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Elk · Hunt Area 63: seasons & hunts (2026)

Every 2026 hunt type valid in Area 63, from the WGFD Commission regulation, including 4 hunts drawn together with other areas. “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.

Areas 63, 64 · Type 1 — draw odds

Drawn together: Areas 63, 64 — one license valid in all of these areas.

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Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Oct. 1 – Oct. 21Any elk

Commission quota: 200 (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.

Areas 63, 64 · Type 2 — draw odds

Drawn together: Areas 63, 64 — one license valid in all of these areas.

Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):

“Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness”

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Wilderness limit mapped: Washakie Wilderness inside Areas 63, 64 — archery Sep. 1 – Sep. 30, regular Oct. 1 – Oct. 21. WGFD text: “Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness” (WGFD Ch. 7, PDF p. 10). 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 datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Oct. 1 – Oct. 21Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness

Commission quota: 35 (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.

Areas 63, 64 · Type 3 — draw odds

Drawn together: Areas 63, 64 — one license valid in all of these areas.

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Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Nov. 1 – Nov. 15Any elk

Commission quota: 75 (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.

Area 63 · Type 4 — draw odds

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Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Oct. 1 – Dec. 21Antlerless 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. 10. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Areas 62, 63 · Type 5 — draw odds

Drawn together: Areas 62, 63 — one license valid in all of these areas.

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Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Oct. 22 – Dec. 21Antlerless elk

Commission quota: 200 (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.

Area 63 · Type 6 — draw odds

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

“Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek”

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Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
—Aug. 15 – Oct. 31Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Nov. 1 – Dec. 21Cow or calf valid in the entire area

Commission quota: 200 (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.