Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 103
Raymond Mountain
Wyoming Hunt Area 103 covers 169,638 acres and lies 18 miles north of Cokeville and 40 miles south of Thayne. 77% of it is public land, mostly BLM (43%) and national forest (25%). In 2025, 862 people hunted elk here and took 308 — 36% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 40 nonresident tags here for 162 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 103, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
103-6 Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 40 tags · 162 applicants · Reduced price25% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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103-6 Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 40 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103-6 ↗ Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | 25% Long shot | 0% | — | 40 / 162 | Reduced price | Aug 15–31, 2026 |
| 103-6 ↗ Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 40 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Aug 15–31, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Wyoming lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced price license | $303 | $15 | $324.50 |
| Landowner reduced price license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Feb 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- BLM 72,919 ac · 43%
- National Forest 42,730 ac · 25%
- Private 38,583 ac · 23%
- State land 14,590 ac · 9%
- County or city land 323 ac · 0%
- Other public 7 ac · 0%
Source: BLM WY Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)
How the hunting has gone
What Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 862 | 308 | 36% | 14.9 |
| 2024 | 819 | 296 | 36% | 16.0 |
| 2023 | 771 | 310 | 40% | 14.0 |
| 2022 | 587 | 283 | 48% | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 622 | 299 | 48% | 12.1 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 8 · 3%
- Firearm 300 · 97%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 243 taken · 736 hunters
- Nonresident 65 taken · 126 hunters
Boundary: Elk Hunt Areas (Wyoming Game and Fish Department)
Harvest: Elk 2025 Harvest Report
Harvest: Elk 2024 Harvest Report
Harvest: Elk 2023 Harvest Report