Wyoming Elk 124-4
Antlerless elk in Hunt Area 124 — Powder Rim, any legal weapon, Oct 25 – Nov 30, 2026, Dec 1–31, 2026, Dec 1 – Jan 31, 2027. 70% public land, mostly BLM. Type 4.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 5, from the random pass
You're 1 point below the 2026 cut of 1, which has risen from 0 to 1 point since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 3 yrs (2–4)
- NR Tags
- 31
- Applicants
- 61
- Success
- 77%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 4 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 0 to 1 point since 2021. Applicants per tag: 0.9:1 in 2021, 2:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 0 → 0 → 0 → 0 → 1 point (2022–2026), +0.2 points/yr (range +0.0 to +0.5). 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 · 106 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 4 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 ← you | 19% counted in one band: under 1 point | 35 | 0 |
| 1 | 86% the cut | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 100% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 100% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 100% plus 5 party applications averaging 4 points or fewer | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 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, 124-4 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 28, 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): Antlerless elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 22
- Oct 25 – Nov 30, 2026 Antlerless elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 22
- Dec 1–31, 2026 Antlerless elk valid east of Sweetwater County Road 19, and north and east of B.L.M. roads 4409 and 4411, and west of B.L.M. Road 3310 and Sweetwater County Road 23S Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 22
- Dec 1 – Jan 31, 2027 Antlerless elk valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 22
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 4 | 133 | 102 | 77% |
| All of Hunt Area 124 | 270 | 220 | 82% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 124, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 270 hunters and 220 elk taken in 2025, and 82% 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 6 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 | 31 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 7 tags of 78 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 28 |
| 2025 | 21 | 27 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 tags of 30 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 30 |
| 2024 | 15 | 27 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 tags of 42 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 tags of 33 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 tags of 34 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 22 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 tags of 27 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 21 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 124
- 124-1 Any elk Oct 15 – Nov 30 · 3 tags · cut 20 0% (small sample)
- 124-2 Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand…Private land only — you need landowner access Aug 15 – Oct 24 · 6 tags · cut 3 5%
- 124-6 Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315)… Oct 25 – Jan 31 · Reduced price · 8 tags · 45 applied 18%
- 124-7 Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315)… Oct 25 – Jan 31 · Reduced price · 12 tags · 55 applied 22%
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 16
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 28 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 30 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 26 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 23 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 22 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 21 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 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. 22 · 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
- wy_blm_sma_2026 map shading
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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