Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 6
Elk
49.7%
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 (Eastern region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk valid off national forest.
Nov. 1–Dec. 31: Antlerless elk valid off national forest.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Eastern region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Unlimited licenses.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid off national forest.
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 | 1236 | 614 | 49.7% | 5 | 0.4% | 321 | 26.0% |
| 2024 | 1283 | 623 | 48.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 284 | 22.1% |
| 2023 | 1274 | 632 | 49.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 224 | 17.6% |
| 2022 | 1169 | 577 | 49.4% | 10 | 0.9% | 226 | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 1274 | 635 | 49.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 280 | 22.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.