Persons who are issued an elk license are subject to an ineligibility period for future elk drawings.

• A person issued an Antlerless-only Elk license is ineligible to apply for, obtain or purchase an elk license for 10 years. For example, those issued an Antlerless-only license in 2008 are ineligible from 2009 to 2018.
   
• A person issued an Any Elk license, which allows the taking of a bull elk, is ineligible to apply for, obtain, or purchase a future elk license for the remainder of his or her life.
   
• Ineligibility rules were changed in 2004. A person issued an Any Elk license prior to 2004 is ineligible to apply for, obtain, or purchase an elk license for 10 years.