Tennessee Elk — EHZ 7
EHZ 7 Rock Creek
Tennessee EHZ 7 covers 26,106 acres and lies 38 miles north of Knoxville. 1% of it is public land, mostly national park (1%). In 2017, hunters took 1 elk here. The 2026 draw put up 1 tag here.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in EHZ 7, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
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— Cut level
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK-ARCH-EHZ7 ↗ Elk Archery-Only - EHZ 7 Rock Creek Archery | — Cut level | — | 1 / — | Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2026 |
| ELK-GUN-EHZ7 ↗ Elk Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery - EHZ 7 Rock Creek Rifle | — Cut level | — | 1 / — | Oct 3–9, 2026 |
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.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $12 | $12 | $226 |
Application window: opens Feb 3, closes Feb 24, 2027. Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in EHZ 7
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 25,891 ac · 99%
- National Park Service 214 ac · 1%
- State land 0 ac · 0%
Source: PAD-US 4.1 Fee Managers (PADUS4_1FeeManagers) — USGS-published hosted feature layer
How the hunting has gone
What Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Tennessee's figures are counts of elk taken in each zone, as TWRA published them after the hunt - not a survey estimate. TWRA has published no per-zone harvest since 2018.
| Season | Harvest |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 |
What the agency says about the area
That portion of the North Cumberland WMA, Ed Carter Unit, south of the Tennessee and Kentucky State Line, north of the Cumberland Trail State Park of US Hwy 25W, and west of Rock Creek Ridge Road to Straight Creek Road to Mountain Road to Hwy 132.
Source: TFWC Proclamation 25-10 (WMA/elk regulations; EHZ 1-10, season formulas)
Boundary: TWRA ElkHuntZones_2024 (hosted feature layer) — the ten Elk Hunt Zones on North Cumberland WMA