Elk · Area 111 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 31 | Any elk |
| â | Nov. 15 â Dec. 15 | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler; also valid in Area 22 |
| â | Dec. 16 â Dec. 31 | Antlerless elk |
Commission quota: 75 (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. 20. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any elk applicants with 1+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- No nonresident regular · any elk point level was guaranteed in 2026; best was 50% at 20 points.
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 20+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 57 licenses for 364 first-choice applicants â roughly 16% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 63 licenses for 6 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 0 | 62 | 28 | 29 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 57 | 364 | 129 | 84 | 15.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 88.89% |
| < 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 20 | 0 | 61 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 20 | 0 | 15 | 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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely 1â2 pts
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Lowest points that drew: 12 (2021) â ⊠â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 20â22 pts
- â Odds: 0% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 24 (2021) â 76 (2022) â 49 (2023) â 29 (2024) â 179 (2025) â 62 (2026); licenses: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2022) â ⊠â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 20â22 pts
- â Odds: 0% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 40 (2021) â 18 (2022) â 43 (2023) â 18 (2024) â 79 (2025) â 15 (2026); licenses: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 4 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 6 (2026); licenses: 63 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 63 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 15% (2021) â ⊠â 14% (2025) â 16% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 16%
- 1st-choice applicants: 338 (2021) â 488 (2022) â 380 (2023) â 469 (2024) â 397 (2025) â 364 (2026); licenses: 51 (2021) â 53 (2022) â 54 (2023) â 59 (2024) â 56 (2025) â 57 (2026)
- â Quota changed 56 â 57 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.