Elk · Areas 62, 63 · Type 5
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Drawn together: Areas 62, 63 â one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 62.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 22 â Dec. 21 | Antlerless elk |
Commission quota: 200 (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 · cow/calf (antlerless) applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless) applicants with 1+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · cow/calf (antlerless) applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 168 licenses for 126 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 85.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 126 | 110 | 48 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 55.56% |
| < 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · cow/calf (antlerless) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
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) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 8 (2026)
- â Quota changed 7 â 8 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2022) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 1 pts
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 24% (2025) â 86% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 40â86% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2021) â 23 (2022) â 15 (2023) â 27 (2024) â 17 (2025) â 7 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 4 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 6 (2026)
- â Quota changed 4 â 6 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2022) â ⊠â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 147 (2024) â 147 (2025) â 168 (2026)
- â Quota changed 147 â 168 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 74 (2021) â 85 (2022) â 98 (2023) â 114 (2024) â 136 (2025) â 126 (2026); licenses: 126 (2021) â 124 (2022) â 145 (2023) â 146 (2024) â 147 (2025) â 168 (2026)
- â Quota changed 147 â 168 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.