Elk · Area 94 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 94-7”. 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 on private land north of Middle Piney Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 – Dec. 15 | Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 94 between Middle Piney Road (Sublette County Road 23-111) and South Piney-Fish Creek Road (Sublette County Road 23-142) west to Forest Road 10046 shall be closed |
| — | Dec. 16 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid on private land north of Middle Piney Creek |
Commission quota: 150 (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): 24 licenses for 29 first-choice applicants — roughly 83% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 126 licenses for 55 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 24 | 29 | 68 | 0 | 82.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 126 | 55 | 85 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 126 | 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: 24 (2024) → 24 (2025) → 24 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↑ Odds: 55% (2021) → … → 73% (2025) → 83% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 83–86%
- 1st-choice applicants: 29 (2021) → 29 (2022) → 19 (2023) → 39 (2024) → 33 (2025) → 29 (2026); licenses: 16 (2021) → 16 (2022) → 20 (2023) → 24 (2024) → 24 (2025) → 24 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 126 (2024) → 126 (2025) → 126 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 40 (2021) → 32 (2022) → 31 (2023) → 31 (2024) → 70 (2025) → 55 (2026); licenses: 84 (2021) → 84 (2022) → 104 (2023) → 125 (2024) → 126 (2025) → 126 (2026)