Elk · Area 84 · Type 6
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Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas. Red/gray crosshatch = closed portion.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 84 east and south of Shoal Creek to the Hoback River shall be closed after Nov. 20”
“Cow or calf valid south of the Hoback River”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 – Nov. 30 | Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 84 east and south of Shoal Creek to the Hoback River shall be closed after Nov. 20 |
| — | Dec. 1 – Dec. 31 | Cow or calf valid south of the Hoback River |
Commission quota: 400 (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. 14. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 64 licenses for 114 first-choice applicants — roughly 56% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 336 licenses for 278 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 64 | 114 | 30 | 0 | 56.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 336 | 278 | 132 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 336 | 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: 56 (2024) → 64 (2025) → 64 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 21% (2021) → … → 52% (2025) → 56% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 56–63%
- 1st-choice applicants: 38 (2021) → 67 (2022) → 86 (2023) → 105 (2024) → 122 (2025) → 114 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) → 48 (2022) → 48 (2023) → 56 (2024) → 64 (2025) → 64 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 294 (2024) → 336 (2025) → 336 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 20% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 208 (2021) → 257 (2022) → 262 (2023) → 258 (2024) → 297 (2025) → 278 (2026); licenses: 42 (2021) → 252 (2022) → 252 (2023) → 294 (2024) → 336 (2025) → 336 (2026)