Elk · Area 61 · Type 1
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 61-1, 9”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas. Green hatch = wilderness (U.S. Forest Service, National Wilderness Areas (EDW), CC BY 4.0).
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 on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | — | Any elk; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek |
| — | Oct. 1 – Oct. 31 | Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek |
Commission quota: 125 (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. 9. 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 13+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 11+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 105 licenses for 345 first-choice applicants — roughly 30% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 3 | 96 | 25 | 36 | 3.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 11.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 105 | 345 | 123 | 64 | 30.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 0 | 96 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 10 | 0 | 16 | 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: 6 (2024) → 6 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 6 → 5 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- → Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) → … → 14 (2025) → 13 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 13 pts
- → Odds: 2% (2021) → … → 3% (2025) → 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 121 (2021) → 153 (2022) → 113 (2023) → 289 (2024) → 86 (2025) → 96 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- ↓ Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) → … → 13 (2025) → 11 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 11–12 pts
- ↑ Odds: 3% (2021) → … → 5% (2025) → 12% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 10–12% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 68 (2021) → 59 (2022) → 75 (2023) → 43 (2024) → 41 (2025) → 17 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 126 (2024) → 126 (2025) → 105 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 126 → 105 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- ↑ Odds: 27% (2021) → … → 36% (2025) → 30% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 30–34%
- 1st-choice applicants: 463 (2021) → 448 (2022) → 498 (2023) → 398 (2024) → 345 (2025) → 345 (2026); licenses: 126 (2021) → 126 (2022) → 125 (2023) → 126 (2024) → 125 (2025) → 105 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 125 → 105 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.