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Wyoming Elk 6-6

Cow or calf valid off national forest in Hunt Area 6 — Iron Mountain, any legal weapon, Aug 15 – Jan 31, 2024. 19% public land, mostly State. Type 6.

No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.

No longer drawn. The last draw was 2023.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department held its 2026 elk draw without 6-6. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.

Your odds · 2023 draw

100% Undersubscribed

41 first-choice applicants for 175 tags

41 first-choice applicants for 175 tags in 2023, so every first-choice applicant drew and 134 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
175
Applicants
41
Success
50%

First-choice nonresidents. Success: all hunters in Hunt Area 6, 2025.

Odds by Year

Undersubscribed every year on file: 33–41 first-choice applicants for 174–175 tags, 2021–2023.

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
Laramie Cheyenne Wheatland Guernsey Torrington 6
50%hunter success 2025 · 1,236 hunters, 614 elk
Private 82% State 8% Forest Service 4% BLM 4% Other public 3% Hunt Area 6 in full →

Details

Odds in This Draw · 2023 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 2023 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: 134 tags left after higher choices.

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
All of Hunt Area 6 1,236 614 50%

Across every license type in Hunt Area 6, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 1,236 hunters and 614 elk taken in 2025, and 50% of them took an elk. 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 reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Source
2023 175 41 0.2 WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1
2022 175 36 0.2 WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1
2021 174 33 0.2 WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1

Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 6

  • 6-1 Any elk Oct 1–31 · Regular · 1 tag · 49 applied 0% (small sample)
  • 6-4 Antlerless elk Oct 1 – Jan 31 · Regular · 4 tags · 1 applied 100% (small sample)
  • 6-8 Cow or calf valid off national forest Aug 1 – Jan 31 · 1,599 tags · 18 applied 100%

Odds for a first-choice nonresident. * 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 13
  1. WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  4. WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2023 Chapter 7, p. 1 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  7. WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. WGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. WGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. WGFD 2026 Elk Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. wy_blm_sma_2026 map shading

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2023 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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Prior-draw odds from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · All Wyoming elk hunts