Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 51
Elk
42.7%
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
100 licenses.
Oct. 1–Nov. 5: Any elk south and west of the Clark's Fork River.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
30 licenses.
Oct. 1–Nov. 5: Any elk north and east of the Clark's Fork River.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Nov. 16–Dec. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
60 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 | 281 | 120 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 32.7% |
| 2024 | 264 | 83 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 59 | 22.3% |
| 2023 | 251 | 124 | 49.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 85 | 33.9% |
| 2022 | 281 | 101 | 35.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 54 | 19.2% |
| 2021 | 277 | 71 | 25.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 56 | 20.2% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.