Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 40
Elk
29.7%
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
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. 15–Nov. 4: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
125 licenses.
Oct. 15–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
125 licenses.
Sep. 1–Nov. 4: Cow or calf valid off national forest.
Nov. 5–Nov. 30: 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 | 441 | 131 | 29.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 493 | 151 | 30.6% | 9 | 1.8% | 85 | 17.2% |
| 2023 | 531 | 274 | 51.6% | 13 | 2.4% | 87 | 16.4% |
| 2022 | 588 | 206 | 35.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 99 | 16.8% |
| 2021 | 574 | 217 | 37.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 16.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.