Wyoming Elk 23-9
Any elk, archery only in Hunt Area 23 — Rattlesnake, archery only, Sep 1–30, 2026. 51% public land, mostly BLM. Type 9.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 18, from the random pass
You're 7 points below the 2026 cut of 7, which has fallen from 12 to 8 points since 2025.
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 22
- Success
- 27%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 9 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2025–2026
The cut has fallen from 12 to 8 points since 2025. Applicants per tag: 6.3:1 in 2025, 5.5:1 in 2026.
Insufficient history (2 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
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 $72 nonresident archery license (required to hunt archery-only seasons/types). 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.
- 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
- Nonresident archery license (required to hunt archery-only seasons/types) · paid if drawn $72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–7 ← you | 6% (small sample) random pass only counted in one band: 7 points or fewer | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 100% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 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, 23-9 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 9 | 52 | 14 | 27% |
| All of Hunt Area 23 | 479 | 204 | 43% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 23, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 479 hunters and 204 elk taken in 2025, and 43% 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 2 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 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 7 | 1 tag of 29 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 12 | 1 tag of 22 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 4 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 23
- 23-1 Any elk Oct 1–21 · 13 tags · cut 13 2%
- 23-4 Antlerless elk Oct 1–21 · 32 tags · cut 0 100%
- 23-6 Cow or calf Oct 1–21 · Reduced price · 32 tags · 80 applied 40%
- 23-7 Cow or calf Nov 15 – Dec 15 · Reduced price · 8 tags · 1 applied 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident, regular class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 12
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 4 · 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. 4 · 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. How we compute these.
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