Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 9
Elk
17.3%
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 (Southern 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. 7: Antlerless elk.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within the Southern region that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
250 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Dec. 31: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 9 and 10. 350 licenses.
Aug. 15–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid off national forest.
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 | 1540 | 266 | 17.3% | 12 | 0.8% | 90 | 5.8% |
| 2024 | 1553 | 324 | 20.9% | 17 | 1.1% | 117 | 7.5% |
| 2023 | 1251 | 240 | 19.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 77 | 6.2% |
| 2022 | 1207 | 219 | 18.1% | 21 | 1.7% | 69 | 5.7% |
| 2021 | 1192 | 240 | 20.1% | 7 | 0.6% | 99 | 8.3% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.