Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 96
Elk
24.0%
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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. 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
275 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any elk.
Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 4 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Antlerless elk.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Nov. 30: Cow or calf.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Unlimited licenses.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31: Cow or calf valid on private land west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake Road.
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 | 647 | 155 | 24.0% | 6 | 0.9% | 71 | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 744 | 215 | 28.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 63 | 8.5% |
| 2023 | 487 | 107 | 22.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 62 | 12.7% |
| 2022 | 678 | 240 | 35.4% | 12 | 1.8% | 86 | 12.7% |
| 2021 | 611 | 149 | 24.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 101 | 16.5% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.