Wyoming Unit 51:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk, Sunlight-Crandall. Part of elk herd unit El217 - Clarks Fork. 2026: 21 to 82 tags, 88 to 320 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 51
Unit 51Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 512026 draw
ELK 51-421 tags, 88 applied, 3% drew.
41st hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 51
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK 51-1 | Any elk south and west of the Clark's Fork River · regular season dates · Oct 1–Nov 5Hunt area 51 | 82 tags · 309 applied | 82 | 36–55% |
| ELK 51-2 | Any elk north and east of the Clark's Fork River · regular season dates · Oct 1–Nov 5Hunt area 51 | 25 tags · 82 applied | 25 | 28–58% |
| ELK 51-4 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Nov 16–Dec 15Hunt area 51 | 21 tags · 85 applied | 21 | 32–55% |
| ELK 51-9 | Any elk, archery only · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 51 | 50 tags · 81 applied | 50 | 13–38% |
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 hunters26–49%
26%
36%
49%
31%
43%
20212022202320242025
ELK 51-136–55%
43%
42%
55%
36%
47%
20212022202320242025
ELK 51-228–58%
47%
35%
58%
57%
28%
20212022202320242025
ELK 51-49–55%
9%
46%
55%
32%
52%
20212022202320242025
ELK 51-97–38%
7%
17%
32%
13%
38%
20212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit El217 - Clarks Fork
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
22
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
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 51-1Regular Season DatesOct 1–Nov 5
- ELK 51-2Regular Season DatesOct 1–Nov 5
- ELK 51-4Regular Season DatesNov 16–Dec 15
- ELK 51-9Regular Season DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 51and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Members
Unit 51 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 51 · ELK 51-1
82 tags · 309 applied
Success36–55%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: WGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026