Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 16
Elk
56.8%
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
275 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
125 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Any elk.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Aug. 15–Sep. 30: Antlerless elk valid on private land; also valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk valid in the entire area.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Aug. 15–Sep. 30: Cow or calf valid on private land; also valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land.
Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 licenses.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: 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 | 990 | 562 | 56.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 229 | 23.1% |
| 2024 | 1023 | 562 | 54.9% | 5 | 0.5% | 262 | 25.6% |
| 2023 | 859 | 680 | 79.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 247 | 28.8% |
| 2022 | 846 | 471 | 55.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 197 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 827 | 501 | 60.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 188 | 22.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.