Elk · Area 80 · Type 6
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Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 25 | Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 25 (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. 13. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 4 licenses for 13 first-choice applicants — roughly 31% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 21 licenses for 42 first-choice applicants — roughly 50% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 30.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 21 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 50.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 21 | 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: 48 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 4 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 21% (2025) → 31% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 16–31%
- 1st-choice applicants: 14 (2021) → 12 (2022) → 43 (2023) → 49 (2024) → 19 (2025) → 13 (2026); licenses: 48 (2021) → 48 (2022) → 48 (2023) → 48 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 4 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 252 (2024) → 21 (2025) → 21 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 37% (2025) → 50% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 37–50%
- 1st-choice applicants: 113 (2021) → 98 (2022) → 146 (2023) → 100 (2024) → 57 (2025) → 42 (2026); licenses: 281 (2021) → 262 (2022) → 252 (2023) → 252 (2024) → 21 (2025) → 21 (2026)