Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 65
Elk
23.3%
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
15 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Aug. 15–Dec. 21: Antlerless elk.
Jan. 1–Jan. 15: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Aug. 15–Oct. 31: 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
200 licenses.
Nov. 1–Dec. 21: Cow or calf.
Jan. 1–Jan. 15: Cow or calf.
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 | 386 | 90 | 23.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 503 | 151 | 30.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 4.2% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.