Elk · Areas 63, 64 · Type 2
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Drawn together: Areas 63, 64 — 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. Green hatch = wilderness (U.S. Forest Service, National Wilderness Areas (EDW), CC BY 4.0).
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 21 | Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness |
Commission quota: 35 (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. 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 11+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 27 licenses for 90 first-choice applicants — roughly 30% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 29 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 27 | 90 | 33 | 15 | 30.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 29 | 2 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 0 | 10 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 10 | 0 | 12 | 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: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- ↑ Points for a sure draw: 13 (2021) → … → 15 (2025) → 17 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 14–17 pts
- → Odds: 0% (2021) → … → 0% (2025) → 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 16 (2021) → 7 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 10 (2026); licenses: 0 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- ↓ Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) → … → 5 (2025) → 14 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 10–14 pts
- → Odds: 0% (2021) → … → 0% (2025) → 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 8 (2021) → 10 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 8 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 13 (2026); licenses: 0 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 29 (2024) → 29 (2025) → 29 (2026)
Resident · regular
- ↓ Odds: 47% (2021) → … → 41% (2025) → 30% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 30–32%
- 1st-choice applicants: 45 (2021) → 77 (2022) → 43 (2023) → 86 (2024) → 68 (2025) → 90 (2026); licenses: 21 (2021) → 21 (2022) → 21 (2023) → 29 (2024) → 28 (2025) → 27 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 28 → 27 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.