Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 126
Elk
38.4%
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Elk
Licenses
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Eastern region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Any elk valid in Weston County.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk valid in the entire area.
Nov. 1–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Eastern region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Unlimited licenses.
Aug. 1–Oct. 15: Cow or calf valid on private land.
Oct. 16–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
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 | 955 | 367 | 38.4% | 23 | 2.4% | 159 | 16.6% |
| 2024 | 895 | 322 | 36.0% | 12 | 1.3% | 139 | 15.5% |
| 2023 | 579 | 280 | 48.4% | 16 | 2.8% | 139 | 24.0% |
| 2022 | 637 | 218 | 34.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 127 | 19.9% |
| 2021 | 512 | 181 | 35.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 116 | 22.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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