Wyoming Elk 34-6
Cow or calf valid on private land on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land in Hunt Area 34 — Upper Powder River, any legal weapon, Aug 15 – Oct 8, 2025, Oct 9 – Dec 31, 2025. 41% public land, mostly BLM. Type 6.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 34-6. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds · 2025 draw
41 first-choice applicants for 110 tags
41 first-choice applicants for 110 tags in 2025, so every first-choice applicant drew and 69 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.
Points: none, same chance every year
- NR Tags
- 110
- Applicants
- 41
- Success
- 40%
First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: Type 6 hunters, 2025.
Odds by Year
Undersubscribed every year on file: 41–58 first-choice applicants for 110–112 tags, 2021–2025.
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 $288 nonresident cow/calf elk license (reduced price) is refunded if you miss.
▸ 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 · 2025 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 100% | — | — |
Fewer applicants than tags. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level.
Draw results: WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Tags left after higher choices exceed the applicants at this choice: 69 tags left after higher choices.
Seasons, 2025
- Sep 1–30, 2025 Archery only. Needs a $72 archery license on top. Special archery season (archery license required): Cow or calf valid off national forest Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2025 Chapter 7, p. 8
- Aug 15 – Oct 8, 2025 Cow or calf valid on private land on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2025 Chapter 7, p. 8
- Oct 9 – Dec 31, 2025 Cow or calf valid off national forest Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2025 Chapter 7, p. 8
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 6 | 555 | 223 | 40% |
| All of Hunt Area 34 | 1,267 | 470 | 37% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 34, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 1,267 hunters and 470 elk taken in 2025, and 37% 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 5 draws
The reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | 41 | 0.4 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 111 | 50 | 0.5 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2023 | 111 | 50 | 0.5 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2022 | 112 | 58 | 0.5 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2021 | 112 | 47 | 0.4 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 34
- 34-1 Any elk Oct 9 – Nov 15 · Regular · 70 tags · 219 applied 10%
- 34-7 Cow or calf valid on private land on or within one (1) mile of irrigated landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Aug 15 – Oct 8 · 112 tags · 42 applied 100%
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 15
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 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 2025 Chapter 7, p. 8 · 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 2025 draw, the latest on file, computed from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's published results (fewer applicants than tags). 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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