		16	47%
2021	Resident	1,030 applicants	1,030	334

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Nonresident special	2026	12	12

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

What it is

Season dates, 2026

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Harvest success, ELK 38-1

2021–2025

2138%2247%2354%24100%2533%

2025: 115 taken by 354 hunters.

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Before you apply

Points: “Preference points are utilized in conducting the resident and nonresident moose, resident and nonresident full price bighorn sheep, nonresident elk, nonresident deer and nonresident antelope drawings.”
Tag fee: “PERMIT | ELK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT PERMIT | $15.50”
Tag fee: “ELK | NONRESIDENT COW/CALF ELK | $288.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $15.00.”
Tag fee: “ELK | RESIDENT COW/CALF ELK | $43.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $5.00.”