Elk · Area 92 · Type 6
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 92-6”. 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 on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Cow or calf valid north of Wyoming Highway 354 and Sublette County Road 112, east of Sublette County Road 115, and south of South Beaver Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 | Cow or calf |
| — | Dec. 1 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid north of Wyoming Highway 354 and Sublette County Road 112, east of Sublette County Road 115, and south of South Beaver Creek |
Commission quota: 500 (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. 16. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 80 licenses for 203 first-choice applicants — roughly 39% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 419 licenses for 291 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 420 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 80 | 203 | 67 | 0 | 39.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 419 | 291 | 116 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 420 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 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 (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 80 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 80 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 23% (2021) → … → 42% (2025) → 39% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 39–49%
- 1st-choice applicants: 98 (2021) → 83 (2022) → 95 (2023) → 159 (2024) → 190 (2025) → 203 (2026); licenses: 23 (2021) → 39 (2022) → 63 (2023) → 79 (2024) → 79 (2025) → 80 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 79 → 80 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 420 (2024) → 420 (2025) → 420 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 65% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 194 (2021) → 187 (2022) → 230 (2023) → 248 (2024) → 285 (2025) → 291 (2026); licenses: 126 (2021) → 210 (2022) → 334 (2023) → 420 (2024) → 419 (2025) → 419 (2026)