Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 104
Elk
35.8%
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
500 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 7: Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 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; Dec. 15–Dec. 31: Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County.
Jan. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid on private land or west of U.S.
Highway 30 or east of Rock Creek within the Twin Creek drainage.
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 | 1642 | 588 | 35.8% | 36 | 2.2% | 182 | 11.1% |
| 2024 | 1760 | 558 | 31.7% | 37 | 2.1% | 203 | 11.5% |
| 2023 | 1267 | 378 | 29.8% | 9 | 0.7% | 135 | 10.7% |
| 2022 | 1562 | 633 | 40.5% | 48 | 3.1% | 268 | 17.2% |
| 2021 | 1446 | 461 | 31.9% | 68 | 4.7% | 174 | 12.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.