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Wyoming Elk 96-4

Antlerless elk in Hunt Area 96 — New Fork, any legal weapon, Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026. 69% public land, mostly Forest Service. Type 4.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

100% No first-choice applicants

24 tags on offer, nobody listed it first

24 tags were on offer in 2026 and nobody listed this hunt first. Anyone who had would have drawn.

Years to draw on points: —

NR Tags
24
Applicants
0
Success
15%

First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 4 hunters, 2025.

Points Needed to Draw, 2022–2026

points needed
0 0 you: 0
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

The cut has been 0 points every year since 2024. Applicants per tag: 0:1 in 2022, 0:1 in 2026.

Insufficient history (2 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Feb 1 · 106 days
Cost to Apply
$707
If You Miss
$15
If You Draw
$728.50

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 $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
Pinedale 96
24%hunter success 2025 · 647 hunters, 155 elk
Forest Service 56% Private 31% State 5% BLM 4% Other public 4% Hunt Area 96 in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you 100% 0 0
1–10 100% — —

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. 22, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

As a Lower Choice

2nd Choice
60%

Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: 6 tags left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.

3rd Choice
0%

Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: none left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.

Seasons, 2026

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
Type 4 127 19 15%
All of Hunt Area 96 647 155 24%

Across every license type in Hunt Area 96, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 647 hunters and 155 elk taken in 2025, and 24% 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 5 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 24 0 0 — 6 tags of 11 WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 22
2025 24 1 0 0 6 tags of 3 WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 23
2024 24 1 0 0 6 tags of 4 WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 21
2023 24 0 0 — 6 tags of 9 WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 19
2022 24 0 0 — 6 tags of 1 WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 17

Tags left over after the main draws: 2026: 124 tags.

Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 96

  • 96-1 Any elk Oct 1–31 · 35 tags · cut 2 16%
  • 96-2 Any elk valid west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake Road Dec 1 – Jan 31 · 1 tag · cut 1 0% (small sample)
  • 96-6 Cow or calf Oct 1 – Nov 30 · Reduced price · 24 tags · 39 applied 62%
  • 96-7 Cow or calf valid west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake Road Dec 1 – Jan 31 · Reduced price · 4 tags · 1 applied 100% (small sample)
  • 96-8 Cow or calf valid on private land west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake…Private land only — you need landowner access Dec 1 – Jan 31 · Reduced price · 1,600 tags · no first-choice applicants 100%

Odds at your points, nonresident, regular class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Legal Cartridges 21 on file for Wyoming elk
▸ Sources 15
  1. WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 22 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 23 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 21 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 19 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 17 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  7. WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 7, p. 17 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. WGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. WGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. WGFD 2026 Elk Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. 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.

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