Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 28
Elk
32.0%
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Elk
Licenses
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 14: Any elk.
Oct. 15–Oct. 22: Antlerless elk.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Western region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
175 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 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 | 1243 | 398 | 32.0% | 37 | 3.0% | 192 | 15.4% |
| 2024 | 1346 | 451 | 33.5% | 30 | 2.2% | 210 | 15.6% |
| 2023 | 1193 | 416 | 34.9% | 43 | 3.6% | 173 | 14.5% |
| 2022 | 1180 | 292 | 24.7% | 26 | 2.2% | 123 | 10.4% |
| 2021 | 1084 | 359 | 33.1% | 39 | 3.6% | 127 | 11.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.