I’ve always understood it, and found the writing on page 16 of the Regs, that non residents are “By state law, limited to, but not guaranteed, 10 percent of the license/permit quota.”
Looking at the drawing statistics the past couple of years, specifically for an archery only elk permit (I won’t mention the specific one on here) in 2025 and 2026 there was a quota of 1800. However, there were only 1,175 and 1,259 applicants for 25 and 26, respectively, and 100% odds. In 2025, 264 NR received permits and in 2026 that number was 279. So 22.4% of the permits given in 2025 and 22.1% in 2026.
What am I missing here? Is it set up that if the number of applicants is below the quota, then the 10% limit does not apply and everyone is automatically successful? Based on the 10% state law language, I would have assumed that for this area if the quota is 1,800 permits, then NR should be limited to 180 permits.
Looking at the drawing statistics the past couple of years, specifically for an archery only elk permit (I won’t mention the specific one on here) in 2025 and 2026 there was a quota of 1800. However, there were only 1,175 and 1,259 applicants for 25 and 26, respectively, and 100% odds. In 2025, 264 NR received permits and in 2026 that number was 279. So 22.4% of the permits given in 2025 and 22.1% in 2026.
What am I missing here? Is it set up that if the number of applicants is below the quota, then the 10% limit does not apply and everyone is automatically successful? Based on the 10% state law language, I would have assumed that for this area if the quota is 1,800 permits, then NR should be limited to 180 permits.
