Hunt area 38 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk)
- Hunt code
- E-038-4
- Unit
- 38, Tongue
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 489 residents applied as their first choice for 459 licenses: roughly 94% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.
In 2026, 114 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 1 point. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
Harvest success in 2023 was 45.4%.
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.
| Points | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Over 7, under 8 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Over 3, under 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Over 1, under 2 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| Over 0, under 1 | 24 | 18 | 75% |
| 0 or fewer | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 114 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 537 | 489 | – | – | 114 | 61 | 1 |
| 2025 | 365 | 336 | – | – | 90 | 40 | 1 |
| 2024 | 541 | 461 | – | – | 96 | 65 | 0 |
| 2023 | 535 | 515 | – | – | 94 | 56 | 0 |
| 2022 | 530 | 408 | – | – | 110 | 54 | 0 |
| 2021 | 538 | 347 | – | – | 69 | 60 | 0 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 493 | 224 | 45.4% |
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).
Sources
- 20262026 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20222022 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
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Other hunts in unit 38
- Hunt area 38 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 38 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 38 antelope, type 2 (Any Antelope South O)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 38 antelope, type 2 (Any Antelope South O) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 38 antelope, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 9 (Any Elk, Archery Onl)
- Hunt area 38 elk, type 9 (Any Elk, Archery Onl) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 38 moose, type 1 (Any Moose, Except Co)(moose)
- Hunt area 38 moose, type 4 (Antlerless Moose, Ex)(moose)
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 36 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk)
- Hunt area 36 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 37 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt area 39 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 39 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 40 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 40 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw