Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 77
Elk
19.4%
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Elk
Licenses
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Not included Bull elk is not included in the General license here. See the license notes below for the season dates and limitations.
Nov. 1–Nov. 25: General license and unused limited quota licenses; antlerless elk.
Nov. 30–Dec. 6: General license and unused limited quota licenses, antlerless elk.
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
100 licenses.
Dec. 7–Dec. 18: Cow or calf; permission slip required.
Jan. 5–Jan. 14: Cow or calf; permission slips for the National Elk Refuge may be available through the Department's Jackson Regional Office until the season closes or conditions dictate that supplemental feeding is necessary.
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 | 186 | 36 | 19.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 341 | 64 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 316 | 116 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 5.4% |
| 2022 | 567 | 415 | 73.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 5.1% |
| 2021 | 277 | 52 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.6% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.