Wyoming Elk 31-1
Any elk in Hunt Area 31 — Little Mountain, any legal weapon, Oct 1–31, 2026. 89% public land, mostly BLM. Type 1.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2023.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 31-1. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2023 draw · no nonresident tags in 2026 — showing 2023
no one below 17 points drew in 2023
You're 17 points below the 2023 cut of 17, which has risen one point a year since 2021.
Years to draw on points: never at this creep
- NR Tags
- 2
- Applicants
- 140
- Success
- 85%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 1 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen one point a year since 2021. Applicants per tag: 71:1 in 2021, 70:1 in 2023.
Point creep: drew out at 15 → 16 → 17 points (2021–2023), +1.0 points/yr every year. 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
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 · 2023 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–16 ← you | 0% (small sample) same at every level counted in one band: 16 points or fewer | 111 | 0 |
| 17 | 7% (small sample) the cut | 29 | 2 |
| 18–20 | 100% (small sample) 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, 31-1 drew no one in 2023, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 5, 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): Any elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 5
- Oct 1–31, 2026 Any elk Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 5
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | 40 | 34 | 85% |
| All of Hunt Area 31 | 139 | 85 | 61% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 31, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 139 hunters and 85 elk taken in 2025, and 61% 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 | 0 | 44 | — | — | 0 tags of 135 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 102 | — | — | 0 tags of 235 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 118 | — | — | 0 tags of 267 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 140 | 70 | 17 | 0 tags of 295 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 188 | 62.7 | 16 | 0 tags of 370 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 212 | 70.7 | 15 | 0 tags of 391 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 31
- 31-4 Antlerless elk Oct 6 – Nov 15 · 7 tags · cut 3 4%
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 15
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 5 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 · 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. 5 · 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 2023 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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