Wyoming Elk — Hunt Area 84

Lower Hoback

Wyoming Hunt Area 84 covers 253,309 acres and lies 14 miles south-east of Jackson and 24 miles north-east of Alpine. 92% of it is public land, mostly national forest (91%) and state land (1%). In 2025, 1,343 people hunted elk here and took 499 — 37% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 64 nonresident tags here for 114 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):233 Applicants:169 Hunter success (2025):37% Public land:92% Size:253,309 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Hunt Area 84, 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

84-1 Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S… 7 tags · 46 applicants · needed 2 pts · Regular

5% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
84-1 Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S… 6 tags · 6 applicants · needed 0 pts · Special

100% Undersubscribed 50% as 2nd choice
84-1 Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S… 12 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner

100% No first-choice applicants
84-6 Cow or calf 64 tags · 114 applicants · Reduced price

56% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
84-6 Cow or calf 64 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants
84-7 Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84 40 tags · 3 applicants · Reduced price

100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
84-7 Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84 40 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
84-1 ↗ Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S…	5% Point builder	0%	2 −3 since 2021	7 / 46	Regular	Nov 1 – Jan 31, 2027
84-1 ↗ Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S…	100% Undersubscribed	50%	0 −4 since 2021	6 / 6 undersubscribed	Special	Nov 1 – Jan 31, 2027
84-1 ↗ Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the S…	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	12 / 0	Landowner	Nov 1 – Jan 31, 2027
84-6 ↗ Cow or calf	56% Real chance	0%	—	64 / 114	Reduced price	Sep 26 – Nov 30, 2026
84-6 ↗ Cow or calf	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	64 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Sep 26 – Nov 30, 2026
84-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84	100% Undersubscribed	100%	—	40 / 3 undersubscribed	Reduced price	Aug 15 – Jan 31, 2027
84-7 ↗ Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	40 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Aug 15 – 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.

The country

Hunt Area 84 within Wyoming

Hunt Area 84 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 229,877 ac · 91%
Private 19,487 ac · 8%
State land 2,106 ac · 1%
Other public 1,086 ac · 0%
County or city land 586 ac · 0%
BLM 163 ac · 0%
National Wildlife Refuge 2 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.