Tennessee Elk ELK-YOUTH — ELK-YOUTH
Young Sportsman Elk Hunt (resident youth 13-16; any open EHZ)
- What you may take
- Young Sportsman Elk Hunt (resident youth 13-16; any open EHZ) (antlered)
- Weapon
- Rifle
- Where
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Season (2026)
- Oct 10–16, 2026
- Tags (2024)
- 1
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Odds by point level — 2024 draw · 2026 draw pending — showing 2024 odds
Prior-draw probability for a first-choice resident applicant. 1 tags. Source: Tennessee Elk Season Dates... · applications-permit-information.
| Points | Your chance | Applicants | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | <1% | — | — |
Tags ÷ total applicants (all choices compete in one draw). Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency publishes no per-level applicant counts for this hunt. How we compute these.
What it costs (2024 resident 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 (2026)
Year by year
The standard draw for residents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | — | — | — | Elk and Youth Elk Hunts (TWRA... · hunt-choices |
| 2025 | 1 | — | — | — | Tennessee Elk Season Dates... · 2025-season-dates-table |
| 2024 | 1 | — | — | — | Tennessee Elk Season Dates... · applications-permit-information |
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 | Applicants per tag | Points needed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 1 | — | — | — | Tennessee Elk Season Dates... · applications-permit-information |
| 2022 · EHZ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7N, 7S | 1 | — | — | — | 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.