Elk · Area 120 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 â Oct. 31 | Any elk |
| â | Nov. 1 â Dec. 15 | Antlerless elk |
Commission quota: 175 (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. 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 13+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 13+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any elk: 123 licenses for 584 first-choice applicants â roughly 21% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 147 licenses for 24 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 3 | 126 | 57 | 21 | 2.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 2 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 123 | 584 | 121 | 84 | 21.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 147 | 24 | 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 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 0 | 126 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% |
| †12 | 0 | 33 | 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 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) â ⊠â 14 (2025) â 13 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 13â15 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 104 (2021) â 114 (2022) â 148 (2023) â 158 (2024) â 151 (2025) â 126 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 10 (2021) â ⊠â 13 (2025) â 13 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 13â14 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 5% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 51 (2021) â 57 (2022) â 55 (2023) â 28 (2024) â 44 (2025) â 33 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 21 (2024) â 23 (2025) â 24 (2026); licenses: 147 (2024) â 147 (2025) â 147 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 18% (2021) â ⊠â 21% (2025) â 21% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 21%
- 1st-choice applicants: 496 (2021) â 430 (2022) â 459 (2023) â 574 (2024) â 582 (2025) â 584 (2026); licenses: 87 (2021) â 107 (2022) â 127 (2023) â 126 (2024) â 124 (2025) â 123 (2026)
- â Quota changed 124 â 123 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.