Elk · Area 19 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 14 | Cow or calf |
| â | Nov. 1 â Jan. 31 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 225 (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. 3. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 36 licenses for 72 first-choice applicants â roughly 50% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 187 licenses for 305 first-choice applicants â roughly 61% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 189 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 36 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 50.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 187 | 305 | 84 | 0 | 61.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 189 | 2 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 36 (2024) â 36 (2025) â 36 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 41% (2021) â ⊠â 44% (2025) â 50% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 49â50%
- 1st-choice applicants: 85 (2021) â 92 (2022) â 76 (2023) â 83 (2024) â 82 (2025) â 72 (2026); licenses: 35 (2021) â 36 (2022) â 36 (2023) â 35 (2024) â 36 (2025) â 36 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 189 (2024) â 189 (2025) â 189 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 58% (2021) â ⊠â 64% (2025) â 61% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 61%
- 1st-choice applicants: 324 (2021) â 300 (2022) â 312 (2023) â 320 (2024) â 292 (2025) â 305 (2026); licenses: 189 (2021) â 187 (2022) â 188 (2023) â 186 (2024) â 187 (2025) â 187 (2026)