Elk · Area 39 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Nov. 5 â Nov. 30 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 75 (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. 7. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 12 licenses for 65 first-choice applicants â roughly 18% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 61 licenses for 348 first-choice applicants â roughly 18% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 63 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) | 12 | 65 | 23 | 0 | 18.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 61 | 348 | 41 | 0 | 17.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 63 | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 12 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 12 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 36% (2022) â ⊠â 23% (2025) â 18% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 15â18%
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 33 (2022) â 42 (2023) â 39 (2024) â 52 (2025) â 65 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) â 12 (2022) â 12 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 12 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 63 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 63 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 81% (2021) â ⊠â 20% (2025) â 18% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0â18%
- 1st-choice applicants: 62 (2021) â 191 (2022) â 251 (2023) â 264 (2024) â 301 (2025) â 348 (2026); licenses: 50 (2021) â 62 (2022) â 62 (2023) â 62 (2024) â 61 (2025) â 61 (2026)