Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 117
Elk
46.9%
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
500 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Nov. 30: Any elk.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 3 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
350 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Jan. 31: Spike or antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Jan. 31: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Unlimited licenses.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid on private land.
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 | 1417 | 664 | 46.9% | 38 | 2.7% | 204 | 14.4% |
| 2024 | 1520 | 846 | 55.7% | 72 | 4.7% | 189 | 12.4% |
| 2023 | 1256 | 855 | 68.1% | 26 | 2.1% | 343 | 27.3% |
| 2022 | 1163 | 556 | 47.8% | 41 | 3.5% | 188 | 16.2% |
| 2021 | 1063 | 510 | 48.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 182 | 17.1% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.