Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 31
Elk
61.2%
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
40 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
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 6–Nov. 15: 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 | 139 | 85 | 61.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 24.5% |
| 2024 | 229 | 125 | 54.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 14.0% |
| 2023 | 264 | 172 | 65.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 17.4% |
| 2022 | 255 | 183 | 71.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 24.7% |
| 2021 | 204 | 171 | 83.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 29.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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