Elk · Area 95 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Nov. 5 | Any elk |
Commission quota: 225 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFDâs 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 landowner · any elk applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any elk applicants with 9+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 5+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 189 licenses for 368 first-choice applicants â roughly 51% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 5 | 128 | 37 | 22 | 3.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 10.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 189 | 368 | 82 | 46 | 51.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 33.33% |
| †8 | 0 | 123 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37.50% |
| †4 | 0 | 23 | 0.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33774/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33775/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33776/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33777/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33778/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33779/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33893/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33894/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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 9 (2024) â 9 (2025) â 9 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 9 (2025) â 9 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 9â10 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 5% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 95 (2021) â 97 (2022) â 87 (2023) â 110 (2024) â 100 (2025) â 128 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 6 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 5 (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 5 pts
- â Odds: 15% (2021) â ⊠â 19% (2025) â 11% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 11% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 20 (2021) â 35 (2022) â 24 (2023) â 18 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 28 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 189 (2024) â 189 (2025) â 189 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 48% (2021) â ⊠â 52% (2025) â 51% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 51%
- 1st-choice applicants: 349 (2021) â 344 (2022) â 366 (2023) â 363 (2024) â 360 (2025) â 368 (2026); licenses: 168 (2021) â 168 (2022) â 189 (2023) â 189 (2024) â 189 (2025) â 189 (2026)