Elk · Area 16 · Type 7
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | Dec. 1 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 200 (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. 3. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 32 licenses for 70 first-choice applicants — roughly 46% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 168 licenses for 199 first-choice applicants — roughly 84% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 45.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 199 | 150 | 0 | 84.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 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: 32 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 32 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 56% (2025) → 46% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 25–46%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2021) → 33 (2022) → 70 (2023) → 74 (2024) → 57 (2025) → 70 (2026); licenses: 32 (2021) → 32 (2022) → 32 (2023) → 32 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 32 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) → 168 (2025) → 168 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 84% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 84%
- 1st-choice applicants: 83 (2021) → 105 (2022) → 102 (2023) → 209 (2024) → 161 (2025) → 199 (2026); licenses: 193 (2021) → 167 (2022) → 168 (2023) → 168 (2024) → 168 (2025) → 168 (2026)