Elk · Areas 63, 64 · Type 1
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Drawn together: Areas 63, 64 â one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 63.
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. 1 â Oct. 21 | Any 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 · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 18+ 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: 134 licenses for 632 first-choice applicants â roughly 21% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 168 licenses for 34 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 | 215 | 32 | 29 | 0.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 1.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 134 | 632 | 144 | 64 | 21.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 168 | 34 | 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 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 75.00% |
| < 17 | 0 | 214 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66.67% |
| < 16 | 0 | 89 | 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: 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 8 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 17 (2025) â 18 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 18â19 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 277 (2021) â 207 (2022) â 200 (2023) â 181 (2024) â 205 (2025) â 215 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 3 (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 17 (2025) â 17 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 17â18 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 118 (2021) â 167 (2022) â 121 (2023) â 118 (2024) â 96 (2025) â 90 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 1 (2026)
- â Quota changed 2 â 1 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: 28 (2024) â 35 (2025) â 34 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) â 168 (2025) â 168 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 20% (2021) â ⊠â 21% (2025) â 21% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 21%
- 1st-choice applicants: 704 (2021) â 754 (2022) â 649 (2023) â 622 (2024) â 628 (2025) â 632 (2026); licenses: 142 (2021) â 142 (2022) â 141 (2023) â 140 (2024) â 133 (2025) â 134 (2026)
- â Quota changed 133 â 134 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.