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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. This system provides some advantage to hunters who apply consistently year after year while still offering an opportunity to all applicants including those applying for the first time.
All license applicants are eligible for an Any-Elk license, valid for the harvest of a bull elk or antlerless elk. If not selected in the drawing for an Any-Elk license, individuals who specified "Bull or Antlerless" on their application are eligible to be selected for an Antlerless-Only elk license.
In the 2025 elk drawing, applicants had up to 23 chances to be selected - one chance for their current-year application plus up to 22 chances earned in previous elk drawings (2003 - 2024).
For more information, refer to the Michigan Elk Hunting Regulations Summary.
2025 Drawing summary
License quota: 260 (80 Any-Elk, 180 Antlerless-Only Elk)
Total Applications: 60,512 (13,019 applied for chance-only)
Total Chances in Drawing: 396,538
2025 elk drawing awarded
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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 |
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1 | 7,364 | 7,364 | 4 | 3,899 | 3,899 | 8 |
2 | 4,697 | 9,394 | 2 | 2,261 | 4,522 | 4 |
3 | 3,715 | 11,145 | 0 | 1,677 | 5,031 | 7 |
4 | 3,171 | 12,684 | 4 | 1,379 | 5,516 | 12 |
5 | 2,987 | 14,935 | 6 | 1,237 | 6,185 | 9 |
6 | 2,700 | 16,200 | 2 | 1,051 | 6,306 | 5 |
7 | 2,255 | 15,785 | 1 | 874 | 6,118 | 7 |
8 | 2,084 | 16,672 | 4 | 740 | 5,920 | 7 |
9 | 1,730 | 15,570 | 4 | 625 | 5,625 | 8 |
10 | 1,539 | 15,390 | 4 | 561 | 5,610 | 6 |
11 | 1,290 | 14,190 | 2 | 414 | 4,554 | 6 |
12 | 1,097 | 13,164 | 1 | 375 | 4,500 | 7 |
13 | 1,064 | 13,832 | 2 | 381 | 4,953 | 9 |
14 | 1,039 | 14,546 | 0 | 352 | 4,928 | 6 |
15 | 1,025 | 15,375 | 2 | 358 | 5,370 | 9 |
16 | 1,178 | 18,848 | 5 | 397 | 6,352 | 5 |
17 | 1,157 | 19,669 | 6 | 370 | 6,290 | 8 |
18 | 1,168 | 21,024 | 3 | 395 | 7,110 | 13 |
19 | 1,130 | 21,470 | 5 | 369 | 7,011 | 9 |
20 | 1,229 | 24,580 | 6 | 443 | 8,860 | 10 |
21 | 1,360 | 28,560 | 8 | 490 | 10,290 | 13 |
22 | 1,313 | 28,886 | 5 | 446 | 9,812 | 7 |
23 | 1,185 | 27,255 | 4 | 402 | 9,246 | 5 |
TOTALS: | 47,477 | 396,538 | 80 | 19,496 | 144,008 | 180 |