Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 36
Elk
17.7%
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
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Antlered elk valid on national forest; any elk off national forest.
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
300 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Antlerless elk.
Nov. 15–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
250 licenses.
Oct. 1–Oct. 9: Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Rock Creek.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 10–Nov. 5: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
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 | 820 | 145 | 17.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 78 | 9.5% |
| 2024 | 951 | 153 | 16.1% | 8 | 0.8% | 91 | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 707 | 126 | 17.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 46 | 6.5% |
| 2022 | 842 | 80 | 9.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 49 | 5.8% |
| 2021 | 858 | 156 | 18.2% | 20 | 2.3% | 44 | 5.1% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.