Wyoming Elk 54-3
Any elk in Hunt Area 54 — Bald Ridge, any legal weapon, Nov 1–30, 2026. 68% public land, mostly Forest Service. Type 3.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2025.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 54-3. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2025 draw · no nonresident tags in 2026 — showing 2025
no one below 15 points drew in 2025
You're 15 points below the 2025 cut of 15, which has risen 2 points a year since 2024.
Years to draw on points: —
- NR Tags
- 1
- Applicants
- 11
- Success
- 74%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 3 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2024–2026
The cut has risen 2 points a year since 2024. Applicants per tag: 3:1 in 2024, 11:1 in 2025.
Insufficient history (2 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
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 · 2025 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 ← you | 0% (small sample) same at every level counted in one band: 14 points or fewer | 10 | 0 |
| 15–18 | 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, 54-3 drew no one in 2025, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 16, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 3 | 23 | 17 | 74% |
| All of Hunt Area 54 | 284 | 195 | 69% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 54, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 284 hunters and 195 elk taken in 2025, and 69% 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 3 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 | 20 | — | — | 0 tags of 35 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 0 tags of 16 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 16 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 tags of 2 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 14 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 54
- 54-1 Any elk valid south of the Clark's Fork River Oct 1–31 · 2 tags · cut 20 0% (small sample)
- 54-2 Any elk valid north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120 Oct 1–31 · 0 tags · not open to nonresidents in 2026 —
- 54-6 Cow or calf Oct 1–31 · Reduced price · 8 tags · 19 applied 42%
- 54-7 Cow or calf valid north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120 Aug 15 – Dec 21 · Reduced price · 32 tags · 75 applied 43%
- 54-9 Any elk, archery only Sep 1–30 · 3 tags · cut 13 0% (small sample)
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 12
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 16 · draw results, earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 14 · 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. 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 (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.
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