Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 84
Elk
37.2%
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
General elk license
Nonresident license: Region general elk license (Western region)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes bull elk
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 25: Any elk.
Sep. 26–Oct. 31: Any elk, spikes excluded.
Nov. 1–Nov. 15: 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 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
100 licenses.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31: Any elk valid on private land west of U.S.
Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the South Park Bridge.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
400 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 25; Sep. 26–Nov. 30: Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 84 east and south of Shoal Creek to the Hoback River shall be closed after Nov. 20.
Dec. 1–Dec. 31: Cow or calf valid south of the Hoback River.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 84 and 85. 250 licenses.
Aug. 15–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84; also valid in that portion of Area 85 on or within 200 yards of irrigated land north of Fall 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 | 1343 | 499 | 37.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 221 | 16.5% |
| 2024 | 1500 | 604 | 40.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 264 | 17.6% |
| 2023 | 1035 | 501 | 48.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 230 | 22.2% |
| 2022 | 1010 | 378 | 37.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 148 | 14.7% |
| 2021 | 845 | 260 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 112 | 13.3% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.