North Dakota Elk Draw Odds
Enter your points, see your chance of drawing every elk tag in North Dakota — straight from the 2026 draw results.
* Projected from this year's calendar; the agency sets next year's exact dates.
How the North Dakota draw works (30-second version)
Random draw.
Every applicant has the same chance: tags ÷ applicants. Points don't exist or don't matter here.
North Dakota draws elk for residents only — there are no nonresident results to show. The numbers below are the resident draw.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice resident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
64% Real chance
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<1% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
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1% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
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<1% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
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<1% Long shot
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<1% Long shot
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71% Real chance
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<1% Long shot
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1% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1E-ANTL ↗ Unit E1E antlerless elk Unit E1E | 64% Real chance | — | 91 / 143 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E1E-ANY ↗ Unit E1E any elk Unit E1E | <1% Long shot | — | 25 / 4,222 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E1W-ANTL ↗ Unit E1W antlerless elk Unit E1W | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 125 / 125 undersubscribed | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E1W-ANY ↗ Unit E1W any elk Unit E1W | 1% Long shot | — | 30 / 2,635 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E2-ANTL ↗ Unit E2 antlerless elk Unit E2 | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 148 / 148 undersubscribed | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E2-ANY ↗ Unit E2 any elk Unit E2 | <1% Long shot | — | 42 / 6,745 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E3-ANTL ↗ Unit E3 antlerless elk Unit E3 | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 228 / 228 undersubscribed | Sep 4 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E3-ANY ↗ Unit E3 any elk Unit E3 | <1% Long shot | — | 91 / 9,304 | Sep 4 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E4-ANY ↗ Unit E4 any elk Unit E4 | <1% Long shot | — | 10 / 1,147 | Sep 4 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E6-ANTL ↗ Unit E6 antlerless elk Unit E6 | 71% Real chance | — | 10 / 14 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E6-ANY ↗ Unit E6 any elk Unit E6 | <1% Long shot | — | 2 / 414 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
| E7-ANY ↗ Unit E7 any elk Unit E7 | 1% Long shot | — | 12 / 1,143 | Oct 2 – Jan 3, 2027 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 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 2026 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.
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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.