Elk · Area 10 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Dec. 31 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 300 (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. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 47 licenses for 91 first-choice applicants â roughly 52% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 251 licenses for 183 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 48 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 252 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 47 | 91 | 65 | 0 | 51.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 251 | 183 | 144 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 252 | 1 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 48 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 48 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 30% (2021) â ⊠â 49% (2025) â 52% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 52â65%
- 1st-choice applicants: 46 (2021) â 52 (2022) â 44 (2023) â 84 (2024) â 97 (2025) â 91 (2026); licenses: 14 (2021) â 15 (2022) â 48 (2023) â 48 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 47 (2026)
- â Quota changed 48 â 47 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 252 (2024) â 252 (2025) â 252 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 45% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 180 (2021) â 171 (2022) â 185 (2023) â 128 (2024) â 165 (2025) â 183 (2026); licenses: 81 (2021) â 84 (2022) â 251 (2023) â 250 (2024) â 250 (2025) â 251 (2026)
- â Quota changed 250 â 251 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.