California Elk 353
Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 3 - Antlerless in Grizzly Island — Tule Elk Hunt, rifle only, Aug 20–23, 2019. 99% public land, mostly State land.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2019.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife held its 2025 elk draw without 353. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2019 draw
about 1 in 291
Years to draw on points: —
- Tags
- 3
- Applicants
- 291
- Success
- 100%
First-choice nonresidents; nonresidents capped at 1 tag statewide. Success: Tule · 2 licenses (hunt 1 of 4) hunters, 2022.
Points Needed to Draw
No cut was published in enough years to chart one.
Insufficient history (0 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years with a published drew-out level.
What It Costs · 2025 NR Fees
The $8.13 Elk Tag Drawing Application is not refunded. The $219.81 nonresident hunting license is not refunded. Drawing adds the $1,825.85 nonresident elk tag (paid only if drawn).
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Elk Tag Drawing Application · paid at application $8.13 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident hunting license · paid at application $219.81 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
- Nonresident elk tag (paid only if drawn) · paid if drawn, refundable $1,825.85 CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2019 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 ← you | <1% (small sample) random pass only | 268 | — |
| 5 | 10% (small sample) | 21 | — |
| 6–17 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | 0 | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means California Department of Fish and Wildlife did not publish a count for that level. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 353 drew no one in 2019, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2022
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tule · 2 licenses (hunt 1 of 4) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Tule · 2 licenses (hunt 2 of 4) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Tule · 2 licenses (hunt 3 of 4) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Tule · 2 licenses (hunt 4 of 4) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Tule · 6 licenses | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Tule · 4 licenses (hunt 1 of 3) | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Tule · 3 licenses (hunt 1 of 2) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Tule · 4 licenses (hunt 2 of 3) | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Tule · 3 licenses (hunt 2 of 2) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Tule · 4 licenses (hunt 3 of 3) | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| All of Grizzly Island · tule | 32 | 32 | 100% |
Adding up California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published lines for Grizzly Island gives 32 hunters and 32 tule taken in 2022, and 100% of them took an elk (sum of published hunt rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: CDFW 2022 Elk Harvest Statistics; CDFW 2021 Elk Harvest Success Rates.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. California runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 291 | 97 | — | 1 tag of 291 | CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | — | 1 tag of 70 | CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 283 | 94.3 | — | 1 tag of 283 | CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Grizzly Island
- 350 Grizzly Island Period 4 - General Methods - Spike Bull Aug 22–25 · 2 tags · 141 applied <1% (small sample)
- 354 Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 4 - Spike BullYouth only Oct 5–20 · 2 tags · 160 applied <1% (small sample)
- 356 Grizzly Island Period 7 - General Methods - Antlerless Sep 3–6 · 8 tags · 217 applied <1%
- 357 Grizzly Island Period 8 - General Methods - Spike Bull Sep 4–7 · 6 tags · 255 applied <1%
- 358 Grizzly Island Period 9 - General Methods - Antlerless Sep 9–12 · 4 tags · 307 applied <1% (small sample)
- 359 Grizzly Island Period 10 - General Methods - Bull Sep 11–14 · 4 tags · 2,402 applied <1% (small sample)
- 360 Grizzly Island Period 11 - General Methods - Antlerless Sep 16–19 · 4 tags · 237 applied <1% (small sample)
- 362 Grizzly Island Period 12 - General Methods - Bull Sep 18–21 · 4 tags · 711 applied <1% (small sample)
- 363 Grizzly Island Period 13 - General Methods - Antlerless Sep 23–26 · 4 tags · 185 applied <1% (small sample)
- 381 Grizzly Island Period 13 - General Methods - Bull Sep 23–26 · 3 tags · 703 applied <1% (small sample)
- 433 Grizzly Island Period 1 - General Methods - Antlerless Aug 12–15 · 2 tags · 300 applied <1% (small sample)
- 436 Grizzly Island Period 2 - General Methods - Antlerless Aug 15–18 · 2 tags · 122 applied <1% (small sample)
- 437 Grizzly Island Period 2 - General Methods - Spike Bull Aug 14–17 · 2 tags · 176 applied <1% (small sample)
- 439 Grizzly Island Period 3 - General Methods - Antlerless Aug 20–23 · 6 tags · 246 applied <1%
- 442 Grizzly Island Period 4 - General Methods - Antlerless Aug 22–25 · 4 tags · 130 applied <1% (small sample)
- 443 Grizzly Island Period 5 - General Methods - Antlerless Aug 27–30 · 8 tags · 154 applied 1%
- 466 Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 1 - General Methods - AntlerlessYouth only Aug 12–15 · 2 tags · 129 applied <1% (small sample)
- 469 Grizzly Island Apprentice - Period 2 - General Methods - Spike BullYouth only Aug 14–17 · 2 tags · 144 applied <1% (small sample)
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for California elk
23 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in California. Rules and sources: California hunting laws.
▸ Sources 10
- CDFW 2019 Big Game Drawing Bighorn Sheep, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2018 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2017 Elk, Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn…, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2026 Big Game Hunting Digest draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2025 Big Game Hunting Digest fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2019 Big Game Hunting Digest, p. 48 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2022 Elk Harvest Statistics harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2021 Elk Harvest Success Rates harvest, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- CDFW 2023 Elk Hunt Zones boundary, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- GreenInfo Network 2026 Protected Areas Database a land ownership, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2019 draw, the latest on file, computed from California Department of Fish and Wildlife's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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