Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 11
Elk
53.9%
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
Limited quota only
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
No general season No General license is valid in this hunt area.
Limited quota licenses are issued in WGFD's initial and leftover drawings; any left after both go on sale first come, first served.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Any elk.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Any elk valid off national forest.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
450 licenses.
Aug. 15–Sep. 30: Cow or calf valid off national forest and off the Wick Wildlife Habitat Management Area.
Oct. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Any elk, archery only.
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 | 729 | 393 | 53.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 157 | 21.5% |
| 2024 | 716 | 377 | 52.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 138 | 19.3% |
| 2023 | 631 | 306 | 48.5% | 12 | 1.9% | 115 | 18.2% |
| 2022 | 664 | 280 | 42.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 124 | 18.7% |
| 2021 | 658 | 311 | 47.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 98 | 14.9% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.