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 22

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
022-1 Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Any elk
022-1 Nov. 15 - Dec. 15 - Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler; also valid in Area 111
022-1 Dec. 16 - Dec. 31 - Antlerless elk
022-2 Oct. 15 - Oct. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler
022-6 Oct. 15 - Oct. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Cow or calf valid in the Muddy Creek drainage
022-6 Nov. 1 - Nov. 14 - Cow or calf valid in the entire area
022-6 Nov. 15 - Dec. 31 - Cow or calf; also valid in Area 111
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 85%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: Most of Area 22 is public land, with good legal access, but almost all roads within the area are primitive, 4-wheel drive recommended. Most private lands are found along watercourses and can usually be avoided if permission for access has not been obtained. View the hunt planner map for available Walk-In and Hunter Management Areas open to elk hunting.
Mapping Resources: Bairoil, Rattlesnake Hills

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

Parcels of land where Game and Fish facilitates management of hunters for access to hunt.


Available Walk in Hunting for this Hunt Area

Carbon County Walk In Area 10 More Info

Parcels of land where Game and Fish facilitates management of hunters for access to hunt.


Available Hunter Management Areas for this Hunt Area

Stone Creek More Info

  • 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.

Full Price Licenses

2025 Drawing odds

Nonresident Landowner Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 9 0 < 1 100.00%
1 9 3 0 100.00%
2 3 0 < 1 100.00%
2 3 0 0 100.00%

Nonresident Landowner Random

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
1 3 0 100.00%
2 1 0 100.00%

Nonresident Special Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 3 3 18 75.00%
1 0 < 18 0.00%
2 2 2 8 100.00%
2 0 < 8 0.00%

Nonresident Special Random

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 1 127 0.79%
2 0 2 0.00%

Nonresident Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 4 1 19 100.00%
1 3 0 < 19 100.00%
1 3 2 18 100.00%
1 1 0 < 18 100.00%
1 1 1 17 16.67%
1 0 < 17 0.00%
2 2 1 15 100.00%
2 1 0 < 15 100.00%
2 1 0 14 100.00%
2 1 0 < 14 100.00%
2 1 0 13 100.00%
2 1 0 < 13 100.00%
2 1 0 12 100.00%
2 1 0 < 12 100.00%
2 1 0 11 100.00%
2 1 0 < 11 100.00%
2 1 1 10 100.00%
2 0 < 10 0.00%

Nonresident Random

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 1 191 0.52%
2 0 10 0.00%

Reduced Price Cow/Calf Licenses

2025 Drawing odds

Nonresident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
6 16 0 100.00%

Nonresident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
6 16 78 20.51%

Topography and Vegetation: The area is dominated by the Ferris Mountains, extremely steep, rocky ridges rising to 10,000 feet with dense conifer forest on many northern slopes. These forested stands taper quickly into sagebrush prairies which extend north to granite rock outcrops covered with scattered conifers in the northern extreme of the area. To the south, the Ferris range drops into a narrow band of foothills before leading out into stabilized and active sand dunes. The eastern Ferris Mountains had significant acreage burned during wildfires in 2011 and 2012. Riparian meadows, irrigated hayfields and limited aspen stands are found along several major creeks.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: There are almost no roads, primitive or otherwise, into the Ferris Mountains, with almost all access routes stopping at the base of the range. As a result, hunting on the mountains is on foot or horseback, and most of the terrain is too steep and rocky for horses. Fortunately, most of the flowing water is at the base of the mountain and in the associated foothills and, as a result, most elk are also found in this zone. But it is not uncommon to find these elk out in the desert sand dunes, open prairie or dispersed aspen pockets. October weather may vary from dry and windy with temperatures in the 70s and 80s to freezing cold with significant snowfall. While some roads in this area become muddy and nearly impassable when wet, many roads in sandy or rocky areas remain drivable even with some precipitation. View the hunt planner map for available Walk-In and Hunter Management Areas open to elk hunting.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit are commonly found in tall sagebrush habitats and around rock outcrops in this area. Portions of the area offer good sage-grouse hunting, with a season that typically overlaps the latter part of the elk archery season. Low numbers of blue grouse can be found in timbered habitats of the Ferris Mountains. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. Mountain lion can be found in the foothills and around the base of the mountains, along with an occasional black bear (see Chapters 42 and 3). Fisheries are limited within this area, but nearby Pathfinder Reservoir and the Sweetwater River offer opportunities for both fishing (Chapter 46) and waterfowl hunting (Chapter 14).
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: Areas 22 and 111 make up the Ferris elk herd, with seasonal movements by elk across the boundary road being common. See the EL639 (Ferris) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on management of this herd.

Area 22 - Type 1
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 22
# Days Hunted 984
Days/Hunter 19.7
Total Area Harvest 50
Hunter Success 58.10%
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Area 22 - Type 2
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 22
# Days Hunted 122
Days/Hunter 75.7
Total Area Harvest 13
Hunter Success 52.00%
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Area 22 - Type 4
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 22
# Days Hunted 108
Days/Hunter 21.6
Total Area Harvest 5
Hunter Success 16.10%
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Area 22 - Type 6
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 22
# Days Hunted 891
Days/Hunter 16.2
Total Area Harvest 55
Hunter Success 32.40%
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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

Lander Regional Office
260 Buena Vista
Lander, WY 82520
(307) 332-2688

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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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