Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 118
Elk
63.6%
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
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 22–Nov. 12: Antlered elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 22–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M.
Road 3206).
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 | 176 | 112 | 63.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 29.5% |
| 2024 | 193 | 94 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 52 | 26.9% |
| 2023 | 110 | 89 | 80.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 30 | 27.3% |
| 2022 | 112 | 79 | 70.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 27.7% |
| 2021 | 84 | 57 | 67.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 23.8% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.