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Wyoming Elk Area 95 Type 5 Draw Odds

Elk hunt area 095, type 5 (antlerless elk, as WGFD labels it). Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

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FactValue
HuntElk, Area 95 Type 5: antlerless elk
2026 resident quota / first-choice applicants23 / 1
2026 resident simple odds (random draw)100.0%
2026 nonresident regular quota: preference pool / random pool3 / 1
2026 nonresident special quota: preference pool / random pool2 / 0
2026 nonresident regular: preference cutno applicants
2026 nonresident special: preference cutno applicants

Resident odds (2026 draw)

Wyoming residents draw elk licenses by random draw; preference points do not apply to residents for this species, so every resident applicant has the same chance. Simple odds are quota divided by first-choice applicants (second and third choices only pick up what is left).

Draw yearResident quota1st-choice applicantsSimple odds
2023241100.0%
2024210—
2025240—
2026231100.0%

Resident outlook for 2027

Resident odds moved +0.0 percentage points a year on average from 2023 to 2026. If quota and demand follow that line, 2027 odds land near 100%.

Nonresident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

For nonresidents WGFD sets aside most licenses for a preference-point draw and the rest for a random draw that also takes everyone who missed in the point draw. The first odds column is WGFD's published first-choice success rate at each level; the second adds our simple random-draw estimate (random quota over first-choice random applicants). Rows marked < are party applications whose averaged points fall between two levels.

Regular license

Your points1st-choice applicantsPreference draw odds (WGFD)With random draw added (est.)

Forecast for 2027: Not enough years of data for a forecast.

Special license (higher fee, separate quota)

Your points1st-choice applicantsPreference draw odds (WGFD)With random draw added (est.)

Forecast for 2027: Not enough years of data for a forecast.

History

Draw yearNR regular cutNR special cutNR random odds (regular)
2023no applicantsno applicants—
2024every applicant drewno applicants—
2025no applicantsno applicants—
2026no applicantsno applicants—

Forecast method: how we forecast point creep. It is a trend line, not a promise.

Notes from TagCanyon

In 2026, 1 residents listed this hunt first for 23 resident licenses. Nonresident elk applications close months before deer and antelope, so this hunt's reminder goes out in January.

Deadline

Nonresident elk: Jan 2 to Feb 2 on WGFD's current dates table (results in May). Confirm the 2027 close date on WGFD's page. Resident elk: Jan 2 to Jun 1. WGFD application dates.

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), 2026 Demand Reports (WGFD draw results and odds). Tables, forecasts and text are TagCanyon's own. Not affiliated with WGFD. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.