Elk

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    The Golden State is not one of those states that comes to mind when you think of trophy elk hunting, or elk hunting in general. However, California is home to three species of elk, Roosevelt, Tule and Rocky Mountain. The Rocky Mountain elk are located in one hunting zone, the Northeastern. Like its name depicts, it’s located in the northeastern part of the state. The population is stable and there have been a number of 6 and 7 point bulls harvested in recent years. There isn’t much opportunity to hunt elk with the extremely limited permits.

    License Costs

    Resident

    Nonresident

    Resident Junior

    Elk Tag

    $585.00

    $1793.80

    $26.74

    Elk Application Fee

    $8.13

    $8.13

    $8.13

    Resident

    Nonresident

    Resident Junior

    Elk Tag

    $585.00

    $1793.80

    $26.74

    Elk Application Fee

    $8.13

    $8.13

    $8.13

    News, notes and alerts

    • Hunters who don’t get their first-choice tag earn a preference point

    • Applicants must buy a hunting license

    • Resident hunting parties may apply together with up to 2 people

    Highlights

    • Where there is a quota of 4 or more permits, 75% of the permits are drawn to those applicants with the most bonus points and the remaining 25% will be drawn randomly. Where there is a quota of 3 or fewer permits, 1 permits will be drawn randomly.

    • There is only 1 nonresident permit per year shared among the 3 elk species.

    • Permits are very limited

    Boone and Crockett entries: Typical

    ** Zones listed below may not have a current hunt for this species. Zones in this table are included if any part of the zone is found within the county.

    County

    Entries

    Zones within county

    Modoc

    2

    4-Northeastern

    Shasta

    2

    4-Northeastern

    County

    Entries

    Zones within county

    Modoc

    2

    4-Northeastern

    Shasta

    2

    4-Northeastern

    Boone and Crockett entries: Nontypical

    ** Zones listed below may not have a current hunt for this species. Zones in this table are included if any part of the zone is found within the county.

    County

    Entries

    Zones within county

    Kern

    2

    No open hunting zone

    Modoc

    2

    4-Northeastern

    County

    Entries

    Zones within county

    Kern

    2

    No open hunting zone

    Modoc

    2

    4-Northeastern