Kentucky Elk ES-ARCH
Either-sex archery/crossbow elk quota hunt in Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, archery only, Sep 12–25, 2026, Dec 5–11, 2026.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
Your odds · 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
about 1 in 952, every year you apply
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2025, 170 tags (all residencies) went to the applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- Tags
- 170
- Nonresident Applicants
- —
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents; the tags are shared by every residency; nonresidents capped at 10%.
Odds by Year
Not enough years with tags and applicants to chart.
Wait 3 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Apr 30 · 194 daysThe $10 Elk quota hunt application (per permit type; nonrefundable) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $160 Statewide hunting license (nonresident) — required to hunt, not to apply. Drawing adds the $550 Quota either-sex archery/crossbow elk permit (nonresident).
- Opens
- Aug 1, 2026
- Closes
- Apr 30, 2027
Next application window: Open Aug 1, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Elk quota hunt application (per permit type; nonrefundable) · paid at application $10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission 2026 301 KAR 5:022. License
- Statewide hunting license (nonresident) — required to hunt, not to apply · paid if drawn $160 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission 2026 301 KAR 5:022. License
- Quota either-sex archery/crossbow elk permit (nonresident) · paid if drawn $550 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission 2026 301 KAR 5:022. License
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2025 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | <1% (small sample) | — | — |
The agency's own published drawing odds for this pool. As a lower choice, ES-ARCH drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: KDFWR 2025 Elk Report, p. 5, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Sep 12–25, 2026 Either-sex archery/crossbow elk quota hunt, archery only KDFWR 2027 Elk Hunting Regulations
- Dec 5–11, 2026 Either-sex archery/crossbow elk quota hunt, archery only KDFWR 2027 Elk Hunting Regulations
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags (All Res.) | Nonresident Applicants | Per Tag | Published Odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 170 | — | — | — | KDFWR 2026 Apply for the Elk Hunt Drawing by… |
| 2025 | 170 | — | — | <1% | KDFWR 2025 Elk Report, p. 5 |
| 2024 | 170 | — | — | <1% | KDFWR 2024 Elk Report, p. 5 |
| 2023 | 175 | — | — | <1% | KDFWR 2023 Elk Report, p. 5 |
| 2022 | 175 | — | — | <1% | KDFWR 2022 Elk Report, p. 4 |
| 2021 | 175 | — | — | <1% | KDFWR 2021 Elk Report, p. 5 |
▸ Sources 8
- KDFWR 2025 Elk Report, p. 5 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDFWR 2024 Elk Report, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDFWR 2023 Elk Report, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDFWR 2022 Elk Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDFWR 2021 Elk Report, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Kentucky Legislative Research Commission 2026 301 KAR 2:132. Elk hunting seasons draw rules, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- Kentucky Legislative Research Commission 2026 301 KAR 5:022. License fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- KDFWR 2027 Elk Hunting Regulations seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources' published results (the agency's own published drawing odds for this pool). 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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Prior-draw odds from Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Kentucky elk hunts