Elk · Area 41 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Oct. 15 â Nov. 4 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 250 (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 landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 12+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 8+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 206 licenses for 348 first-choice applicants â roughly 59% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 210 licenses for 4 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 5 | 122 | 65 | 37 | 4.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 4 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 206 | 348 | 219 | 134 | 59.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 210 | 4 | 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 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 90.00% |
| < 11 | 0 | 121 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 0 | 27 | 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: 11 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 8 (2021) â ⊠â 11 (2025) â 13 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 12â13 pts
- â Odds: 5% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 153 (2021) â 225 (2022) â 108 (2023) â 165 (2024) â 145 (2025) â 122 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 6 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 8 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 8 pts
- â Odds: 8% (2021) â ⊠â 14% (2025) â 15% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 15â19% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 71 (2021) â 77 (2022) â 47 (2023) â 18 (2024) â 29 (2025) â 27 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 4 (2023) â 4 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 4 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 4 (2026); licenses: 231 (2024) â 210 (2025) â 210 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 47% (2021) â ⊠â 67% (2025) â 59% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 59â71%
- 1st-choice applicants: 642 (2021) â 469 (2022) â 338 (2023) â 380 (2024) â 307 (2025) â 348 (2026); licenses: 299 (2021) â 163 (2022) â 225 (2023) â 226 (2024) â 206 (2025) â 206 (2026)