Wyoming Elk 7-8
Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties in Hunt Area 7 — Laramie Peak, any legal weapon, Aug 15 – Oct 14, 2026, Oct 15 – Jan 31, 2027. 31% public land, mostly BLM. Type 8.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
Your odds · 2026 draw
90 first-choice applicants for 1,599 tags
90 first-choice applicants for 1,599 tags in 2026, so every first-choice applicant drew and 1,509 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
- 1,599
- Applicants
- 90
- Success
- 50%
First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: Type 8 hunters, 2025.
Odds by Year
Undersubscribed every year on file: 16–127 first-choice applicants for 1599–1600 tags, 2024–2026.
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 $288 nonresident cow/calf elk license (reduced price) is refunded if you miss.
- 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 cow/calf elk license (reduced price) · paid at application, refundable $288 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 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 2026 Demand Report, p. 1, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Tags left after higher choices exceed the applicants at this choice: 1,509 tags left after higher choices.
Seasons, 2026
- Aug 15 – Oct 14, 2026 Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties; also valid in all of Platte County; not valid in Converse or Natrona counties or on Commission owned lands Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 1
- Oct 15 – Jan 31, 2027 Cow or calf valid on private land in Converse County; also valid off national forest in the remainder of the area Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 2
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 8 | 2,148 | 1,079 | 50% |
| All of Hunt Area 7 | 5,140 | 2,386 | 46% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 7, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 5,140 hunters and 2,386 elk taken in 2025, and 46% 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 reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,599 | 90 | 0.1 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2025 | 1,600 | 127 | 0.1 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1 |
| 2024 | 1,600 | 16 | 0 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1 |
Tags left over after the main draws: 2026: 9,782 tags.
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 7
- 7-1 Any elk Oct 15 – Nov 20 · Regular · 92 tags · 1,075 applied 2%
- 7-2 Any elk Nov 21 – Dec 31 · Regular · 47 tags · 113 applied 15%
- 7-4 Antlerless elk Oct 15 – Dec 31 · Regular · 122 tags · 36 applied 100%
- 7-6 Cow or calf Oct 15 – Dec 31 · 319 tags · 509 applied 63%
- 7-7 Cow or calf Jan 1–31 · 8 tags · 37 applied 22%
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.
▸ Sources 13
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 1 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 1 · 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 (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. How we compute these.
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