Elk · Area 51 · Type 1
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 51-1”. 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):
“Any elk south and west of the Clark's Fork River”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Oct. 1 – Nov. 5 | Any elk south and west of the Clark's Fork River |
Commission quota: 100 (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. 8. 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 16+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- No nonresident special · any elk point level was guaranteed in 2026; best was 75% at 15 points.
- Resident regular · any elk: 82 licenses for 309 first-choice applicants — roughly 27% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 84 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 2 | 328 | 68 | 23 | 0.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 1.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 82 | 309 | 77 | 46 | 26.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 84 | 2 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 0 | 328 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 75.00% |
| < 15 | 0 | 61 | 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 4 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- ↑ Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) → … → 17 (2025) → 16 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 16–18 pts
- → Odds: 2% (2021) → … → 1% (2025) → 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 113 (2021) → 110 (2022) → 88 (2023) → 200 (2024) → 228 (2025) → 328 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- ↑ Lowest points that drew: 12 (2021) → … → 10 (2025) → 15 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 14–15 pts
- → Odds: 2% (2021) → … → 4% (2025) → 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 43 (2021) → 28 (2022) → 42 (2023) → 25 (2024) → 51 (2025) → 62 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 1 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 1 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 2 → 1 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 101 (2024) → 101 (2025) → 84 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 101 → 84 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 29% (2021) → … → 35% (2025) → 27% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 27%
- 1st-choice applicants: 287 (2021) → 261 (2022) → 240 (2023) → 297 (2024) → 285 (2025) → 309 (2026); licenses: 82 (2021) → 82 (2022) → 82 (2023) → 100 (2024) → 100 (2025) → 82 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 100 → 82 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.