Elk · Hunt Area 45, Type 6
Nonresident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 8 licenses for 65 first-choice applicants — roughly 12% estimate. Resident regular · cow/calf (antlerless): 40 licenses for 199 first-choice applicants — roughly 20% estimate. Resident landowner · cow/calf (antlerless): 42 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
COW OR CALF (WGFD truncates descriptions; see regulations for full text.)
Tag type: Cow/calf (antlerless)
Application info for WGFD (copy & apply)
Application info — Nonresident · Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner
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.
Species: Elk Hunt area: 045 Hunt type: 6 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
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.
Species: Elk Hunt area: 045 Hunt type: 6 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.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.
Application info — Resident · Reduced-price cow/calf — Landowner
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.
Species: Elk Hunt area: 045 Hunt type: 6 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.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 — Resident · Reduced-price cow/calf
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.
Species: Elk Hunt area: 045 Hunt type: 6 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 | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 8 | 65 | 20 | 0 | 12.3% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 40 | 199 | 41 | 0 | 20.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Cow/calf (antlerless) | 42 | 2 | 0 | 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.