Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 61
Elk
56.2%
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
125 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30: Any elk; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek.
Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 7–Nov. 15: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 21: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 7–Dec. 21: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
500 licenses.
Sep. 1–Dec. 21: Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage.
Jan. 1–Jan. 15: Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage.
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; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek.
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 | 955 | 537 | 56.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 137 | 14.3% |
| 2024 | 990 | 341 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 120 | 12.1% |
| 2023 | 876 | 698 | 79.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 143 | 16.3% |
| 2022 | 944 | 653 | 69.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 144 | 15.3% |
| 2021 | 938 | 521 | 55.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 120 | 12.8% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.