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Elk · Area 122 · Type 1

Hunt type: Any elk · WGFD description: ANY ELK
Last checked: draw reports 2026-10-23 · season regulations 2026-11-03 · Sources: WGFD Ch. 7 regulation · WGFD draw odds reports

Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD ElkHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.

Season dates (2026)

Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Oct. 1 – Nov. 30	Any elk
—	Dec. 1 – Dec. 31	Antlerless elk

Commission quota: 150 (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 11+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
Nonresident special · any elk applicants with 10+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
Resident regular · any elk: 120 licenses for 67 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Resident landowner · any elk: 126 licenses for 6 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	3rd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · random · Any elk	3	44	6	9	6.8%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · special · random · Any elk	2	25	0	0	8.0%	WGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Any elk	120	67	33	21	100.0%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk	6	0	0	0	n/a	WGFD PDF
resident · landowner · all · Any elk	126	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	18	0	0	100.00%
0	18	0	0	100.00%

Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
< 17	11	2	2	100.00%
16	9	0	0	100.00%
< 16	9	0	0	100.00%
15	9	0	0	100.00%
< 15	9	0	0	100.00%
14	9	1	1	100.00%
< 14	8	0	0	100.00%
13	8	2	2	100.00%
< 13	6	0	0	100.00%
12	6	3	3	100.00%
< 12	3	0	0	100.00%
11	3	3	3	100.00%
< 11	0		44	0.00%

Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
11	8	6	6	100.00%
< 11	2	0	0	100.00%
10	2	2	2	100.00%
< 10	0		25	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: 6 (2024) → 6 (2025) → 6 (2026)

Nonresident · regular

↑ Points for a sure draw: 8 (2021) → … → 12 (2025) → 11 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 11–13 pts
→ Odds: 10% (2021) → … → 5% (2025) → 7% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 7% (random-draw share)
1st-choice applicants: 31 (2021) → 44 (2022) → 57 (2023) → 49 (2024) → 66 (2025) → 44 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 3 (2026)

Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Nonresident · special

↑ Points for a sure draw: 8 (2021) → … → 8 (2025) → 10 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 9–10 pts
→ Odds: 8% (2021) → … → 10% (2025) → 8% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 8% (random-draw share)
1st-choice applicants: 24 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 31 (2023) → 34 (2024) → 21 (2025) → 25 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)

Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · landowner

→ Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
1st-choice applicants: 8 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 6 (2026); licenses: 126 (2024) → 126 (2025) → 126 (2026)

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · regular

→ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
1st-choice applicants: 67 (2021) → 80 (2022) → 90 (2023) → 73 (2024) → 71 (2025) → 67 (2026); licenses: 97 (2021) → 95 (2022) → 116 (2023) → 118 (2024) → 122 (2025) → 120 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 122 → 120 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

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