Elk · Area 33 · Type 6
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Nov. 7 â Dec. 31 | Cow or calf |
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. 5. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 32 licenses for 8 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 177 licenses for 27 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 178 licenses for 1 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) | 32 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 177 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 178 | 1 | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 48 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 32 (2026)
- â Quota changed 48 â 32 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 12 (2021) â 12 (2022) â 10 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 9 (2025) â 8 (2026); licenses: 48 (2021) â 48 (2022) â 48 (2023) â 48 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 32 (2026)
- â Quota changed 48 â 32 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 289 (2024) â 289 (2025) â 178 (2026)
- â Quota changed 289 â 178 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 16 (2021) â 18 (2022) â 21 (2023) â 22 (2024) â 19 (2025) â 27 (2026); licenses: 287 (2021) â 280 (2022) â 289 (2023) â 289 (2024) â 288 (2025) â 177 (2026)
- â Quota changed 288 â 177 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.