Wyoming Elk E-REGION
Region E General, any legal weapon.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
You're 3 points below the 2026 cut of 3, which has fallen from 5 to 3 points since 2024.
Years to draw on points: 4 yrs (at least 4)
- NR Tags
- 647
- Applicants
- 1,017
- Success
- —
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw.
Points Needed to Draw, 2024–2026
The cut has fallen from 5 to 3 points since 2024. Applicants per tag: 2.4:1 in 2024, 1.6:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 4 → 2 → 3 points (2024–2026), +0.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +1.0). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 ← you | 30% same at every level counted in one band: 2 points or fewer | 474 | 0 |
| 3 | 54% the cut plus 17 party applications averaging 3 points or fewer | 81 | 27 |
| 4 | 100% plus 69 party applications averaging 4 points or fewer | 110 | 110 |
| 5 | 100% plus 27 party applications averaging 5 points or fewer | 116 | 116 |
| 6 | 100% plus 15 party applications averaging 6 points or fewer | 50 | 50 |
| 7 | 100% | 23 | 23 |
| 8 | 100% | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | 100% plus 2 party applications averaging 9 points or fewer | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | 100% | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 100% | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 100% | 1 | 1 |
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, E-REGION drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 29, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
▸ 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 | 647 | 1,017 | 1.6 | 3 | 161 tags of 1,141 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 29 |
| 2025 | 569 | 784 | 1.4 | 2 | 142 tags of 957 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 31 |
| 2024 | 325 | 779 | 2.4 | 4 | 81 tags of 1,145 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 27 |
▸ 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 5
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 29 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 31 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 27 · 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
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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