Wyoming Unit 11:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk, Medicine Bow River. Part of elk herd unit El533 - Snowy Range. 2026: 62 to 112 tags, 94 to 813 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 11
Unit 11Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 112026 draw
ELK 11-1112 tags, 813 applied, 3% drew.
19th hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 11
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK 11-1 | Any elk · regular season dates · Sep 15–Sep 30Hunt area 11 | 112 tags · 789 applied | 112 | 64–73% |
| ELK 11-2 | Any elk · regular season dates · Nov 1–Nov 30Hunt area 11 | 82 tags · 167 applied | 82 | 78% |
| ELK 11-4 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Sep 15–Sep 30Hunt area 11 | 84 tags · 66 applied | 84 | 27–33% |
| ELK 11-9 | Any elk, archery only · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 11 | 62 tags · 150 applied | 62 | 22–31% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025
% successAll hunters42–54%
47%
42%
48%
53%
54%
20212022202320242025
ELK 11-155–73%
55%
61%
68%
73%
64%
20212022202320242025
ELK 11-418–33%
33%
18%
27%
30%
33%
20212022202320242025
ELK 11-922–48%
29%
48%
22%
30%
31%
20212022202320242025
ELK 11-278%
78%
2025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit El533 - Snowy Range
Population estimate 2025
10,200
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
23
Yearling bulls per 100 cows 2025
15
Adult bulls per 100 cows 2025
8
Population estimateFalling
20212022202320242025
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Yearling bulls per 100 cowsRising
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Adult bulls per 100 cowsFalling
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Before you apply
- Points
- “Preference points are utilized in conducting the resident and nonresident moose, resident and nonresident full price bighorn sheep, nonresident elk, nonresident deer and nonresident antelope drawings.”
- Tag fee
- “PERMIT | ELK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT PERMIT | $15.50”
- Tag fee
- “ELK | NONRESIDENT COW/CALF ELK | $288.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $15.00.”
- Tag fee
- “ELK | RESIDENT COW/CALF ELK | $43.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $5.00.”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- ELK 11-1Regular Season DatesOct 1–Oct 31
- ELK 11-1Special Archery DatesSep 15–Sep 30
- ELK 11-2Regular Season DatesNov 1–Nov 30
- ELK 11-4Regular Season DatesOct 1–Jan 31
- ELK 11-4Special Archery DatesSep 15–Sep 30
- ELK 11-9Regular Season DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 11and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 11 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 11 · ELK 11-1
112 tags · 789 applied
Success64–73%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: WGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026