Elk · Area 120 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 â Dec. 15 | Cow or calf |
Commission quota: 100 (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 regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 16 licenses for 66 first-choice applicants â roughly 24% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 83 licenses for 239 first-choice applicants â roughly 35% estimate.
- Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 84 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 16 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 24.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 83 | 239 | 33 | 0 | 34.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 84 | 1 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 16 (2026)
- â Quota changed 20 â 16 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 15% (2021) â ⊠â 22% (2025) â 24% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 24%
- 1st-choice applicants: 78 (2021) â 56 (2022) â 72 (2023) â 77 (2024) â 85 (2025) â 66 (2026); licenses: 12 (2021) â 16 (2022) â 16 (2023) â 20 (2024) â 19 (2025) â 16 (2026)
- â Quota changed 19 â 16 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 105 (2024) â 105 (2025) â 84 (2026)
- â Quota changed 105 â 84 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 36% (2021) â ⊠â 51% (2025) â 35% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 35%
- 1st-choice applicants: 168 (2021) â 154 (2022) â 196 (2023) â 218 (2024) â 206 (2025) â 239 (2026); licenses: 60 (2021) â 82 (2022) â 83 (2023) â 104 (2024) â 105 (2025) â 83 (2026)
- â Quota changed 105 â 83 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.