Elk · Area 116 · Type 1
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Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any elk valid off national forest”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 – Dec. 31 | Any elk valid off national forest |
Commission quota: 100 (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. 21. 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 4+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 84 licenses for 78 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 2 | 99 | 41 | 27 | 2.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 84 | 78 | 30 | 27 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 84 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 66.67% |
| < 7 | 0 | 99 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 3 | 0 | 14 | 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 4 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- ↑ Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) → … → 7 (2025) → 8 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 8–9 pts
- → Odds: 3% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 61 (2021) → 63 (2022) → 56 (2023) → 110 (2024) → 119 (2025) → 99 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- ↑ Points for a sure draw: 1 (2021) → … → 5 (2025) → 4 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 4–6 pts
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 12% (2025) → 7% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–7% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2021) → 14 (2022) → 8 (2023) → 8 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 15 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 1 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 1 (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: 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 84 (2026)
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 53 (2021) → 55 (2022) → 67 (2023) → 56 (2024) → 62 (2025) → 78 (2026); licenses: 84 (2021) → 84 (2022) → 84 (2023) → 84 (2024) → 84 (2025) → 84 (2026)