Elk · Area 11 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 31 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 150 (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 landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 16+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 12+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 112 licenses for 789 first-choice applicants â roughly 14% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 126 licenses for 14 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 2 | 124 | 46 | 25 | 1.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 3.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 112 | 789 | 267 | 113 | 14.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 126 | 14 | 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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 50.00% |
| < 15 | 0 | 124 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66.67% |
| < 11 | 0 | 31 | 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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 6 (2026)
- â Quota changed 8 â 6 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) â ⊠â 14 (2025) â 16 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 15â16 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 146 (2021) â 161 (2022) â 155 (2023) â 124 (2024) â 137 (2025) â 124 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 2 (2026)
- â Quota changed 3 â 2 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 9 (2021) â ⊠â 13 (2025) â 12 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 12â14 pts
- â Odds: 6% (2021) â ⊠â 10% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 47 (2021) â 68 (2022) â 35 (2023) â 48 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 32 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 1 (2026)
- â Quota changed 2 â 1 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 18 (2024) â 14 (2025) â 14 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) â 168 (2025) â 126 (2026)
- â Quota changed 168 â 126 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 17% (2021) â ⊠â 18% (2025) â 14% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 14%
- 1st-choice applicants: 917 (2021) â 917 (2022) â 845 (2023) â 913 (2024) â 875 (2025) â 789 (2026); licenses: 155 (2021) â 151 (2022) â 152 (2023) â 150 (2024) â 154 (2025) â 112 (2026)
- â Quota changed 154 â 112 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.