Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 22
Elk
43.5%
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. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 15–Dec. 15: Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler; also valid in Area 111.
Dec. 16–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Cow or calf valid in the Muddy Creek drainage.
Nov. 1–Nov. 14: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
Nov. 15–Dec. 31: Cow or calf; also valid in Area 111.
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 | 283 | 123 | 43.5% | 2 | 0.7% | 53 | 18.7% |
| 2024 | 184 | 113 | 61.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 34.2% |
| 2023 | 100 | 63 | 63.0% | 3 | 3.0% | 36 | 36.0% |
| 2022 | 103 | 61 | 59.2% | 2 | 1.9% | 41 | 39.8% |
| 2021 | 106 | 58 | 54.7% | 2 | 1.9% | 41 | 38.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.