You opened Area 13 Type 7. This hunt is drawn together with other areas; WGFD lists it under Area 12.

Elk · Hunt Area 12, Type 7

Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 64 licenses for 84 first-choice applicants — roughly 76% estimate. Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 319 licenses for 135 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate. Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 336 licenses for 17 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.

COW OR CALF (WGFD truncates descriptions; see regulations for full text.)

Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)

Drawn together: Areas 12, 13, 15, 110. WGFD issues one license valid in all of these areas and lists the draw results under Area 12 only. Area pages: Area 12 · Area 13 · Area 15 · Area 110

Season dates (2026)

Areas 12, 13, 15, 110 · Type 7

Drawn together: Areas 12, 13, 15, 110 — one license valid in all of these areas.

Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):

“Cow or calf valid on private land”

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
—	Aug. 15 – Jan. 31	Cow or calf valid on private land

Commission quota: 400 (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. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.

How archery works (WGFD): there is no separate archery draw. To hunt the special archery dates you need a limited quota license, or a General license in areas with a General season for the hunt, plus an archery license. The archery license is bought, not drawn (online, at WGFD offices or license agents); one per year covers all big and trophy game special archery seasons, and it does not add an animal. During archery dates you follow the limitations listed for those dates. Type 9 licenses are “archery only” limited quota licenses: they go through the draw like other limited quota licenses (they appear in WGFD’s draw reports) and do not need a separate archery license; you hunt only the Type 9 dates. Archery equipment can also be used in the regular season (hunter orange required then).
Sources: WGFD Ch. 7 Section 3, PDF p. 23 · WGFD Ch. 2 General Regulations, Section 11, PDF p. 8 · WGFD: What do I need to hunt? · WGFD Archery FAQ. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Application info for WGFD (copy & apply)

Application info — Nonresident · Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner

Species: Elk
Hunt area: 012
Hunt type: 7
WGFD description: COW OR CALF
Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)
License kind: Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner
Residency: Nonresident
Draw pool: landowner
Choices: WGFD applications take 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; the odds on this site are 1st-choice odds.

Landowner licenses on WGFD ↗
Application periods and deadlines are set by WGFD — see WGFD dates & deadlines. WGFD’s application site has no direct link to a specific hunt; sign in and enter these numbers.

Application info — Nonresident · Reduced-price cow/calf

Species: Elk
Hunt area: 012
Hunt type: 7
WGFD description: COW OR CALF
Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)
License kind: Reduced-price cow/calf
Residency: Nonresident
Draw pool: regular
Choices: WGFD applications take 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; the odds on this site are 1st-choice odds.

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Application periods and deadlines are set by WGFD — see WGFD dates & deadlines. WGFD’s application site has no direct link to a specific hunt; sign in and enter these numbers.

Application info — Resident · Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner

Species: Elk
Hunt area: 012
Hunt type: 7
WGFD description: COW OR CALF
Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)
License kind: Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner
Residency: Resident
Draw pool: landowner
Choices: WGFD applications take 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; the odds on this site are 1st-choice odds.

Application info — Resident · Reduced-price cow/calf

Species: Elk
Hunt area: 012
Hunt type: 7
WGFD description: COW OR CALF
Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)
License kind: Reduced-price cow/calf
Residency: Resident
Draw pool: regular
Choices: WGFD applications take 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; the odds on this site are 1st-choice odds.

Apply on WGFD ↗
Application periods and deadlines are set by WGFD — see WGFD dates & deadlines. WGFD’s application site has no direct link to a specific hunt; sign in and enter these numbers.

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless)	64	84	6	76.2%	WGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless)	319	135	36	100.0%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless)	64	0	0	n/a	WGFD PDF
resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless)	336	17	0	100.0%	WGFD PDF

Trends 2021–2026

From WGFD draw reports for each year (same hunt area and type number only). Years where this area/type number does not appear are listed, not guessed — WGFD sometimes renumbers hunt areas or types.