Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 88
Elk
56.1%
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
Limited quota only
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
No general season No General license is valid in this hunt area.
Limited quota licenses are issued in WGFD's initial and leftover drawings; any left after both go on sale first come, first served.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
40 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31: Antlerless elk valid south of Peterson Lane and south and west of the Greys River Wildlife Habitat Management Area elk fence.
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 | 57 | 32 | 56.1% | 4 | 7.0% | 11 | 19.3% |
| 2024 | 34 | 18 | 52.9% | 2 | 5.9% | 9 | 26.5% |
| 2023 | 37 | 16 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 13.5% |
| 2022 | 37 | 17 | 45.9% | 2 | 5.4% | 3 | 8.1% |
| 2021 | 36 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 19.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.