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Drawing statistics
Elk drawing system
Elk licenses are awarded to hunters using a random weighted drawing system which began in 2003. Each year, unsuccessful applicants receive one additional "chance" for future drawings.
In the 2023 drawing, applicants had up to 21 chances to be selected - once chance for their current-year application, plus up to 20 chances earned in previous elk drawings (2003 - 2022).
All license applicants (those who specified "Bull Only" or "Bull or Antlerless" on their application) are eligible for an Any-Elk license. The Any-Elk license is valid for a bull elk or an antlerless elk. Those who specified "Bull or Antlerless" are eligible for an Antlerless Elk license if not selected in the Any-Elk license drawing.
Total applicants: 47,724 (8,575 applied for chance-only)
Total license quota: 260
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2023 elk drawing summary
Chances | Any-Elk License Eligible Applicants | Any-Elk License Total Chances (Chances x Applicants) | Any-Elk Licenses Awarded | Antlerless Elk License Eligible Applicants | Antlerless Elk License Total Chances (Chances x Applicants) | Antlerless Elk Licenses Awarded |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | 6,001 | 6,001 | 1 | 3,160 | 3,160 | 7 |
02 | 3,810 | 7,620 | 2 | 1,835 | 3,670 | 5 |
03 | 3,202 | 9,606 | 2 | 1,480 | 4,440 | 7 |
04 | 2,888 | 11,552 | 5 | 1,193 | 4,772 | 7 |
05 | 2,359 | 11,795 | 3 | 1,003 | 5,015 | 6 |
06 | 2,118 | 12,708 | 3 | 844 | 5,064 | 9 |
07 | 1,777 | 12,439 | 6 | 698 | 4,886 | 4 |
08 | 1,576 | 12,608 | 7 | 582 | 4,656 | 8 |
09 | 1,272 | 11,448 | 2 | 460 | 4,140 | 3 |
10 | 1,111 | 11,110 | 2 | 423 | 4,230 | 4 |
11 | 1,079 | 11,869 | 3 | 403 | 4,433 | 8 |
12 | 1,038 | 12,456 | 2 | 353 | 4,236 | 6 |
13 | 983 | 12,779 | 1 | 328 | 4,264 | 5 |
14 | 1,120 | 15,680 | 3 | 393 | 5,502 | 6 |
15 | 1,135 | 17,025 | 4 | 404 | 6,060 | 12 |
16 | 1,147 | 18,352 | 7 | 395 | 6,320 | 8 |
17 | 1,120 | 19,040 | 1 | 399 | 6,783 | 14 |
18 | 1,238 | 22,284 | 6 | 459 | 8,262 | 6 |
19 | 1,385 | 26,315 | 6 | 539 | 10,241 | 19 |
20 | 1,423 | 28,460 | 6 | 524 | 10,480 | 20 |
21 | 1,353 | 28,413 | 8 | 474 | 9,954 | 16 |
Z - TOTALS: | 39,135 | 319,560 | 80 | 16,349 | 120,568 | 180 |