Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 124
Powder Rim
Wyoming Hunt Area 124 covers 1,836,547 acres and lies 41 miles north-west of Baggs and 50 miles east of Rock Springs. 70% of it is public land, mostly BLM (68%) and state land (2%). In 2025, 270 people hunted elk here and took 220 — 82% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 24 nonresident tags here for 61 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 1 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 124, 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-
0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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124-2 Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… 5 tags · 28 applicants · needed 3 pts · Regular5% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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124-2 Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… 3 tags · 1 applicants · needed 4 pts · Special100% Undersubscribed 33% as 2nd choice
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124-2 Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… 6 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner100% No first-choice applicants
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19% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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124-7 Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County 12 tags · 55 applicants · Reduced price22% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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124-7 Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County 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 |
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| 124-1 ↗ Any elk | 0% Point builder | 0% | 20 +5 since 2021 | 3 / 446 | Regular | Oct 15 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-1 ↗ Any elk | 0% Point builder | 0% | 20 +5 since 2021 | 2 / 68 | Special | Oct 15 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-1 ↗ Any elk | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 12 / 11 undersubscribed | Landowner | Oct 15 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-2 ↗ Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… | 5% Point builder | 0% | 3 | 5 / 28 | Regular | Aug 15 – Oct 24, 2026 |
| 124-2 ↗ Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… | 100% Undersubscribed | 33% | 4 | 3 / 1 undersubscribed | Special | Aug 15 – Oct 24, 2026 |
| 124-2 ↗ Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. R… | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 6 / 0 | Landowner | Aug 15 – Oct 24, 2026 |
| 124-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 19% Long shot | 0% | 1 +1 since 2021 | 24 / 61 | Regular | Oct 25 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | 100% | — steady since 2021 | 10 / 0 | Special | Oct 25 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-4 ↗ Antlerless elk | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 24 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 25 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 124-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County | 22% Long shot | 0% | — | 12 / 55 | Reduced price | Oct 25 – Jan 31, 2027 |
| 124-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 12 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 25 – Jan 31, 2027 |
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 124
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 1,257,231 ac · 68%
- Private 544,484 ac · 30%
- State land 33,112 ac · 2%
- County or city land 1,694 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 642 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 |
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| 2025 | 270 | 220 | 82% | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 198 | 162 | 82% | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 159 | 102 | 64% | 9.1 |
| 2022 | 153 | 114 | 75% | 8.0 |
| 2021 | 149 | 95 | 64% | 12.1 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 15 · 7%
- Firearm 205 · 93%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 178 taken · 220 hunters
- Nonresident 42 taken · 50 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