California Elk — Owens Valley Multiple Zone
Owens Valley Multiple Zone Elk Hunt (spans Bishop/Independence/Goodale/Lone Pine zones)
In 2021, 3 people hunted elk here and took 2 — 67% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 3 tags here for 735 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Owens Valley Multiple Zone, 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-
<1% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422 ↗ Owens Valley Multiple Zone - Archery - Bull | <1% Point builder | — | 3 / 735 | Aug 9–17, 2025 |
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.
The country
California Department of Fish and Wildlife does not publish a mapped boundary for Owens Valley Multiple Zone, so there is no map to draw. The agency describes it as “Owens Valley Multiple Zone Elk Hunt (spans Bishop/Independence/Goodale/Lone Pine zones)”.
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.
All elk
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
Tule
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
Harvest: 2022 Elk Harvest Statistics
Harvest: 2021 Elk Harvest Success Rates