Wyoming hunt Planner

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Elk range from mountainous wilderness areas to lowland deserts and plains, and are plentiful on public and private lands. Every national forest has elk, and herds are present on mountain ranges and desert areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Hunt Area 104

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
GENERAL Oct. 15 - Oct. 24 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Any elk
GENERAL Oct. 25 - Nov. 30 - Antlerless elk
REGION W GENERAL Oct. 15 - Oct. 24 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Any elk
REGION W GENERAL Oct. 25 - Nov. 30 - Antlerless elk
104-6 Oct. 15 - Dec. 7 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County
104-7* Aug. 15 - Aug. 31 - Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land
104-7* Dec. 15 - Dec. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County
104-7* Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Cow or calf valid on private land or west of U.S. Highway 30 or east of Rock Creek within the Twin Creek drainage
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 74%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: The northern part of the hunt area is administered by the US Forest Service. The south part is primarily administered by the BLM, with some mixed private and state ownership. Access is good to many of the areas with good elk habitat, most of which is BLM or USFS. Fossil Butte National monument does not allow hunting but does allow hunters to drive across the monument to access lands behind the Monument. View the hunt planner map for available Access Yes (Walk-In-Areas and Hunter Management Areas) lands open to hunting. Hunters need to be aware that landowner permission is required to cross all private lands, even if there is public land in the area.
Mapping Resources: Fontenelle Reservoir, Kemmerer and Afton

Additional Information: None
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: None
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary

  • Nonresident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2026
  • Application Deadline: February 2, 2026
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: May 8, 2026
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: May 21, 2026
  • Preference Point Only***: July 1, 2026 - November 2, 2026
  • Resident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2026
  • Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 18, 2026

  • Nonresident Fees
  • Full Price Landowner License: $692.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $275.00
  • Full Price License: $692.00
  • Full Price Youth License**: $275.00
  • Preference Point Only Youth***: $10.00
  • Preference Point Only: $52.00
  • Reduced Price Cow/Calf License: $288.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn License: $288.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $100.00
  • Reduced Price Youth Cow/Calf License**: $100.00
  • Special License: $1,950.00
  • Resident Fees
  • Full Price Landowner License: $57.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $25.00
  • Full Price License: $57.00
  • Full Price Youth License**: $25.00
  • Reduced Price Cow/Calf License: $43.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn License: $43.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $20.00
  • Reduced Price Youth Cow/Calf License**: $20.00

** An applicant may apply for any big game license if he/she is eleven (11) years of age and has not attained eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application. Any person may take a big or trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of that calendar year. Persons who are less than eighteen (18) years of age and at least eleven (11) years of age at the time of application may apply for a youth license and remit youth fees. Applicants must be at least fourteen (14) years of age prior to September 15 of the application year in order to hunt wild bison. Applicants under the age of eighteen (18) may have their parent or legal guardian submit an application on their behalf.

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2025 Drawing odds

Nonresident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
6 80 0 100.00%
7 32 0 100.00%

Nonresident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
6 80 142 56.34%
7 32 48 66.67%

Topography and Vegetation: The lower elevation parts of the area are comprised of sagebrush flats, low broken hills and plains. These give way to mountain foothills, ridges and high forested mountains in the north. Elevations exceed 10,000 feet in the highest elevations, and terrain can get steep. There are also mountain mahogany, aspen and serviceberry hills and ridges. There is private irrigated land mostly along the rivers and larger creeks.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Elk are generally most numerous in the central and northern part of the hunt area. Elk tend to occupy the mountain shrub, aspen, forest and mountain meadows habitats. Elk are also found occupying Fossil Butte National Monument. The Monument acts as a refuge from hunting and attracts large herds of elk during the hunting seasons. There are ample places to hunt elk on BLM and USFS lands that require hiking or horses to access. Most roads in this hunt area become difficult or impassable when snowy, wet and muddy.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Forest grouse (dusky grouse and ruffed grouse), and sage-grouse are present in this area, as are snowshoe hares, cottontails and red squirrels, and season timing overlaps with elk hunts, be they archery or rifle seasons. Hunters are required to possess a daily or annual small game license to hunt these species. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits.
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the EL428 (West Green River) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on the management of this herd.

Area 104 - General
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 104
# Days Hunted 8121
Days/Hunter 23.6
Total Area Harvest 344
Hunter Success 28.10%
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Area 104 - Type 6
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 104
# Days Hunted 2997
Days/Hunter 23.2
Total Area Harvest 129
Hunter Success 31.30%
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Area 104 - Type 7
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 104
# Days Hunted 525
Days/Hunter 4.6
Total Area Harvest 115
Hunter Success 71.90%
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Hunter Education Requirements

No person born on or after January 1, 1966, may take any wildlife by the use of firearms on land other than that of his own family, unless the person possesses or can demonstrate they have obtained a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms.

All Elk Hunt Area 75 and 79 (Grand Teton National Park) hunters, regardless of age, must possess and exhibit a valid hunter safety certificate.

Compliance will be checked in the field.

Hunter Education Exemptions

If you meet the Armed Forces/Wyoming Peace Officer exemption requirements or you have obtained special 1 year authorization through the Hunter Mentor Program, you are exempt from hunter education.

Hunter Mentor Program

Any person born on or after January 1, 1966, who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms, may apply to the Department for a special authorization to take wildlife with the use of a firearm while being accompanied by a mentor. A special authorization issued to an individual shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall be in the possession of the recipient at all times while in the field.

Animal carcasses must be disposed of properly at designated sites that allow for it. Please click on this link to locate an area near you and check with the disposal site for details regarding your carcass disposal.

Carcass Disposal Sites in Wyoming

Green River Regional Office
351 Astle Avenue
Green River, WY 82935
(307) 875-3223

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About Elk Hunting in Wyoming

Applying for a License

The total limit for elk licenses a person may possess differs from deer and antelope in that full price elk licenses and reduced price cow/calf elk licenses are combined together to calculate the total number of elk licenses allowed by any one person. An applicant shall apply for or receive no more than a total of three (3) elk licenses in any one (1) calendar year.

 

An applicant may apply for and receive one (1) general or limited quota full price elk license and one (1) limited quota reduced price cow/calf elk license through the initial license drawing. After the initial drawing, a person may apply for and receive up to a total of three (3) elk licenses, of which no more than one (1) shall be a General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of three (3) elk licenses which shall include not more than one (1) General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license in a single hunting season.

General Elk Licenses

General elk licenses are full-price licenses that are unlimited in the number of licenses issued statewide and are available for purchase "over-the-counter" for Wyoming residents.  Hunters may apply for or purchase a maximum of one general elk license per year.  General elk licenses may be used in any hunt area open to general license hunting and are subject to the season dates and limitations for that hunt area as set forth in the Chapter 7 Elk Hunting Season Regulation.    


 

Nonresident elk hunters wishing to hunt a general area must obtain a Region General License specific to a select region. Region General Licenses allow a nonresident to hunt elk in any hunt area within that region that is open to general license hunting and are subject to the season dates and limitations for that hunt area as set forth in the Chapter 7 Elk Hunting Season Regulation.  For example, nonresident Region S Licenses are valid in Elk Hunt Areas 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 105, 106, 107, 110, and 130, which are open to general license hunting. However, Region S licenses are NOT valid in Elk Hunt Areas 8, 11, 30, 31, 32, 108, 124, and 125 (although these eight hunt areas fall within Region S) as these hunt areas are limited quota. Many general license elk hunt areas also have additional limited quota full-price and/or reduced-price licenses available.

Grand Teton National Park and National Elk Refuge

A person may apply for a reduced price cow/calf elk license without applying for a full price elk license. However, no hunter may take more than one (1) elk in Grand Teton National Park (Elk Hunt Areas 75 and 79) regardless whether he/she possesses both a full price elk license and a reduced price cow/calf elk license valid for the hunt area in Grand Teton National Park. Applicants desiring to hunt within Grand Teton National Park must apply for Elk Hunt Area 75.

 

After the first week of the National Elk Refuge (Elk Hunt Area 77) season, all unused full price elk and reduced price cow/calf elk licenses, excluding limited quota archery only licenses, are eligible for the National Elk Refuge drawing in Elk Hunt Area 77.

 

The Department of the Interior requires hunter safety certification of all hunters, regardless of age, to hunt in Grand Teton National Park (Elk Hunt Areas 75 and 79). The Hunter Mentor Program and Hunter Safety Exemption are not valid in Grand Teton National Park.

Annual Fishing

All nonresident full price elk licenses include an annual fishing privilege. Any hunter who is issued a full price elk license does not need to purchase an additional fishing license once their license is received in June. If you wish to fish prior to receiving your full price elk license, you must purchase a nonresident fishing license. Reduced price cow/calf elk licenses do not include fishing privileges.

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