California Elk — Fort Hunter Liggett
Fort Hunter Liggett Tule Elk Hunt
California Fort Hunter Liggett covers 162,100 acres and lies 55 miles south-east of Salinas and 84 miles north-west of Santa Maria. 0% of it is public land. In 2022, 28 people hunted tule here and took 23 — 82% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 8 tags here for 1,533 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Fort Hunter Liggett, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| 447 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett Period 3 - General Methods - Bull Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 8 / 1,533 | Dec 20 – Jan 1, 2026 |
| 448 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett Period 2 - General Methods - Antlerless Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 6 / 288 | Nov 22–30, 2025 |
| 449 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett - Archery - Either - Sex Archery | <1% Point builder | — | 6 / 538 | Jul 26 – Aug 3, 2025 |
| 450 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett - Archery - Antlerless Archery | 2% Point builder | — | 8 / 103 | Nov 1–9, 2025 |
| 471 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - General Methods - Antlerless Rifle | 1% Point builder | — | 1 / 82 | Dec 23 – Jan 1, 2026 |
| 472 ↗ Fort Hunter Liggett Apprentice - General Methods - Bull Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 339 | Dec 23 – Jan 1, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2025 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $227.94 | $227.94 | $2,053.79 |
Application window: opens Apr 15, closes Jun 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Fort Hunter Liggett
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 585 ac · 0%
- County or city land 8 ac · 0%
- Private or other non-public land 161,507 ac · 100%
Source: California Protected Areas Database (CPAD) 2026a -- Holdings by Agency Classification
How the hunting has gone
What California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. California Department of Fish and Wildlife publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
Tule
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 | 23 | 82% |
All elk
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | 17 | 85% |
Boundary: Elk Hunt Zones [ds786]
Harvest: 2022 Elk Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2021 Elk Harvest Success Rates