Elk · Area 85 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 – Nov. 15 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 100 (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): 16 licenses for 59 first-choice applicants — roughly 27% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 84 licenses for 143 first-choice applicants — roughly 59% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 16 | 59 | 30 | 0 | 27.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 84 | 143 | 122 | 0 | 58.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 84 | 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: 16 (2024) → 16 (2025) → 16 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 21% (2021) → … → 36% (2025) → 27% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 27%
- 1st-choice applicants: 39 (2021) → 36 (2022) → 58 (2023) → 50 (2024) → 45 (2025) → 59 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) → 16 (2022) → 16 (2023) → 16 (2024) → 16 (2025) → 16 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 84 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 41% (2021) → … → 64% (2025) → 59% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 59–70%
- 1st-choice applicants: 103 (2021) → 114 (2022) → 107 (2023) → 117 (2024) → 131 (2025) → 143 (2026); licenses: 42 (2021) → 84 (2022) → 84 (2023) → 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 84 (2026)