Elk · Area 107 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 107-7 (Aug.); Valid 107-7 (Dec./Jan.)”. 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):
“Cow or calf valid in Sweetwater County”
“Cow or calf valid off national forest within the Henry's Fork River drainage”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Aug. 31 | Cow or calf valid in Sweetwater County |
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Dec. 15 – Jan. 31 | Cow or calf valid off national forest within the Henry's Fork River drainage |
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. 20. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 8 licenses for 21 first-choice applicants — roughly 38% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 39 licenses for 98 first-choice applicants — roughly 40% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 42 licenses for 3 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 8 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 38.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 39 | 98 | 94 | 0 | 39.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 42 | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 8 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 8 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 38% (2021) → … → 24% (2025) → 38% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 30–38%
- 1st-choice applicants: 21 (2021) → 14 (2022) → 16 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 33 (2025) → 21 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) → 8 (2022) → 8 (2023) → 8 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 8 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 3 (2026); licenses: 42 (2024) → 42 (2025) → 42 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- ↓ Odds: 56% (2021) → … → 32% (2025) → 40% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 30–40%
- 1st-choice applicants: 70 (2021) → 78 (2022) → 87 (2023) → 89 (2024) → 119 (2025) → 98 (2026); licenses: 39 (2021) → 41 (2022) → 39 (2023) → 38 (2024) → 38 (2025) → 39 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 38 → 39 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.