Wyoming Unit 53:elk draw odds & harvest
4 hunt codes for elk, Trout Peak. Part of elk herd unit El217 - Clarks Fork. 2023: 8 to 20 tags, 9 to 80 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 53
Unit 53Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 532023 draw
ELK 53-18 tags, 42 applied, 2% drew.
26th hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2023.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 53
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2023 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELK 53-1 | Any elk · regular season dates · Oct 1–Oct 31Hunt area 53 | 8 tags · 39 applied | 8 | 20–63% |
| ELK 53-2 | Any elk · regular season dates · Nov 1–Nov 30Hunt area 53 | 20 tags · 77 applied | 20 | 15–32% |
| ELK 53-4 | Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Oct 1–Dec 15Hunt area 53 | 24 tags · 11 applied | 24 | 12–35% |
| ELK 53-9 | Any elk, archery only · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 53 | 8 tags · 7 applied | 8 | 25–57% |
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, 2021–2023
% successAll hunters32–48%
32%
34%
48%
202120222023
ELK 53-120–63%
29%
20%
63%
202120222023
ELK 53-215–32%
25%
15%
32%
202120222023
ELK 53-925–57%
25%
57%
50%
202120222023
ELK 53-412–35%
12%
35%
20212022
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 · 2023
- ELK 53-1Regular Season DatesOct 1–Oct 31
- ELK 53-2Regular Season DatesNov 1–Nov 30
- ELK 53-9Regular Season DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 53and the units around it
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 53 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 53 · ELK 53-1
8 tags · 39 applied
Success20–63%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: WGFD · Updated Nov 13, 2026