Elk · Areas 9, 10 · Type 7
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Drawn together: Areas 9, 10 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 9.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid off national forest”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid off national forest |
Commission quota: 350 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s 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. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 56 licenses for 67 first-choice applicants — roughly 84% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 285 licenses for 100 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 294 licenses for 9 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 56 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 83.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 285 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 294 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33772/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33773/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33891/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33892/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 · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 56 (2024) → 56 (2025) → 56 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 84% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 84–87%
- 1st-choice applicants: 25 (2021) → 48 (2022) → 42 (2023) → 59 (2024) → 55 (2025) → 67 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 56 (2022) → 55 (2023) → 55 (2024) → 55 (2025) → 56 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 55 → 56 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 7 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 9 (2026); licenses: 294 (2024) → 294 (2025) → 294 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 105 (2021) → 91 (2022) → 87 (2023) → 84 (2024) → 90 (2025) → 100 (2026); licenses: 207 (2021) → 281 (2022) → 286 (2023) → 287 (2024) → 289 (2025) → 285 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 289 → 285 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.