Tennessee Elk ELK-GEN — ELK-GEN
Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Season
- What you may take
- Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Season (antlered)
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Where
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Season (2025)
- Oct 4–10, 2025
- Tags (2025)
- 8
- nonresidents capped at 25%
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Odds by point level — 2025 draw
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice nonresident applicant. 8 tags. Source: Elk Quota Hunt Application... · body.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | — | — |
The agency did not publish enough counts to compute this level. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency publishes no per-level counts for this hunt; each point adds entries (points + 1), so the pool average is a floor for anyone holding points and an overstatement for a first-year applicant. How we compute these.
What it costs (2025 nonresident fees)
Next application window: opens Feb 3, closes Feb 24, 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 (2025)
Year by year
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | — | — | Elk Quota Hunt Application... · body |
Earlier years, when this number was a different hunt
Tennessee reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years ELK-GEN stood for another ehz or weapon, so they are listed here rather than counted as this hunt's history or in its point-creep trend.
| Year · what it was | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 6 | — | — | — | Elk Quota Hunt Application... · body |
| 2022 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 6 | — | — | — | Elk Quota Hunt, Conservation... · body |
Legal cartridges for elk in Tennessee
From the Tennessee 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.