Wyoming Unit 45:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk, Paint Rock Creek. Part of elk herd unit El211 - Medicine Lodge. 2026: 142 to 237 tags, 132 to 966 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 45
Unit 45Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 452026 draw
ELK 45-1237 tags, 966 applied, 4% drew.
44th hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 45
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK 45-1 | Any elk · regular season dates · Oct 15–Nov 4Hunt area 45 | 237 tags · 914 applied | 237 | 33–46% |
| ELK 45-4 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Oct 15–Nov 30Hunt area 45 | 210 tags · 94 applied | 210 | 21–24% |
| ELK 45-5 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Oct 1–Oct 10Hunt area 45 | 168 tags · 118 applied | 168 | 36–42% |
| ELK 45-9 | Any elk, archery only · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 45 | 142 tags · 369 applied | 142 | 21–31% |
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 hunters32–42%
42%
35%
39%
32%
35%
20212022202320242025
ELK 45-133–49%
49%
45%
44%
33%
46%
20212022202320242025
ELK 45-421–54%
54%
26%
21%
21%
24%
20212022202320242025
ELK 45-533–42%
40%
33%
36%
42%
42%
20212022202320242025
ELK 45-919–31%
29%
19%
22%
31%
21%
20212022202320242025
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 45-1Regular Season DatesOct 15–Nov 4
- ELK 45-4Regular Season DatesOct 15–Nov 30
- ELK 45-5Regular Season DatesOct 1–Oct 10
- ELK 45-9Regular Season DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 45and the units around it
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Members
Unit 45 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 45 · ELK 45-1
237 tags · 914 applied
Success33–46%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 41Medicine Lodge · 5 elk huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 35Hunter Mesa · 3 elk huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 49Otter Creek · 2 elk huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 36Rock Creek · 2 elk huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 37Goose · 1 elk hunt
- Unit 40Horse Creek · 3 elk huntsLikely at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: WGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026