Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 7
Laramie Peak
Wyoming Hunt Area 7 covers 2,589,426 acres and lies 34 miles north-west of Wheatland and 43 miles west of Guernsey. 31% of it is public land, mostly BLM (12%) and state land (11%). In 2025, 5,140 people hunted elk here and took 2,386 — 46% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1,600 nonresident tags here for 1 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 7, 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-
2% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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4% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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15% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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29% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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63% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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7-8 Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties 1,599 tags · 90 applicants · Reduced price100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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7-8 Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties 1,600 tags · 1 applicants · Landowner reduced price100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| 7-1 ↗ Any elk | 2% Point builder | 0% | 14 +3 since 2021 | 69 / 1,075 | Regular | Oct 15 – Nov 20, 2026 |
| 7-1 ↗ Any elk | 4% Point builder | 0% | 13 +2 since 2021 | 47 / 385 | Special | Oct 15 – Nov 20, 2026 |
| 7-1 ↗ Any elk | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 180 / 86 undersubscribed | Landowner | Oct 15 – Nov 20, 2026 |
| 7-2 ↗ Any elk | 15% Long shot | 0% | 3 +4 since 2021 | 36 / 113 | Regular | Nov 21 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 7-2 ↗ Any elk | 29% Long shot | 0% | 2 +1 since 2022 | 24 / 52 | Special | Nov 21 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 7-2 ↗ Any elk | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 | 60 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner | Nov 21 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 7-6 ↗ Cow or calf | 63% Real chance | 0% | — | 319 / 509 | Reduced price | Oct 15 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 7-6 ↗ Cow or calf | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 320 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner reduced price | Oct 15 – Dec 31, 2026 |
| 7-8 ↗ Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 1,599 / 90 undersubscribed | Reduced price | Aug 15 – Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7-8 ↗ Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties | 100% Undersubscribed | — | — | 1,600 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner reduced price | Aug 15 – Oct 14, 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 |
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| 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 7
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
- Private 1,799,884 ac · 70%
- BLM 300,226 ac · 12%
- State land 287,290 ac · 11%
- National Forest 172,299 ac · 7%
- Other public 25,197 ac · 1%
- County or city land 4,724 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 1,788 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 40 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 | 5,140 | 2,386 | 46% | 20.2 |
| 2024 | 4,851 | 2,578 | 53% | 21.2 |
| 2023 | 3,644 | 1,993 | 55% | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 4,235 | 1,779 | 42% | 20.1 |
| 2021 | 4,381 | 1,638 | 37% | 21.4 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 271 · 11%
- Firearm 2,115 · 89%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 1,714 taken · 3,639 hunters
- Nonresident 672 taken · 1,501 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