Elk · Area 7 · Type 2
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Nov. 21 â Dec. 31 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 500 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFDâs draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 7, Elk Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 1. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 4+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 3+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 413 licenses for 455 first-choice applicants â roughly 91% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 420 licenses for 7 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 11 | 73 | 88 | 17 | 15.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 8 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 28.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 413 | 455 | 1029 | 174 | 90.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 420 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 42.86% |
| †3 | 0 | 73 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 2 | 0 | 27 | 0.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33774/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33775/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33776/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33777/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33778/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33779/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33893/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33894/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 14 (2024) â 14 (2025) â 20 (2026)
- â Quota changed 14 â 20 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) â ⊠â 2 (2025) â 4 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 4â5 pts
- â Odds: 24% (2023) â 31% (2024) â 15% (2025) â 15% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 10â15% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 49 (2023) â 29 (2024) â 66 (2025) â 73 (2026); licenses: 13 (2021) â 11 (2022) â 12 (2023) â 9 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 11 (2026)
- â Quota changed 10 â 11 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2022) â ⊠â 0 (2025) â 3 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 2â3 pts
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 28 (2026); licenses: 5 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 8 (2026)
- â Quota changed 5 â 8 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 7 (2026); licenses: 294 (2024) â 294 (2025) â 420 (2026)
- â Quota changed 294 â 420 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 91% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 91â94%
- 1st-choice applicants: 69 (2021) â 78 (2022) â 86 (2023) â 69 (2024) â 123 (2025) â 455 (2026); licenses: 343 (2021) â 309 (2022) â 294 (2023) â 294 (2024) â 294 (2025) â 413 (2026)
- â Quota changed 294 â 413 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.