Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 63
Elk
51.7%
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
Valid in Hunt Areas 63 and 64. 200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 2 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 63 and 64. 35 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 21: Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 3 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 63 and 64. 75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–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. 1–Dec. 21: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 5 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 62 and 63. 200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 22–Dec. 21: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
200 licenses.
Aug. 15–Oct. 31: Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–Dec. 21: Cow or calf valid in the entire area.
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 | 538 | 278 | 51.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 159 | 29.6% |
| 2024 | 556 | 264 | 47.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 174 | 31.3% |
| 2023 | 416 | 212 | 51.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 133 | 32.0% |
| 2022 | 422 | 191 | 45.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 375 | 177 | 47.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 88 | 23.5% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.