Elk · Area 54 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 54-7”. 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 north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120; also valid within the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Dec. 21 | Cow or calf valid north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120; also valid within the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage |
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. 8. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 32 licenses for 75 first-choice applicants — roughly 43% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 163 licenses for 202 first-choice applicants — roughly 81% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 168 licenses for 5 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 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 42.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 163 | 202 | 40 | 0 | 80.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 5 | 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: 16 (2024) → 16 (2025) → 32 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 16 → 32 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 60% (2025) → 43% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 34–43%
- 1st-choice applicants: 42 (2021) → 50 (2022) → 43 (2023) → 25 (2024) → 25 (2025) → 75 (2026); licenses: 48 (2021) → 48 (2022) → 64 (2023) → 16 (2024) → 15 (2025) → 32 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 15 → 32 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 5 (2026); licenses: 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 168 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 84 → 168 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 68% (2025) → 81% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 72–81%
- 1st-choice applicants: 185 (2021) → 172 (2022) → 202 (2023) → 71 (2024) → 121 (2025) → 202 (2026); licenses: 252 (2021) → 251 (2022) → 354 (2023) → 83 (2024) → 82 (2025) → 163 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 82 → 163 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.