Wyoming Elk 2-1
Any elk in Hunt Area 2 — Fortification, any legal weapon, Oct 21 – Nov 1, 2021. 33% public land, mostly BLM. Type 1.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2021.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 2-1. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2021 draw
about 1 in 33, from the random pass
You're 11 points below the 2021 cut of 11.
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 37
- Success
- 51%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: all hunters in Hunt Area 2, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw
One draw on file (2021), so there is no trend to chart yet.
Insufficient history (1 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
The $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.
▸ 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 · 2021 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–11 ← you | 3% (small sample) random pass only counted in one band: 11 points or fewer | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 100% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
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, 2-1 drew no one in 2021, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunt Area 2 | 442 | 224 | 51% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 2, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 442 hunters and 224 elk taken in 2025, and 51% 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 11 | 1 tag of 43 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 2
- 2-4 Antlerless elk Sep 18–27 · 13 tags · cut 0 100%
- 2-6 Cow or calf Oct 1 – Dec 15 · Reduced price · 32 tags · 17 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 11
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, 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 2021 Chapter 7, p. 1 · seasons, retrieved Sep 1, 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 2021 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. How we compute these.
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Prior-draw odds from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Wyoming elk hunts