Elk · Area 102 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Dec. 7 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 300 (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. 18. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 47 licenses for 156 first-choice applicants â roughly 30% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 249 licenses for 325 first-choice applicants â roughly 77% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 48 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 252 licenses for 3 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 47 | 156 | 35 | 0 | 30.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 249 | 325 | 111 | 0 | 76.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 252 | 3 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 48 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 32% (2021) â ⊠â 47% (2025) â 30% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 30%
- 1st-choice applicants: 99 (2021) â 112 (2022) â 90 (2023) â 148 (2024) â 102 (2025) â 156 (2026); licenses: 32 (2021) â 32 (2022) â 40 (2023) â 40 (2024) â 48 (2025) â 47 (2026)
- â Quota changed 48 â 47 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 3 (2026); licenses: 210 (2024) â 252 (2025) â 252 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 67% (2021) â ⊠â 77% (2025) â 77% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 77â84%
- 1st-choice applicants: 252 (2021) â 310 (2022) â 306 (2023) â 255 (2024) â 328 (2025) â 325 (2026); licenses: 168 (2021) â 168 (2022) â 210 (2023) â 210 (2024) â 251 (2025) â 249 (2026)
- â Quota changed 251 â 249 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.