Elk · Area 68 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 â Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 â Nov. 30 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 150 (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. 11. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 24 licenses for 41 first-choice applicants â roughly 59% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 124 licenses for 166 first-choice applicants â roughly 75% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 126 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 24 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 58.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 124 | 166 | 43 | 0 | 74.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 126 | 2 | 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) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 16 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 24 (2026)
- â Quota changed 16 â 24 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 36% (2021) â ⊠â 37% (2025) â 59% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 57â59%
- 1st-choice applicants: 22 (2021) â 38 (2022) â 30 (2023) â 30 (2024) â 43 (2025) â 41 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) â 8 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 16 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 24 (2026)
- â Quota changed 16 â 24 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 84 (2024) â 84 (2025) â 126 (2026)
- â Quota changed 84 â 126 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 47% (2021) â ⊠â 58% (2025) â 75% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 75â79%
- 1st-choice applicants: 90 (2021) â 88 (2022) â 100 (2023) â 103 (2024) â 138 (2025) â 166 (2026); licenses: 42 (2021) â 41 (2022) â 41 (2023) â 81 (2024) â 80 (2025) â 124 (2026)
- â Quota changed 80 â 124 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.