Elk · Area 63 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 63-6 (Aug./Oct.)”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
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):
“Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Oct. 31 | Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek |
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 – Dec. 21 | Cow or calf valid in the entire area |
Commission quota: 200 (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 regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 32 licenses for 86 first-choice applicants — roughly 37% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 167 licenses for 175 first-choice applicants — roughly 95% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 168 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 86 | 26 | 0 | 37.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 167 | 175 | 44 | 0 | 95.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33772/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33773/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33891/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33892/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 · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 32 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 32 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 18% (2021) → … → 46% (2025) → 37% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 37–42%
- 1st-choice applicants: 88 (2021) → 58 (2022) → 89 (2023) → 122 (2024) → 70 (2025) → 86 (2026); licenses: 16 (2021) → 32 (2022) → 32 (2023) → 32 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 32 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) → 168 (2025) → 168 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 82% (2021) → … → 93% (2025) → 95% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 95–100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 103 (2021) → 145 (2022) → 151 (2023) → 145 (2024) → 181 (2025) → 175 (2026); licenses: 84 (2021) → 168 (2022) → 168 (2023) → 168 (2024) → 168 (2025) → 167 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 168 → 167 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.