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Draw odds / California / Elk

California elk draw odds

64 hunts, 64 pools and 394 tags, computed with expected-value-v1 from California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s published 2025 draw statistics. Tell it what you hold and it sorts the field around you.

  • Apr 15, 2027applications open
  • Jun 2, 2027application deadline
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preference points

64 of 64 elk hunts draw at 0 points.

Every one of the 64 elk hunts gives 0-point applicants some share; 0 are realistic at 0 points (25% odds or better).

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  • 386Unit 3865 tags · 14 applicants10%
  • 384Unit 38410 tags · 46 applicants≤ 5.3%
  • 382Unit 3825 tags · 30 applicants3.8%
  • 388Unit 3882 tags · 27 applicants3.8%
  • 385Unit 3855 tags · 32 applicants≤ 3.6%
Every California elk hunt — the full 64-hunt index
Every California elk hunt published for the 2025 draw, with each residency pool’s quota, first-choice applicants and draw-out level.
Hunt codeUnitHuntPoolTagsApplicantsDrew out at
300300All applicants2034021 pts
301301All applicants816316 pts
302302All applicants341,12422 pts
303303All applicants1026619 pts
304304All applicants1027120 pts
305305All applicants151,93123 pts
323323All applicants1113
324324All applicants169
328328All applicants211923 pts
329329All applicants162
330330All applicants214223 pts
337337All applicants145
355355All applicants2554622 pts
357357All applicants610521 pts
358358All applicants430722 pts
359359All applicants41,32023 pts
360360All applicants423722 pts
362362All applicants436023 pts
363363All applicants418521 pts
365365All applicants161
366366All applicants159
367367All applicants1133
368368All applicants194
369369All applicants1223
370370All applicants1105
373373All applicants1123
374374All applicants151298 pts
375375All applicants108314 pts
376376All applicants1021323 pts
377377All applicants66213 pts
378378All applicants1014123 pts
379379All applicants10896 pts
380380All applicants1013323 pts
381381All applicants336623 pts
382382All applicants53010 pts
383383All applicants54921 pts
384384All applicants104618 pts
385385All applicants53220 pts
386386All applicants5147 pts
387387All applicants47019 pts
388388All applicants22718 pts
389389All applicants26121 pts
390390All applicants231223 pts
391391All applicants216123 pts
401401All applicants303158 pts
406406All applicants226823 pts
411411All applicants1036522 pts
416416All applicants217621 pts
417417All applicants5768 pts
418418All applicants610517 pts
419419All applicants623823 pts
420420All applicants616523 pts
422422All applicants341823 pts
433433All applicants230022 pts
437437All applicants26222 pts
447447All applicants867523 pts
448448All applicants628819 pts
449449All applicants653823 pts
450450All applicants810313 pts
461461All applicants244323 pts
463463All applicants210221 pts
483483All applicants325222 pts
486486All applicants1236
497497All applicants576423 pts

Odds describe last season’s published field, not a forecast — a pool under ten tags moves materially on one applicant, and ≥, ≤ and ≈ mark levels the agency did not publish outright. Every figure comes from California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s own statistics; confirm with the agency before you apply.