Elk · Area 75 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 75-4,6”. 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 only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Nov. 14 – Dec. 6 | Cow or calf; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed |
Commission quota: 20 (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. 12. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 3 licenses for 58 first-choice applicants — roughly 5% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 17 licenses for 51 first-choice applicants — roughly 33% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 3 | 58 | 34 | 0 | 5.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 17 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 33.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 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: 3 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 3 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 2 → 3 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 23% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–5%
- 1st-choice applicants: 243 (2021) → 307 (2022) → 242 (2023) → 158 (2024) → 95 (2025) → 58 (2026); licenses: 56 (2021) → 68 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 3 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 3 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 2 → 3 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 17 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 17 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 8 → 17 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 14% (2025) → 33% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–33%
- 1st-choice applicants: 231 (2021) → 214 (2022) → 146 (2023) → 89 (2024) → 59 (2025) → 51 (2026); licenses: 294 (2021) → 357 (2022) → 17 (2023) → 17 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 17 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 8 → 17 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.