Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 27
Elk
35.1%
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
Valid in Hunt Areas 25 and 27. 200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Nov. 20: Antlerless elk.
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 | 134 | 47 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 11.2% |
| 2024 | 168 | 51 | 30.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 9.5% |
| 2023 | 117 | 52 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 13.7% |
| 2022 | 92 | 39 | 42.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 16.3% |
| 2021 | 101 | 43 | 42.6% | 2 | 2.0% | 13 | 12.9% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.