Tennessee Elk ELK-YOUTH
Young Sportsman Elk Hunt (resident youth 13-16; any open EHZ) in EHZs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, rifle only, Oct 10–16, 2026.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
Your odds · 2024 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2024 odds
about 1 in 393, every year you apply
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2024, 1 tag went to the applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- Resident Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- —
- Success
- —
First-choice residents.
Odds by Year
Not enough years with tags and applicants to chart.
Wait 10 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2024 Resident Fees
Closes Feb 24 · 129 daystag fee not on file
The $12 Elk quota hunt application fee is not refunded.
- Opens
- Feb 3, 2027
- Closes
- Feb 24, 2027
Next application window: Open Feb 3 – Feb 24, 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Elk quota hunt application fee · paid at application $12 TWRA 2024 Elk Quota Draw instructions
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2024 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | <1% (small sample) | — | — |
Tags ÷ total applicants (all choices compete in one draw). As a lower choice, ELK-YOUTH drew no one in 2024, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: TWRA 2024 Elk Season Dates Regulations and…, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 3 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | TWRA 2026 Elk and Youth Elk Hunts |
| 2025 | 1 | — | — | TWRA 2025 Elk Season Dates |
| 2024 | 1 | — | — | TWRA 2024 Elk Season Dates Regulations and… |
Earlier Years, When This Number Was a Different Hunt
Tennessee reassigns hunt numbers between years. In these years ELK-YOUTH 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 | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 1 | — | — | TWRA 2023 Elk Season Dates Regulations and… |
| 2022 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 1 | — | — | TWRA 2022 Elk Quota Hunt |
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Tennessee elk
23 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Tennessee. Rules and sources: Tennessee hunting laws.
▸ Sources 4
- TWRA 2024 Elk Season Dates Regulations and… draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TWRA 2025 Elk Season Dates earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TWRA 2026 Elk and Youth Elk Hunts draw rules, seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- TWRA 2024 Elk Quota Draw instructions fees, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2024 draw, the latest on file, computed from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's published results (tags ÷ total applicants (all choices compete in one draw)). 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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