Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 37
Elk
17.9%
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: Any elk.
Nov. 6–Nov. 15: 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 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
600 licenses.
Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Cow or calf valid on private land.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Dec. 31: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 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 | 1577 | 282 | 17.9% | 5 | 0.3% | 153 | 9.7% |
| 2024 | 1184 | 217 | 18.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 74 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | 1403 | 314 | 22.4% | 35 | 2.5% | 164 | 11.7% |
| 2022 | 1581 | 358 | 22.6% | 17 | 1.1% | 214 | 13.5% |
| 2021 | 1488 | 299 | 20.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 115 | 7.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.