Wyoming Unit 41:elk draw odds & harvest
5 hunt codes for elk, Medicine Lodge. Part of elk herd unit El211 - Medicine Lodge. 2026: 17 to 310 tags, 52 to 375 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 41
Unit 41Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 412026 draw
ELK 41-317 tags, 55 applied, 7% drew.
61st hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 41
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK 41-1 | Any elk · regular season dates · Oct 15–Nov 4Hunt area 41 | 206 tags · 348 applied | 206 | 30–36% |
| ELK 41-2 | Any elk · regular season dates · Nov 5–Nov 20Hunt area 41 | 56 tags · 100 applied | 56 | 25–53% |
| ELK 41-3 | Any elk valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek · regular season dates · Sep 1–Oct 14Hunt area 41 | 17 tags · 48 applied | 17 | 70–87% |
| ELK 41-4 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Nov 5–Dec 21Hunt area 41 | 310 tags · 46 applied | 310 | 16–25% |
| ELK 41-9 | Any elk, archery only · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 41 | 82 tags · 167 applied | 82 | 21–36% |
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 hunters24–47%
24%
47%
32%
38%
41%
20212022202320242025
ELK 41-130–47%
36%
47%
30%
31%
36%
20212022202320242025
ELK 41-414–25%
17%
14%
21%
16%
25%
20212022202320242025
ELK 41-917–36%
17%
29%
23%
36%
21%
20212022202320242025
ELK 41-225–68%
68%
25%
38%
53%
2022202320242025
ELK 41-370–87%
76%
70%
76%
87%
2022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit El211 - Medicine Lodge
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
21
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
20212022202320242025
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 41-1Regular Season DatesOct 15–Nov 4
- ELK 41-2Regular Season DatesNov 5–Nov 20
- ELK 41-3Regular Season DatesSep 1–Oct 14
- ELK 41-4Regular Season DatesNov 5–Dec 21
- ELK 41-9Regular Season DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 41and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 41 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 41 · ELK 41-1
206 tags · 348 applied
Success30–36%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: WGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026