Wyoming Elk · Hunt Area 79
Wyoming Hunt Area 79 covers 41,812 acres and lies 31 miles north-east of Jackson and 50 miles north-west of Dubois. 100% of it is public land, mostly national park (95%) and other public land (4%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 16%
first choice, NR
not published
95% National Park Service
41,812 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Wyoming Game and Fish Department has not offered an elk license in Hunt Area 79 in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name; the Wyoming elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The Ground
| National Park Service | 39,816 ac | 95% |
| Other public | 1,655 ac | 4% |
| National Forest | 268 ac | <1% |
| Private | 72 ac | <1% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency.
▸ Sources 2
- 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
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. How we compute these.
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