Elk · Area 41 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 41-3, 7”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Sep. 1 – Dec. 21 | Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek |
Commission quota: 200 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s 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): 32 licenses for 83 first-choice applicants — roughly 39% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 167 licenses for 80 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 168 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 38.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 167 | 80 | 49 | 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) | 168 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 24 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 32 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2023) → 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 39% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 39%
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2022) → 7 (2023) → 19 (2024) → 22 (2025) → 83 (2026); licenses: 24 (2022) → 24 (2023) → 24 (2024) → 31 (2025) → 32 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 31 → 32 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 126 (2024) → 168 (2025) → 168 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2022) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 10 (2022) → 21 (2023) → 15 (2024) → 56 (2025) → 80 (2026); licenses: 150 (2022) → 138 (2023) → 126 (2024) → 167 (2025) → 167 (2026)