Elk · Hunt Area 61: seasons & hunts (2026)

Every 2026 hunt type valid in Area 61, from the WGFD Commission regulation. “Draw odds” links go to the hunt’s draw-odds page (your saved residency and pool are applied there). General (“Gen”) licenses are not area-specific draws — see WGFD.

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.

Area 61 · Type 1 — draw odds

Part of area on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):

“Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek”

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Wilderness limit mapped: Washakie Wilderness inside Area 61 — regular Oct. 1 – Oct. 31. WGFD text: “Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek” (WGFD Ch. 7, PDF p. 9). Not mapped here: the part of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek (WGFD’s own “Valid 61-1, 9” shape covers it). Show it on the map. Boundary: U.S. Forest Service, National Wilderness Areas (EDW), CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), per the USFS data.gov record; downloaded 2026-11-03. Clipped to the WGFD hunt area outline. The regulation text governs.

Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	—	Any elk; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek
—	Oct. 1 – Oct. 31	Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek

Commission quota: 125 (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. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 61 · Type 2 — draw odds

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Oct. 7 – Nov. 15	Any elk

Commission quota: 50 (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. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 61 · Type 4 — draw odds

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Oct. 15 – Dec. 21	Antlerless elk

Commission quota: 100 (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. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 61 · Type 6 — draw odds

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Nov. 7 – Dec. 21	Cow or calf

Commission quota: 300 (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. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 61 · Type 7 — draw odds

Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):

“Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage”

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
—	Sep. 1 – Dec. 21	Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage
—	Jan. 1 – Jan. 15	Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage

Commission quota: 500 (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. 9, 10. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Area 61 · Type 9 — draw odds

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Special archery dates	Regular season dates	Limitations
—	Sep. 1 – Sep. 30	Any elk, archery only; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek

Type 9 is an archery-only license; WGFD lists its season in the regular-season columns.

Commission quota: 25 (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. 10. Last checked 2026-11-03.