Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 87
Elk
26.8%
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. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Nov. 20: 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
10 licenses.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Antlered elk valid within the interior of the Dell Creek Loop Road (Forest Road 30580 and Sublette County Road 23-114).
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid south and east of Dell Creek, and west of North Fork Fisherman Creek.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Nov. 20: Cow or calf; also valid in that portion of Area 84 south and east of Shoal 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 | 492 | 132 | 26.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 53 | 10.8% |
| 2024 | 603 | 163 | 27.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 8.3% |
| 2023 | 423 | 116 | 27.4% | 10 | 2.4% | 29 | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 451 | 142 | 31.5% | 14 | 3.1% | 59 | 13.1% |
| 2021 | 534 | 175 | 32.8% | 12 | 2.2% | 69 | 12.9% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.