Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 68
Elk
30.7%
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. 15–Sep. 30: Any elk.
Oct. 1–Oct. 10: Antlered elk.
Oct. 11–Oct. 31: Antlered elk, spikes excluded.
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 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 15–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 67, 68 and 69. 150 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 | 670 | 206 | 30.7% | 10 | 1.5% | 133 | 19.9% |
| 2024 | 504 | 125 | 24.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 79 | 15.7% |
| 2023 | 424 | 116 | 27.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 78 | 18.4% |
| 2022 | 500 | 117 | 23.4% | 14 | 2.8% | 69 | 13.8% |
| 2021 | 505 | 151 | 29.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 113 | 22.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.