Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 23
Elk
42.6%
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.
Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Nov. 21: Any elk; also valid in Area 128.
Dec. 1–Dec. 15: Any elk; also valid in Area 128.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 licenses.
Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Antlerless elk.
Nov. 1–Nov. 21: Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 128.
Dec. 1–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 128.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 licenses.
Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Cow or calf.
Nov. 1–Nov. 21: Cow or calf; also valid in Area 128.
Dec. 1–Dec. 15: Cow or calf; also valid in Area 128.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Any elk, archery only.
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 | 479 | 204 | 42.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 102 | 21.3% |
| 2024 | 526 | 291 | 55.3% | 8 | 1.5% | 100 | 19.0% |
| 2023 | 404 | 218 | 54.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 62 | 15.3% |
| 2022 | 380 | 193 | 50.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 19.5% |
| 2021 | 379 | 196 | 51.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 62 | 16.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.