At a glance
Elk hunt codes
3
Regular season dates
Tags · 2026
375
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
70
0.2 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
22–29%
Bulls / 100 cows 2025
29
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Hunt codes
Best draw odds
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in Unit 962023 draw
ELK 96-2
8 tags, 23 applied, 4% drew.

63rd hardest of 169 Wyoming elk draws in 2023.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 96

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026TagsSuccess 3-yr
ELK 96-1Any elk · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 96231 tags · 57 applied23129–31%
ELK 96-2Any elk valid west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake Road. · regular season dates · Dec 1–Jan 31Hunt area 968 tags · 22 applied830–68%
ELK 96-4Antlerless elk · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 96144 tags · 13 applied1447–31%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Everyone draws

Unlimited tagsin Unit 96

The quota is unlimited, so every applicant gets a tag. Apply by the draw deadline.
Hunt codeWhat it isSeasons · 2026Who can apply
ELK 96-8CowRegular Dec 1, 2026–Jan 31, 2027Residents and nonresidents

Source: WGFD