Hunt area 49 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)

Hunt code
E-049-6
Unit
49, Otter Creek
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 53 residents applied as their first choice for 256 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.

In 2026, 41 nonresidents applied as their first choice for 47 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.

Harvest success in 2023 was 34.2%.

Year by year

YearPermitsResidentsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts neededAppliedDrewPts needed
202630353––41––
202530042––40––
202435251––46––
202334784––59––
2022905109––71––
2021867146––102––

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202331010634.2%

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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