Wyoming Elk 113-3
Spike or antlerless elk in Hunt Area 113 — Rochelle Hills, any legal weapon, Nov 5 – Dec 31, 2026. 54% public land, mostly Forest Service. Type 3.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 6, from the random pass
You're 2 points below the 2026 cut of 2, which has risen from 1 to 3 points since 2023.
Years to draw on points: 6 yrs (at least 3)
- NR Tags
- 18
- Applicants
- 40
- Success
- 87%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 3 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2023–2026
The cut has risen from 1 to 3 points since 2023. Applicants per tag: 1.9:1 in 2023, 2.2:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 1 → 2 → 2 → 2 points (2023–2026), +0.5 points/yr (range +0.0 to +1.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Feb 1 · 105 daysThe $15 nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $21.50 conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license). The $692 nonresident elk license (regular), includes fishing privileges is refunded if you miss. A nonresident elk preference point is $52, bought separately. Wyoming prices a license by its type number, not by the animal it takes: Type 3 is a full-price license, while the reduced-price licenses (Types 6, 7 and 8) take the same antlerless animal for $288, in a drawing of their own.
- Opens
- Jan 2, 2027
- Closes
- Feb 1, 2027
- Results
- about May 20
- Point Only
- $52, Jul 1 – Nov 1
Next application window: Open Jan 2 – Feb 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) · paid at application $15 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license) · paid if drawn $21.50 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident elk license (regular), includes fishing privileges · paid at application, refundable $692 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident elk preference point · bought separately, not counted above — an unsuccessful applicant gets no point without it $52 WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 ← you | 17% random pass only counted in one band: 2 points or fewer | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 100% plus 2 party applications averaging 3 points or fewer | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 100% plus 2 party applications averaging 5 points or fewer | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 7–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 113-3 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 25, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Sep 1–30, 2026 Archery only. Needs a $72 archery license on top. Special archery season (archery license required): Spike or antlerless elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 20
- Nov 5 – Dec 31, 2026 Spike or antlerless elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 20
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 3 | 148 | 129 | 87% |
| All of Hunt Area 113 | 401 | 349 | 87% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 113, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 401 hunters and 349 elk taken in 2025, and 87% of them took an elk. The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Wyoming's figures are estimates from a voluntary post-season survey of license holders, extrapolated to every license issued — not a count of animals checked in. Source: WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report; WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 4 draws
The regular draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 2 | 4 tags of 43 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 25 |
| 2025 | 17 | 37 | 2.2 | 2 | 4 tags of 38 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 26 |
| 2024 | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 2 | 5 tags of 59 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 24 |
| 2023 | 22 | 41 | 1.9 | 1 | 5 tags of 62 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 21 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 113
- 113-1 Any elk Nov 5–30 · 3 tags · cut 19 0% (small sample)
- 113-2 Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler or antlerless elk Nov 5–30 · 9 tags · cut 2 29%
- 113-4 Antlerless elk Nov 5–30 · 15 tags · cut 0 100%
- 113-8 Cow or calf valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Aug 15 – Jan 31 · Reduced price · 1,600 tags · 11 applied 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident, regular class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 21 on file for Wyoming elk
21 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Wyoming (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: Wyoming hunting laws.
▸ Sources 14
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 25 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 26 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 24 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 21 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 20 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Elk Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
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About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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