Elk · Area 24 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 14 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 200 (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. 4. 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 18+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 17+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 156 licenses for 1157 first-choice applicants â roughly 13% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 168 licenses for 12 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 2 | 169 | 46 | 53 | 1.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 2 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 2.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 156 | 1157 | 318 | 169 | 13.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 168 | 12 | 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 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 87.50% |
| < 17 | 0 | 169 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25.00% |
| < 16 | 0 | 70 | 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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 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) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 8 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 17 (2025) â 18 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 18â19 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 241 (2021) â 238 (2022) â 163 (2023) â 186 (2024) â 177 (2025) â 169 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) â ⊠â 16 (2025) â 17 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 17â18 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 7% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 93 (2021) â 66 (2022) â 49 (2023) â 61 (2024) â 29 (2025) â 72 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 13 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 12 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) â 168 (2025) â 168 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 11% (2021) â ⊠â 13% (2025) â 13% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 13%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1147 (2021) â 1049 (2022) â 1092 (2023) â 1071 (2024) â 1189 (2025) â 1157 (2026); licenses: 130 (2021) â 131 (2022) â 156 (2023) â 155 (2024) â 155 (2025) â 156 (2026)
- â Quota changed 155 â 156 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.