Elk · Area 37 · Type 9
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Any elk, archery only |
Type 9 is an archery-only license; WGFD lists its season in the regular-season columns.
Commission quota: 150 (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. 6. 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 9+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 5+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 126 licenses for 120 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 3 | 87 | 56 | 38 | 3.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 15.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 126 | 120 | 164 | 84 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.00% |
| < 8 | 0 | 85 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 0 | 13 | 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: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 6 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 6 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 8 (2021) â ⊠â 9 (2025) â 9 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 8â9 pts
- â Odds: 5% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 58 (2021) â 86 (2022) â 48 (2023) â 84 (2024) â 69 (2025) â 87 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 5 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 5â7 pts
- â Odds: 7% (2021) â ⊠â 29% (2025) â 15% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 15â28% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 27 (2021) â 21 (2022) â 41 (2023) â 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 13 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 126 (2024) â 126 (2025) â 126 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 97% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 102 (2021) â 143 (2022) â 128 (2023) â 149 (2024) â 130 (2025) â 120 (2026); licenses: 126 (2021) â 126 (2022) â 126 (2023) â 126 (2024) â 126 (2025) â 126 (2026)