Wyoming Unit 40:moose draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for moose, Buffalo Creek. Part of moose herd unit Mo417 - Lincoln. 2026: 3 tags, 3 to 7 applicants per hunt.
Wyoming · Unit 40
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- Unit 44: Moose
- Unit 45: Moose
Unit 40Neighbor units
At a glance
Moose hunt codes
2
Regular season dates
Tags · 2026
6
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
8
1.3 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
80–100%
Herd population 2025
719
Hardest draw in Unit 402026 draw
MOOSE 40-13 tags, 7 applied, 43% drew.
One of Wyoming's hardest moose draws: 3rd hardest of 39 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Moose huntsin Unit 40
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOSE 40-1 | Antlered moose · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 40 | 2 of 6 drew | 3 | 100% |
| MOOSE 40-4 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 40 | 2 of 2 drew | 3 | 50–100% |
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 hunters80–100%
83%
100%
80%
100%
100%
20212022202320242025
MOOSE 40-1100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
20212022202320242025
MOOSE 40-450–100%
67%
100%
50%
100%
100%
20212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Mo417 - Lincoln
Population estimate 2025
719
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
70
Population estimateRising
20212022202320242025
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
- “MOOSE | NONRESIDENT MOOSE | $2,752.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $15.00.”
- Application fee
- “APPLICATION FEE | NONRESIDENT APPLICATION FEE | $15.00”
- Leftovers
- “Licenses remaining after the initial drawing and the leftover drawing go on sale on a first come, first served basis – July 16, 2026.”
Rules for 2026.
Season dates · 2026
- MOOSE 40-1Regular Season DatesOct 1–Oct 31
- MOOSE 40-1Special Archery DatesSep 1–Sep 30
- MOOSE 40-4Regular Season DatesOct 1–Oct 31
- MOOSE 40-4Special Archery DatesSep 1–Sep 30
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 40and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 1: Moose
- Unit 2: Moose
- Unit 3: Moose
- Unit 5: Moose
- Unit 6: Moose
- Unit 9: Moose
- Unit 10: Moose
- Unit 11: Moose
- Unit 16: Moose
- Unit 17: Moose
- Unit 18: Moose
- Unit 20: Moose
- Unit 21: Moose
- Unit 22: Moose
- Unit 23: Moose
- Unit 24: Moose
- Unit 25: Moose
- Unit 26: Moose
- Unit 27: Moose
- Unit 28: Moose
- Unit 30: Moose
- Unit 33: Moose
- Unit 34: Moose
- Unit 35: Moose
- Unit 36: Moose
- Unit 37: Moose
- Unit 38: Moose
- Unit 41: Moose
- Unit 42: Moose
- Unit 44: Moose
- Unit 45: Moose
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 40into your map app
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Members
Unit 40 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each moose hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 40 · MOOSE 40-1
2 of 6 drew
Success100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
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Source: WGFD