Elk · Area 94 · Type 6
Showing:
Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
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. 30 | Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 | Cow or calf |
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 233 first-choice applicants — roughly 34% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 420 licenses for 496 first-choice applicants — roughly 85% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 80 | 233 | 74 | 0 | 34.3% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 420 | 496 | 91 | 0 | 84.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 420 | 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: 80 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 80 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 38% (2021) → … → 36% (2025) → 34% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 34%
- 1st-choice applicants: 167 (2021) → 223 (2022) → 167 (2023) → 180 (2024) → 225 (2025) → 233 (2026); licenses: 64 (2021) → 64 (2022) → 72 (2023) → 80 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 80 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 420 (2024) → 420 (2025) → 420 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 99% (2021) → … → 95% (2025) → 85% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 85–89%
- 1st-choice applicants: 340 (2021) → 368 (2022) → 340 (2023) → 386 (2024) → 441 (2025) → 496 (2026); licenses: 336 (2021) → 336 (2022) → 377 (2023) → 419 (2024) → 420 (2025) → 420 (2026)