Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 35
Elk
26.5%
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
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Any elk.
Nov. 15–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
175 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Antlerless elk.
Nov. 15–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
425 licenses.
Aug. 15–Oct. 9: Cow or calf valid on private land.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Cow or calf valid off national forest.
Nov. 15–Dec. 31: Cow or calf valid off national forest.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 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 | 540 | 143 | 26.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 49 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 627 | 200 | 31.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 72 | 11.5% |
| 2023 | 517 | 188 | 36.4% | 9 | 1.7% | 60 | 11.6% |
| 2022 | 628 | 145 | 23.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 60 | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 655 | 166 | 25.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 29 | 4.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.