Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 39
Elk
45.9%
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
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
175 licenses.
Oct. 10–Nov. 4: Any elk.
Nov. 5–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 5–Nov. 30: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 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 | 503 | 231 | 45.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 88 | 17.5% |
| 2024 | 440 | 237 | 53.9% | 16 | 3.6% | 78 | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 469 | 234 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 81 | 17.3% |
| 2022 | 455 | 250 | 54.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 100 | 22.0% |
| 2021 | 408 | 202 | 49.5% | 9 | 2.2% | 72 | 17.6% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.