Hunt area 117 elk, type 3 (Spike Or Antlerless) - nonresident special draw

Hunt code
E-117-3-S
Unit
117, South Black Hills
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2024–2026

No nonresidents applied in 2026.

Year by year

YearPermitsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts needed
20262200–
202522225
20242300–

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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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