Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 85
Elk
35.2%
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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.
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.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 25; Sep. 26–Nov. 15: Cow or calf.
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 | 733 | 258 | 35.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 134 | 18.3% |
| 2024 | 860 | 221 | 25.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 119 | 13.8% |
| 2023 | 758 | 282 | 37.2% | 14 | 1.8% | 144 | 19.0% |
| 2022 | 672 | 202 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 105 | 15.6% |
| 2021 | 753 | 195 | 25.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 121 | 16.1% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.