Elk · Area 11 · Type 6
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Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid off national forest and off the Wick Wildlife Habitat Management Area”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Sep. 30 | Cow or calf valid off national forest and off the Wick Wildlife Habitat Management Area |
| — | Oct. 1 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 450 (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): 72 licenses for 215 first-choice applicants — roughly 33% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 377 licenses for 482 first-choice applicants — roughly 78% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 378 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 72 | 215 | 64 | 0 | 33.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 377 | 482 | 62 | 0 | 78.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 378 | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 72 (2024) → 72 (2025) → 72 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 47% (2021) → … → 52% (2025) → 33% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 33–42%
- 1st-choice applicants: 86 (2021) → 125 (2022) → 100 (2023) → 177 (2024) → 139 (2025) → 215 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 72 (2023) → 72 (2024) → 72 (2025) → 72 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 378 (2024) → 378 (2025) → 378 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 82% (2025) → 78% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 78%
- 1st-choice applicants: 191 (2021) → 216 (2022) → 323 (2023) → 342 (2024) → 458 (2025) → 482 (2026); licenses: 208 (2021) → 207 (2022) → 374 (2023) → 375 (2024) → 376 (2025) → 377 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 376 → 377 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.