Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 103
Elk
35.7%
For planning only. Seasons, license rules, and boundaries change, and this site can contain errors. Before you apply, buy a license, or hunt, confirm everything in the official WGFD hunting season regulations (Chapters 5, 6 and 7). Published state regulations always control. Terms of use
Elk
Licenses
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 24: Any elk.
Oct. 25–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Western region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
250 licenses.
Aug. 15–Aug. 31: Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 7: Cow or calf.
Dec. 15–Jan. 31: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
WGFD's harvest reports give harvest and hunter success as estimates from a survey of license holders.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Spikes | Bulls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 862 | 308 | 35.7% | 30 | 3.5% | 87 | 10.1% |
| 2024 | 819 | 296 | 36.1% | 13 | 1.6% | 103 | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 771 | 310 | 40.2% | 14 | 1.8% | 118 | 15.3% |
| 2022 | 587 | 283 | 48.2% | 30 | 5.1% | 116 | 19.8% |
| 2021 | 622 | 299 | 48.1% | 12 | 1.9% | 129 | 20.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.