Elk · Area 106 · Type 1
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 106-1”. 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 only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any elk valid west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410; also valid in Area 105 west of the Bear River”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 15 – Jan. 31 | Any elk valid west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410; also valid in Area 105 west of the Bear River |
Commission quota: 50 (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. 19. 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 8+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 1+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 42 licenses for 183 first-choice applicants — roughly 23% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 2.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 42 | 183 | 61 | 34 | 22.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 42 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.33% |
| < 7 | 0 | 32 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% |
| ≤ 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- → Points for a sure draw: 9 (2021) → … → 11 (2024) → 8 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 8 pts
- → Odds: 2% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 49 (2021) → 45 (2022) → 50 (2023) → 41 (2024) → 47 (2025) → 34 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- → Points for a sure draw: 6 (2021) → … → 6 (2025) → 5 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5 pts
- ↑ Odds: 6% (2021) → … → 25% (2025) → 50% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 43–50% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 16 (2021) → 14 (2022) → 17 (2023) → 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 42 (2024) → 42 (2025) → 42 (2026)
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 27% (2021) → … → 20% (2025) → 23% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 23%
- 1st-choice applicants: 149 (2021) → 172 (2022) → 182 (2023) → 171 (2024) → 213 (2025) → 183 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 42 (2022) → 42 (2023) → 42 (2024) → 42 (2025) → 42 (2026)