Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 59
Elk
50.7%
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
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Any 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 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
10 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Dec. 21: Cow or calf.
Jan. 1–Jan. 15: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Cow or calf.
Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Cow or calf valid within the Washakie Wilderness.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 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 | 605 | 307 | 50.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 157 | 26.0% |
| 2024 | 649 | 214 | 33.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 144 | 22.2% |
| 2023 | 460 | 190 | 41.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 113 | 24.6% |
| 2022 | 588 | 220 | 37.4% | 13 | 2.2% | 147 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 357 | 133 | 37.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 93 | 26.1% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.