Elk · Hunt Area W

Nonresident landowner · other (check regs) applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice). Nonresident regular · other (check regs) applicants with 6+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice). Nonresident special · other (check regs) applicants with 4+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).

REGION W GENERAL (WGFD truncates descriptions; see regulations for full text.)

Tag type: Other (check regs)

Application info for WGFD (copy & apply)

Application info — Nonresident · Full price — Landowner

Species: Elk
Hunt area: W
Hunt type: (none listed)
WGFD description: REGION W GENERAL
Tag type: Other (check regs)
License kind: Full price — 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 ↗
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Application info — Nonresident · Full price

Species: Elk
Hunt area: W
Hunt type: (none listed)
WGFD description: REGION W GENERAL
Tag type: Other (check regs)
License kind: Full price
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 info — Nonresident · Full price — Special (higher fee)

Species: Elk
Hunt area: W
Hunt type: (none listed)
WGFD description: REGION W GENERAL
Tag type: Other (check regs)
License kind: Full price — Special (higher fee)
Residency: Nonresident
Draw pool: special
Choices: WGFD applications take 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices; the odds on this site are 1st-choice odds.

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Nonresident landowner · other (check regs) — odds by points

Nonresident regular · other (check regs) — odds by points

Nonresident special · other (check regs) — odds by points

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	3rd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · random · Other (check regs)	402	4444	543	275	9.0%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · special · random · Other (check regs)	268	884	57	24	30.3%	WGFD PDF
nonresident · landowner · random · Other (check regs)	693	0	0	0	n/a	WGFD PDF

Nonresident landowner · other (check regs) preference point draw WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
14	2082	1	1	100.00%
< 14	2081	0	0	100.00%
13	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 13	2081	0	0	100.00%
12	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 12	2081	0	0	100.00%
11	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 11	2081	0	0	100.00%
10	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 10	2081	0	0	100.00%
9	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 9	2081	0	0	100.00%
8	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 8	2081	0	0	100.00%
7	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 7	2081	0	0	100.00%
6	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 6	2081	0	0	100.00%
5	2081	0	0	100.00%
< 5	2081	0	0	100.00%
4	2081	1	1	100.00%
< 4	2080	0	0	100.00%
3	2080	0	0	100.00%
< 3	2080	0	0	100.00%
2	2080	1	1	100.00%
< 2	2079	0	0	100.00%
1	2079	0	0	100.00%
< 1	2079	0	0	100.00%
0	2079	89	89	100.00%

Nonresident regular · other (check regs) preference point draw WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
18	1207	1	1	100.00%
< 18	1206	0	0	100.00%
17	1206	0	0	100.00%
< 17	1206	0	0	100.00%
16	1206	0	0	100.00%
< 16	1206	0	0	100.00%
15	1206	1	1	100.00%
< 15	1205	0	0	100.00%
14	1205	0	0	100.00%
< 14	1205	0	0	100.00%
13	1205	3	3	100.00%
< 13	1202	0	0	100.00%
12	1202	3	3	100.00%
< 12	1199	4	4	100.00%
11	1195	4	4	100.00%
< 11	1191	16	16	100.00%
10	1175	17	17	100.00%
< 10	1158	2	2	100.00%
9	1156	28	28	100.00%
< 9	1128	24	24	100.00%
8	1104	66	66	100.00%
< 8	1038	48	48	100.00%
7	990	204	204	100.00%
< 7	786	192	192	100.00%
6	594	532	532	100.00%
< 6	62	63	351	17.66%
≤ 5	0		4156	0.00%

Nonresident special · other (check regs) preference point draw WGFD PDF

Points	Licenses left	Issued	1st-choice apps	Success (WGFD)
9	806	1	1	100.00%
< 9	805	0	0	100.00%
8	805	2	2	100.00%
< 8	803	5	5	100.00%
7	798	3	3	100.00%
< 7	795	10	10	100.00%
6	785	24	24	100.00%
< 6	761	92	92	100.00%
5	669	216	216	100.00%
< 5	453	216	216	100.00%
4	237	228	228	100.00%
< 4	9	9	49	18.37%
≤ 3	0		844	0.00%

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.