Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 12
Elk
39.1%
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. 7: 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 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Dec. 31: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 12, 13, 15 and 110. 400 licenses.
Aug. 15–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 | 1433 | 561 | 39.1% | 34 | 2.4% | 160 | 11.2% |
| 2024 | 1562 | 713 | 45.6% | 53 | 3.4% | 240 | 15.4% |
| 2023 | 1206 | 499 | 41.4% | 43 | 3.6% | 201 | 16.7% |
| 2022 | 1237 | 474 | 38.3% | 37 | 3.0% | 174 | 14.1% |
| 2021 | 1178 | 421 | 35.7% | 52 | 4.4% | 199 | 16.9% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.