Wyoming Elk 118-7
Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) in Hunt Area 118 — Shamrock Hills, any legal weapon, Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026. 71% public land, mostly BLM. Type 7.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
New for 2026
The 2026 draw is the first on record for 118-7: Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not offer this hunt code in earlier years, so the year-by-year table has one row. The odds shown are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate.
Your odds · 2026 draw
12 tags for 34 first-choice applicants
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2026, 12 tags went to 34 first-choice applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- NR Tags
- 12
- Applicants
- 34
- Success
- 64%
First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: all hunters in Hunt Area 118, 2025.
Odds by Year
One draw on file (2026), so there is no trend to chart yet.
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 $288 nonresident cow/calf elk license (reduced price) is refunded if you miss.
- Opens
- Jan 2, 2027
- Closes
- Feb 1, 2027
- Results
- about May 20
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 cow/calf elk license (reduced price) · paid at application, refundable $288 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 35% | — | — |
Tags ÷ applicants. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 118-7 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 3, 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): Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 21
- Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 21
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunt Area 118 | 176 | 112 | 64% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 118, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 176 hunters and 112 elk taken in 2025, and 64% of them took an elk. 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 1 draw
The reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 3 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 118
- 118-1 Antlered elk Oct 22 – Nov 12 · Regular · 7 tags · 22 applied 6%
- 118-4 Antlerless elk Oct 22 – Nov 30 · Regular · 8 tags · 5 applied 100%
- 118-6 Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road… Oct 1 – Nov 30 · 12 tags · 30 applied 40%
Odds for a first-choice nonresident, reduced price 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 11
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 3 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 21 · 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 (tags ÷ applicants). 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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