Elk · Area 67 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 67-6 (Nov.), 7 (Dec.)”. 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 west of the Wiggins Fork and west of the East Fork downstream from the confluence with the Wiggins Fork”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 – Oct. 31 | Cow or calf |
| — | Nov. 1 – Nov. 30 | Cow or calf valid west of the Wiggins Fork and west of the East Fork downstream from the confluence with the Wiggins Fork |
Commission quota: 500 (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. 11. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 80 licenses for 124 first-choice applicants — roughly 65% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 419 licenses for 424 first-choice applicants — roughly 99% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 420 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) | 80 | 124 | 45 | 0 | 64.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 419 | 424 | 142 | 0 | 98.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 420 | 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: 72 (2024) → 72 (2025) → 80 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 72 → 80 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 61% (2021) → … → 39% (2025) → 65% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 65%
- 1st-choice applicants: 183 (2021) → 181 (2022) → 204 (2023) → 171 (2024) → 183 (2025) → 124 (2026); licenses: 111 (2021) → 112 (2022) → 55 (2023) → 72 (2024) → 72 (2025) → 80 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 72 → 80 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 378 (2024) → 378 (2025) → 420 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 378 → 420 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 83% (2021) → … → 91% (2025) → 99% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 99–100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 709 (2021) → 664 (2022) → 416 (2023) → 374 (2024) → 415 (2025) → 424 (2026); licenses: 588 (2021) → 587 (2022) → 294 (2023) → 378 (2024) → 378 (2025) → 419 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 378 → 419 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.