Hunt area 38 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw

Hunt code
E-038-1-S
Unit
38, Tongue
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 117 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 11 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.

Harvest success in 2023 was 54%.

2026 draw by point level

First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew. “Drew” counts the preference draw only; WGFD doesn't report random-draw winners by point level.

PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
1433100%
Over 13, under 1422100%
Over 12, under 1322100%
1266100%
Over 11, under 1244100%
1133100%
Under 119700%
All117––

Year by year

YearPermitsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts needed
2026261172011
2025765610
202426116209
202326136209
202226175208
202126102207
0611202120222023202420252026
NonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202337220154%

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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Other hunts in unit 38

Units listed next to it

In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.