Wyoming Elk · Hunt Area 55 Grinnell
Wyoming Hunt Area 55 covers 251,107 acres and lies 42 miles west of Cody and 60 miles west of Powell. 100% of it is public land, mostly national forest (100%). In 2025, 91 people hunted elk here and took 40, a 44% success rate. Its most applied-for hunt, 55-1, put up 6 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 67 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 16 points.
6 licenses
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
100% Forest Service
251,107 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Hunt Area 55
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55-1 Regular | Any elk | 2% | 16 ▲10 | |
| 55-1 Special | Any elk | 2% (small sample) | 15 ▲4 | |
| 55-1 Landowner | Any elk | 100% | — | |
| 55-9 Regular | Any elk, archery only | 0% (small sample) | 9 ▲6 | |
| 55-9 Special | Any elk, archery only | 0% (small sample) | 6 ▲5 | |
| 55-9 Landowner | Any elk, archery only | 100% (small sample) | — |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report; WGFD 2026 Demand Report; WGFD 2026 Demand Report, retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): Regular $728.50 ($707 to apply) · Special $1,986.50 ($1,965 to apply) · Landowner $36.50 ($15 to apply). Open Jan 2 – Feb 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | 40 | 44% |
| 2024 | 90 | 31 | 34% |
| 2023 | 69 | 37 | 54% |
| 2022 | 69 | 17 | 25% |
| 2021 | 58 | 18 | 31% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | 66 | 36 | 55% |
| Type 9 | 24 | 4 | 17% |
2025 split: archery 4 (10%), firearm 36 (90%) · residents 26 from 71 hunters, nonresidents 14 from 20 hunters
What Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. 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; WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report.
The Ground
| National Forest | 250,431 ac | 100% |
| National Park Service | 364 ac | <1% |
| Other public | 173 ac | <1% |
| Private | 137 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency.
▸ Sources 12
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report draw results, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report harvest, area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Elk Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Elk Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, 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. 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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