Elk · Area 125 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Dec. 31 | Any elk |
| â | Jan. 1 â Jan. 31 | Antlerless elk |
Commission quota: 250 (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. 22. 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 6+ 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: 208 licenses for 103 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any elk: 210 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any elk | 5 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 8.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any elk | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 11.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any elk | 208 | 103 | 78 | 44 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any elk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any elk | 210 | 2 | 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 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.00% |
| < 5 | 0 | 54 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any elk preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.67% |
| †3 | 0 | 22 | 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: 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 10 (2026)
- â Quota changed 8 â 10 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 2 (2021) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 6 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 6â7 pts
- â Odds: 12% (2021) â ⊠â 5% (2025) â 9% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 9% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 48 (2021) â 56 (2022) â 55 (2023) â 71 (2024) â 79 (2025) â 58 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 4 (2023) â 4 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 5 (2026)
- â Quota changed 4 â 5 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) â ⊠â 3 (2025) â 4 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 4â5 pts
- â Odds: 75% (2022) â ⊠â 23% (2025) â 11% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 0â11% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 27 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 168 (2024) â 168 (2025) â 210 (2026)
- â Quota changed 168 â 210 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 51 (2021) â 60 (2022) â 72 (2023) â 66 (2024) â 65 (2025) â 103 (2026); licenses: 206 (2021) â 208 (2022) â 165 (2023) â 167 (2024) â 165 (2025) â 208 (2026)
- â Quota changed 165 â 208 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.