No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
Tennessee Elk Draw Odds
In the 2026 draw Tennessee offered 17 elk hunts to residents and nonresidents in one shared draw, drawn at random with no points.
Open Feb 3 – Feb 24, 2027
Kept if you miss. Elk license $214 only if drawn
2026 draw · nonresidents capped at 25%
How the Tennessee Draw Works (30-Second Version)
Random draw.
Every applicant has the same chance: tags divided by applicants. No points count in this draw.
Before You Apply
A Waiting Period After Drawing
Draw one and you wait 10 years before applying again.
A drawn applicant cannot submit another elk application for ten years.
Source: tn.gov
- Limit
- 10-year wait
- Nonresident Share
- Up to 25%
- No more than 25% of the successful applicants can be nonresidents.
Every Hunt
17 hunt codes drawn in 2026 · first choice · nonresident
| Hunt | Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ1 EHZ 1 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 1 Chestnut Ridge and Fork Mountain | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 1 Chestnut Ridge and Fork Mountain | 1 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ2-6 EHZ 2 +1 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 2 Adkins and Turley Mountain / EHZ 6 Braden Mountain | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 2 Adkins and Turley Mountain / EHZ 6 Braden Mountain | 2 +1 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ2-6 EHZ 2 +1 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 2 Adkins and Turley Mountain / EHZ 6 Braden Mountain | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 2 Adkins and Turley Mountain / EHZ 6 Braden Mountain | 2 +1 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ3 EHZ 3 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 3 Horse Gap and Wolf Ridge | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 3 Horse Gap and Wolf Ridge | 3 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ3 EHZ 3 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 3 Horse Gap and Wolf Ridge | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 3 Horse Gap and Wolf Ridge | 3 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ4 EHZ 4 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 4 Anderson and Massengale Mountain | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 4 Anderson and Massengale Mountain | 4 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ4 EHZ 4 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 4 Anderson and Massengale Mountain | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 4 Anderson and Massengale Mountain | 4 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ5 EHZ 5 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 5 Cross Mountain and Red Ash | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 5 Cross Mountain and Red Ash | 5 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ5 EHZ 5 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 5 Cross Mountain and Red Ash | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 5 Cross Mountain and Red Ash | 5 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ7 EHZ 7 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 7 Rock Creek | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 7 Rock Creek | 7 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ7 EHZ 7 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 7 Rock Creek | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 7 Rock Creek | 7 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ8 EHZ 8 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 8 Cooper Ridge | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 8 Cooper Ridge | 8 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ8 EHZ 8 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 8 Cooper Ridge | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 8 Cooper Ridge | 8 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ9 EHZ 9 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 9 Valley Creek | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 9 Valley Creek | 9 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ9 EHZ 9 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 9 Valley Creek | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 9 Valley Creek | 9 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ10 EHZ 10 · Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 10 Sundquist | Bull archery · Elk Archery-Only · EHZ 10 Sundquist | 10 | Sep 26–Oct 2 | — | 1 / — | — |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ10 EHZ 10 · Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 10 Sundquist | Bull · Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery · EHZ 10 Sundquist | 10 | Oct 3–9 | — | 1 / — | — |
Showing all 17 · sorted by EHZ · 3 hunts not offered in 2026 hidden — show discontinued hunts
What These Columns Mean
- Odds —
- the share of first-choice applicants who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year. A badge marked * had under five tags, so one applicant either way swings it.
- Tags / apps —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them.
- Success —
- the share of hunters in the EHZ who killed an animal, from the latest harvest report on file. It is the whole EHZ's figure, not the hunt's.
All 12 EHZs
Each EHZ has its own page: where it is on the map, how much of it is public land, what the hunters who went there killed last season, and every license type you can apply for inside it.
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About These Numbers
Every percentage here is the chance any applicant had in the draw year shown, computed from the agency's published results; quotas and applicant numbers change every year. A dash means the agency did not publish the number. Under five tags the percentage is flagged: one applicant either way swings it. Check the agency's site and apply there; we don't take applications. How we compute these.