Hunt area 23 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf;)

Hunt code
E-023-6
Unit
23, Rattlesnake
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 217 residents applied as their first choice for 165 licenses: roughly 76% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.

In 2026, 80 nonresidents applied as their first choice for 32 licenses: roughly 40% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.

Harvest success in 2023 was 47%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
2026197217––80––
2025199258––82––
2024199231––73––
2023199186––78––
2022198166––65––
2021199166––42––

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
20231687947%

Reading these numbers

Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).

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