Wyoming Elk 41-4
Antlerless elk in Hunt Area 41 — Medicine Lodge, any legal weapon, Nov 5 – Dec 21, 2026. 86% public land, mostly BLM. Type 4.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
6 first-choice applicants for 56 tags
6 first-choice applicants for 56 tags in 2026, so every first-choice applicant drew and 50 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.
Years to draw on points: now
- NR Tags
- 56
- Applicants
- 6
- Success
- 25%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 4 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has been 0 points every year since 2021. Applicants per tag: 0.3:1 in 2021, 0.1:1 in 2026.
The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 5 draws (2022–2026), so there is no creep to project.
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 $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. Wyoming prices a license by its type number, not by the animal it takes: Type 4 is a full-price license, while the reduced-price licenses (Types 6, 7 and 8) take the same antlerless animal for $288, in a drawing of their own.
- Opens
- Jan 2, 2027
- Closes
- Feb 1, 2027
- Results
- about May 20
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
- 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 ← you | 100% the cut | 6 | 6 |
| 1–10 | 100% 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.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 12, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: 14 tags left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: none left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 4 | 305 | 75 | 25% |
| All of Hunt Area 41 | 869 | 356 | 41% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 41, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 869 hunters and 356 elk taken in 2025, and 41% 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 | 56 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 14 tags of 39 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 12 |
| 2025 | 56 | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | 14 tags of 28 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 12 |
| 2024 | 55 | 13 | 0.2 | 0 | 13 tags of 65 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 11 |
| 2023 | 53 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 | 13 tags of 53 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 10 |
| 2022 | 54 | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | 13 tags of 59 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 10 |
| 2021 | 68 | 20 | 0.3 | 0 | 17 tags of 55 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 9 |
Tags left over after the main draws: 2026: 126 tags.
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 41
- 41-1 Any elk Oct 15 – Nov 4 · 22 tags · cut 11 4%
- 41-2 Any elk Nov 5–20 · 7 tags · cut 9 3%
- 41-3 Any elk valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek Sep 1 – Oct 14 · 1 tag · cut 10 0% (small sample)
- 41-6 Cow or calf Dec 1–21 · Reduced price · 24 tags · 72 applied 33%
- 41-7 Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek Sep 1 – Dec 21 · Reduced price · 32 tags · 83 applied 39%
- 41-9 Any elk, archery only Sep 1–30 · 9 tags · cut 10 3%
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 16
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 12 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 12 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 11 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 10 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 10 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 9 · 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. 7 · 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
- wy_blm_sma_2026 map shading
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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