Kentucky Elk YOUTH — YOUTH
Youth-only either-sex elk quota hunt (valid during all elk quota seasons, any legal equipment)
- What you may take
- Youth-only either-sex elk quota hunt (valid during all elk quota seasons, any legal equipment)
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Where
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Seasons (2026)
- Sep 12–25, 2026 · Dec 5–11, 2026 · Sep 26–30, 2026 · Oct 3–7, 2026 · Nov 28 – Dec 2, 2026 · Jan 2–6, 2027
- Tags (2025)
- 26
- nonresidents capped at 10%
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Odds by point level — 2025 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2025 odds
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. tags. Source: Kentucky Elk Report 2025... · printed p.5 (Odds table); quota: prin....
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | <1% | — | — |
The agency's own published drawing odds for this pool. Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources publishes no per-level applicant counts for this hunt. How we compute these.
What it costs (2026 nonresident fees)
At the 2025 odds, expected cost per hunt-year ranges from $2,569.94 (enough points to draw) to $2,569.94 (lowest published odds).
Next application window: opens Aug 1, closes Apr 30, 2027.
Point creep & years to draw
No points in this draw — every applicant has the same chance each year, so there is no cut to creep and nothing to build toward.
Seasons (2026)
Year by year
The youth draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Published odds | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | — | — | — | — | Apply for the Kentucky Elk Hunt... · permit breakdown paragraph |
| 2025 | 26 | — | — | — | <1% | Kentucky Elk Report 2025... · printed p.5 (Odds table); quota: prin... |
| 2024 | 26 | — | — | — | <1% | Kentucky Elk Report 2024... · printed p.5 (Odds table); quota: prin... |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | — | <1% | Kentucky Elk Report 2023... · printed p.5 (Odds table); quota: prin... |
| 2022 | 25 | — | — | — | <1% | Kentucky Elk Report 2022... · printed p.4 (Odds table); quota: prin... |
| 2021 | 25 | — | — | — | <1% | Kentucky Elk Report 2021... · printed p.5 (Odds table); quota: prin... |
Legal cartridges for elk in Kentucky
From the Kentucky hunting laws rules on file for a rifle. "Depends" means the rule turns on your specific load — check the state page.
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How to read these numbers
Every percentage on this page is a prior-draw probability: the chance an applicant with that many points would have drawn in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results. It is not a forecast — quotas, applicant numbers, and point creep change every year. Every figure links to the agency document it came from. Where a state does not publish a number, we show a dash, never a zero. Hunts with fewer than five tags show counts instead of percentages. Fees show the fee year used. Read the methodology for the engine details.
Not an application service
This page is informational only. Draw rules, quotas, fees, and deadlines are set by the state agency and change by commission action — confirm everything on the agency's own site before you apply, and apply through the agency, not here. We disclaim all liability for reliance on this page.