Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 48
Elk
40.4%
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
400 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 7–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
125 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Oct. 31: Antlerless elk.
Nov. 7–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
600 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 9–Oct. 31: Cow or calf.
Nov. 7–Nov. 30: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 7–Dec. 15: Cow or calf.
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 | 1040 | 420 | 40.4% | 12 | 1.2% | 128 | 12.3% |
| 2024 | 1118 | 605 | 54.1% | 15 | 1.3% | 198 | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 793 | 464 | 58.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 106 | 13.4% |
| 2022 | 945 | 417 | 44.1% | 35 | 3.7% | 88 | 9.3% |
| 2021 | 860 | 446 | 51.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 140 | 16.3% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.