Elk · Area 41 · Type 2
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Nov. 5 â Nov. 20 | Any elk |
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 landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 10+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 3+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 56 licenses for 100 first-choice applicants â roughly 56% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 63 licenses for 7 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 1 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 2.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 20.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 56 | 100 | 121 | 35 | 56.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 63 | 7 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 80.00% |
| < 9 | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 0 | 5 | 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 (1 yr; 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: 4 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2022) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 10 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 10â12 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2023) â 3% (2024) â 4% (2025) â 3% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2022) â 79 (2023) â 66 (2024) â 23 (2025) â 38 (2026); licenses: 4 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2022) â ⊠â 8 (2025) â 3 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 3 pts
- â Odds: 43% (2022) â ⊠â 8% (2025) â 20% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 4â20% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 7 (2022) â 25 (2023) â 15 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 5 (2026); licenses: 3 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (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 6 (2025) â 7 (2026); licenses: 84 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 63 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 99% (2022) â ⊠â 50% (2025) â 56% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 40â56%
- 1st-choice applicants: 150 (2022) â 153 (2023) â 102 (2024) â 114 (2025) â 100 (2026); licenses: 148 (2022) â 82 (2023) â 79 (2024) â 57 (2025) â 56 (2026)
- â Quota changed 57 â 56 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.