Wyoming Elk 63-2
Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness in Hunt Area 63 — Wood River-Gooseberry Creek, any legal weapon, Oct 1–21, 2026. 70% public land, mostly Forest Service. Type 2.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
no one below 17 points drew in 2026
You're 17 points below the 2026 cut of 17, which has risen from 12 to 17 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 17 yrs (at least 17)
- NR Tags
- 3
- Applicants
- 13
- Success
- 72%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 2 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 12 to 17 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 9:1 in 2021, 4.3:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 14 → 12 → 5 → 6 → 17 points (2022–2026), +0.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +2.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
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.
- Opens
- Jan 2, 2027
- Closes
- Feb 1, 2027
- Results
- about May 20
- Point Only
- $52, Jul 1 – Nov 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–16 ← you | 0% (small sample) same at every level counted in one band: 16 points or fewer | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | 100% (small sample) the cut | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 100% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 19–20 | 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, 63-2 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 19, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Sep 1–30, 2026 Archery only. Needs a $72 archery license on top. Special archery season (archery license required): Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 10
- Oct 1–21, 2026 Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 10
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 2 | 36 | 26 | 72% |
| All of Hunt Area 63 | 538 | 278 | 52% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 63, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 538 hunters and 278 elk taken in 2025, and 52% 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 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 tags of 19 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 tags of 14 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 19 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 tags of 17 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 tags of 14 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 16 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 tags of 36 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 0 tags of 31 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 14 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 63
- 63-1 Any elk Oct 1–21 · 9 tags · cut 17 <1%
- 63-3 Any elk Nov 1–15 · 6 tags · cut 15 <1%
- 63-4 Antlerless elk Oct 1 – Dec 21 · 15 tags · cut 0 100%
- 63-6 Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek Aug 15 – Oct 31 · Reduced price · 32 tags · 86 applied 37%
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. 19 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 19 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 16 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 16 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 14 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 14 · 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. 10 · 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 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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