Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 118
Shamrock Hills
Wyoming Hunt Area 118 covers 700,333 acres and lies 26 miles north-west of Rawlins and 57 miles north-west of Saratoga. 71% of it is public land, mostly BLM (64%) and state land (7%). In 2025, 176 people hunted elk here and took 112 — 64% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 12 nonresident tags here for 34 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 118, 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-
6% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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7% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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100% Undersubscribed 40% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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100% No first-choice applicants
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118-7 Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) 12 tags · 34 applicants · Reduced price35% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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118-7 Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) 12 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118-1 ↗ Antlered elk | 6% Point builder | 0% | 10 −3 since 2021 | 6 / 22 | Regular | Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2026 |
| 118-1 ↗ Antlered elk | 7% Point builder | 0% | 13 +4 since 2021 | 4 / 19 | Special | Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2026 |
| 118-1 ↗ Antlered elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 9 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 22 – Nov 12, 2026 |
| 118-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 100% Undersubscribed | 40% | 0 steady since 2022 | 6 / 5 undersubscribed | Regular | Oct 22 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 118-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 3 / 0 | Special | Oct 22 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 118-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 6 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 22 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 118-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) | 35% Long shot | 0% | — | 12 / 34 | Reduced price | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 118-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 12 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular license | $707 | $15 | $728.50 |
| Special license | $1,965 | $15 | $1,986.50 |
| Reduced price license | $303 | $15 | $324.50 |
| Landowner license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
| Landowner reduced price license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Feb 2, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunt Area 118
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- BLM 448,613 ac · 64%
- Private 204,323 ac · 29%
- State land 46,712 ac · 7%
- County or city land 642 ac · 0%
- Other public 53 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 | 176 | 112 | 64% | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 193 | 94 | 49% | 13.7 |
| 2023 | 110 | 89 | 81% | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 112 | 79 | 71% | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 84 | 57 | 68% | 9.1 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 9 · 8%
- Firearm 103 · 92%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 93 taken · 146 hunters
- Nonresident 19 taken · 30 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