ELK 25-1RES + NRPreference draw

Unit 25 elk,Hunt areas 25, 27

Season Special Archery Dates Sep 1–Sep 30 · Regular Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 25·140 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

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Answer card2026 draw · Resident

140 tags, 993 applied, 2% drew in 2026. 18th hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

140 tags

Harvest success

62–72%

Range, 2023–2025

Bulls / 100 cows

El637 - South Wind River, 2025

Applicants · 2026

993

7.1 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Tags
2026	Resident	971	140

Wyoming prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Nonresident landowner	2026	3	3
Nonresident special	2026	8	7

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

Season dates, 2026

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, ELK 25-1

2021–2025

2158%2284%2372%2468%2562%

2025: 113 taken by 181 hunters.

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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”
Leftovers: “Application period for leftover elk, deer and antelope drawing – June 22 – June 26, 2026.”
Application fee: “APPLICATION FEE | NONRESIDENT APPLICATION FEE | $15.00”

Rules for 2026.

At your points

WY elk huntsyou can draw at 0 points

Resident0 pts

FarWide forecast

HuntHarvest successOdds at 0 ptsVerdict

No elk hunts in WY forecast Likely or Coin flip at 0 points yet. Try more points or the other residency.

Source: WGFD