Elk · Area 123 · Type 6
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| â | Sep. 15 â Nov. 30 | 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 28 first-choice applicants â roughly 57% estimate.
- Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 83 licenses for 87 first-choice applicants â roughly 95% 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 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 83 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 95.4% | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 12 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 16 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 47% (2025) â 57% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 31â57%
- 1st-choice applicants: 11 (2021) â 26 (2022) â 36 (2023) â 37 (2024) â 34 (2025) â 28 (2026); licenses: 12 (2021) â 12 (2022) â 12 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 16 (2026)
Resident · landowner · cow/calf
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 63 (2024) â 84 (2025) â 84 (2026)
Resident · regular · cow/calf
- â Odds: 68% (2021) â ⊠â 84% (2025) â 95% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 91â95%
- 1st-choice applicants: 92 (2021) â 140 (2022) â 155 (2023) â 114 (2024) â 99 (2025) â 87 (2026); licenses: 63 (2021) â 60 (2022) â 59 (2023) â 61 (2024) â 83 (2025) â 83 (2026)