Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 106
Elk
40.8%
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 (Southern region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Southern region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 15–Jan. 31: Any elk valid west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410; also valid in Area 105 west of the Bear River.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Jan. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk valid on private land or west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
800 licenses.
Aug. 15–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid on private land or west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410.
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 | 1532 | 625 | 40.8% | 15 | 1.0% | 191 | 12.5% |
| 2024 | 1299 | 605 | 46.6% | 31 | 2.4% | 175 | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 1177 | 482 | 41.0% | 21 | 1.8% | 216 | 18.4% |
| 2022 | 1206 | 610 | 50.6% | 19 | 1.6% | 204 | 16.9% |
| 2021 | 1135 | 493 | 43.4% | 54 | 4.8% | 165 | 14.5% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Elk Hunt Area 105
- Elk Hunt Area 107
- Elk Hunt Area 102
- Elk Hunt Area 31
- Elk Hunt Area 104
- Elk Hunt Area 30