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Elk · Area 16 · Type 1

Hunt type: Any elk · WGFD description: ANY ELK
Last checked: draw reports 2026-10-23 · season regulations 2026-11-03 · Sources: WGFD Ch. 7 regulation · WGFD draw odds reports

Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.

Season dates (2026)

Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Oct. 1 – Oct. 31	Any elk
—	Dec. 1 – Jan. 31	Antlerless elk

Commission quota: 275 (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 landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 19+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 18+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
Resident regular · any elk: 207 licenses for 2027 first-choice applicants — roughly 10% estimate.
Resident landowner · any elk: 231 licenses for 24 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	3rd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · random · Any elk	3	591	151	75	0.5%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · special · random · Any elk	2	118	33	9	1.7%	WGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Any elk	207	2027	493	275	10.2%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk	11	0	0	0	n/a	WGFD PDF
resident · landowner · all · Any elk	231	24	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)
6	33	1	1	100.00%
< 6	32	0	0	100.00%
5	32	0	0	100.00%
< 5	32	0	0	100.00%
4	32	0	0	100.00%
< 4	32	0	0	100.00%
3	32	0	0	100.00%
< 3	32	0	0	100.00%
2	32	0	0	100.00%
< 2	32	0	0	100.00%
1	32	0	0	100.00%
< 1	32	0	0	100.00%
0	32	19	19	100.00%

Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
20	11	5	5	100.00%
< 20	6	0	0	100.00%
19	6	3	3	100.00%
< 19	3	0	0	100.00%
18	3	3	10	30.00%
< 18	0		584	0.00%

Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
19	8	1	1	100.00%
< 19	7	0	0	100.00%
18	7	2	2	100.00%
< 18	5	0	0	100.00%
17	5	5	11	45.45%
< 17	0		112	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: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 10 (2024) → 10 (2025) → 11 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 10 → 11 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Nonresident · regular

↑ Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) → … → 18 (2025) → 19 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 19–20 pts
→ Odds: 0% (2021) → … → 1% (2025) → 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
1st-choice applicants: 415 (2021) → 296 (2022) → 397 (2023) → 353 (2024) → 471 (2025) → 591 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 3 (2026)

Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Nonresident · special

↑ Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) → … → 17 (2025) → 18 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 18–19 pts
→ Odds: 2% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
1st-choice applicants: 103 (2021) → 153 (2022) → 124 (2023) → 137 (2024) → 124 (2025) → 118 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)

Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · landowner

→ Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
1st-choice applicants: 21 (2024) → 27 (2025) → 24 (2026); licenses: 210 (2024) → 210 (2025) → 231 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 210 → 231 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · regular

→ Odds: 8% (2021) → … → 9% (2025) → 10% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 10%
1st-choice applicants: 1523 (2021) → 1708 (2022) → 1847 (2023) → 1818 (2024) → 1976 (2025) → 2027 (2026); licenses: 123 (2021) → 169 (2022) → 187 (2023) → 189 (2024) → 183 (2025) → 207 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 183 → 207 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

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