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Wyoming Elk 35-6

Cow or calf valid on private land in Hunt Area 35 — Hunter Mesa, any legal weapon, Aug 15 – Oct 9, 2025, Oct 10 – Nov 5, 2025, Nov 15 – Dec 31, 2025. 77% public land, mostly Forest Service. 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 35-6. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.

Your odds · 2025 draw

100% Undersubscribed

20 first-choice applicants for 68 tags

20 first-choice applicants for 68 tags in 2025, so every first-choice applicant drew and 48 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
68
Applicants
20
Success
35%

First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: Type 6 hunters, 2025.

Odds by Year

Undersubscribed every year on file: 14–32 first-choice applicants for 55–68 tags, 2021–2025.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Cost to Apply
$303
If You Miss
$15
If You Draw
$324.50

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
Buffalo 35
27%hunter success 2025 · 540 hunters, 143 elk
Forest Service 64% Private 24% State 11% Other public 1% BLM <1% Hunt Area 35 in full →

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

2nd Choice
100%

Tags left after higher choices exceed the applicants at this choice: 48 tags left after higher choices.

Seasons, 2025

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
Type 6 187 66 35%
All of Hunt Area 35 540 143 27%

Across every license type in Hunt Area 35, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 540 hunters and 143 elk taken in 2025, and 27% 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 68 20 0.3 WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1
2024 68 14 0.2 WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1
2023 68 14 0.2 WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1
2022 56 32 0.6 WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1
2021 55 23 0.4 WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1

Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 35

  • 35-1 Any elk Oct 10 – Nov 5 · Regular · 12 tags · 75 applied 5%
  • 35-4 Antlerless elk Oct 10 – Nov 5 · Regular · 27 tags · 12 applied 100%
  • 35-7 Cow or calf valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Aug 15 – Oct 9 · 68 tags · 16 applied 100%
  • 35-9 Any elk, archery only Sep 1–30 · Regular · 7 tags · 54 applied 2%

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.

.243 Winchester from $1.11/rd .25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd 6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd 6.5 Grendel from $0.72/rd .270 Winchester from $0.15/rd 7mm-08 Remington from $1.84/rd 7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd .30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd .300 AAC Blackout from $0.60/rd .300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd .30-30 Winchester from $1.08/rd .308 Winchester from $0.82/rd .338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd .350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 15
  1. WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  6. WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  7. WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2025 Chapter 7, p. 8 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. WGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. WGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. WGFD 2026 Elk Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. wy_blm_sma_2026 map shading

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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