Elk · Areas 84, 85 · Type 7
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Drawn together: Areas 84, 85 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 84.
Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 84, 85-7”. Black outline = hunt areas of this license; 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 valid on private land in Area 84; also valid in that portion of Area 85 on or within 200 yards of irrigated land north of Fall Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84; also valid in that portion of Area 85 on or within 200 yards of irrigated land north of Fall Creek |
Commission quota: 250 (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): 40 licenses for 3 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 244 licenses for 44 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 244 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 244 | 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: 40 (2024) → 40 (2025) → 40 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 4 (2024) → 7 (2025) → 3 (2026); licenses: 36 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 40 (2023) → 40 (2024) → 40 (2025) → 40 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 243 (2024) → 242 (2025) → 244 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 242 → 244 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 68 (2021) → 78 (2022) → 51 (2023) → 47 (2024) → 48 (2025) → 44 (2026); licenses: 221 (2021) → 247 (2022) → 244 (2023) → 243 (2024) → 242 (2025) → 244 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 242 → 244 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.