Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 73

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Wyoming Hunt Area 73 covers 244,980 acres and lies 28 miles north of Jackson and 48 miles north of Alpine. 96% of it is public land, mostly national forest (95%) and BLM (1%). In 2025, 143 people hunted elk here and took 57 — 40% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 6 nonresident tags here for 9 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):12 Applicants:9 Hunter success (2025):40% Public land:96% Size:244,980 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 73, 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

73-6 Cow or calf 6 tags · 9 applicants · Reduced price

67% Real chance
73-6 Cow or calf 6 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
73-6 ↗ Cow or calf	67% Real chance	—	6 / 9	Reduced price	Sep 1–19, 2026
73-6 ↗ Cow or calf	100% No first-choice applicants	—	6 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Sep 1–19, 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.
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

Hunt Area 73 within Wyoming

Hunt Area 73 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

National Forest 233,348 ac · 95%
Private 7,407 ac · 3%
BLM 1,482 ac · 1%
Other public 731 ac · 0%
National Park Service 670 ac · 0%
County or city land 12 ac · 0%

Source: BLM WY Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)

Nearby areas

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.