Elk · Area 11 · Type 9
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Any elk, archery only |
Type 9 is an archery-only license; WGFD lists its season in the regular-season columns.
Commission quota: 75 (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 12+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 11+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 62 licenses for 150 first-choice applicants â roughly 41% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 63 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 1 | 52 | 14 | 19 | 1.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 62 | 150 | 49 | 17 | 41.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 63 | 1 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 0 | 52 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 0 | 18 | 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 (0 yrs; 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: 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) â 13 (2023) â 11 (2024) â 12 (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 12 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 54 (2021) â 41 (2022) â 46 (2023) â 44 (2024) â 44 (2025) â 52 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 11 (2022) â ⊠â 10 (2025) â 11 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 11 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 83 (2021) â 33 (2022) â 20 (2023) â 9 (2024) â 32 (2025) â 18 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 63 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 63 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 31% (2021) â ⊠â 36% (2025) â 41% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 41%
- 1st-choice applicants: 136 (2021) â 135 (2022) â 137 (2023) â 145 (2024) â 175 (2025) â 150 (2026); licenses: 42 (2021) â 62 (2022) â 62 (2023) â 62 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 62 (2026)
- â Quota changed 63 â 62 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.