ELK 54-1RES + NRPreference draw

Unit 54 elk,Hunt area 54

Season Regular Oct 1–Oct 31·Units: 54·37 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

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Answer card2026 draw · Resident

37 tags, 189 applied, 4% drew in 2026. 32nd hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

37 tags

Harvest success

57–63%

Range, 2023–2025

Bulls / 100 cows

El217 - Clarks Fork, 2025

Applicants · 2026

189

5.1 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Tags
2026	Resident	181	37

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

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Nonresident landowner	2026	4	4
Nonresident special	2026	2	2

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

What it is

Hunt: Hunt area 54
Legal animal: Any elk valid south of the Clark's Fork River; also valid in Area 65
Tags: 50 (2026)
Who can apply: Residents and nonresidents

Season dates, 2026

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, ELK 54-1

2021–2025

2157%2258%2357%2459%2563%

2025: 31 taken by 49 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