Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 120
Elk
55.8%
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
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
175 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Dec. 15: Cow or calf.
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 | 344 | 192 | 55.8% | 6 | 1.7% | 104 | 30.2% |
| 2024 | 391 | 207 | 52.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 84 | 21.5% |
| 2023 | 302 | 222 | 73.5% | 12 | 4.0% | 103 | 34.1% |
| 2022 | 293 | 158 | 53.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 30.4% |
| 2021 | 225 | 130 | 57.8% | 3 | 1.3% | 63 | 28.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.