Elk · Area 62 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 21 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 125 (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. 10. 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 17+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 17+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 101 licenses for 596 first-choice applicants â roughly 17% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 105 licenses for 4 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 2 | 167 | 44 | 19 | 1.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 2 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 3.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 101 | 596 | 156 | 72 | 17.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 105 | 4 | 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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37.50% |
| < 16 | 0 | 162 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 66.67% |
| < 16 | 0 | 60 | 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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 17 (2025) â 17 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 17â18 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 214 (2021) â 223 (2022) â 150 (2023) â 204 (2024) â 230 (2025) â 167 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) â ⊠â 13 (2025) â 17 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 17 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 122 (2021) â 52 (2022) â 135 (2023) â 82 (2024) â 52 (2025) â 62 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 2 (2026)
- â Quota changed 1 â 2 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 4 (2026); licenses: 105 (2024) â 105 (2025) â 105 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 20% (2021) â ⊠â 18% (2025) â 17% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 17%
- 1st-choice applicants: 510 (2021) â 519 (2022) â 516 (2023) â 597 (2024) â 561 (2025) â 596 (2026); licenses: 101 (2021) â 101 (2022) â 101 (2023) â 100 (2024) â 101 (2025) â 101 (2026)