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 75

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Apply For Season Dates Achery Dates License Limitations
075-4 Nov. 16 - Dec. 8 - Antlerless elk; the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed
075-6 Nov. 16 - Dec. 8 - Cow or calf; the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed
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Approx. % of Public Land: 95%
Access to Public Land: Excellent
Access Notes: This area is located within Grand Teton National Park. Major access points include Highway 89, Gros Ventre Road, and Antelope Flats Loop Road. All hunting is by foot or horseback only.
Mapping Resources: Jackson Lake

Additional Information: None
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: This area is located within Grand Teton National Park. Nonresidents are not required to have a guide.
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary

  • Nonresident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2024
  • Application Deadline: January 31, 2024
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: May 8, 2024
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: May 16, 2024
  • Preference Point Only***: July 1, 2024 - October 31, 2024
  • Resident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2024
  • Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: May 31, 2024
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 18, 2024

  • 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.

Reduced Price Cow/Calf Licenses

2024 Drawing odds

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
6 17 89 19.10%

Full Price Licenses

2024 Drawing odds

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
4 17 46 36.96%

Topography and Vegetation: This area is primarily the sagebrush uplands east of the Snake River. The river terrace is made up of steep rocky hillsides of sagebrush with some small drainages of cottonwoods. There are some small areas of spruce/fir forest.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Elk are present in this area during the first several days of the season. Numbers increase as migrations begin. Hunting seasons are designed to harvest elk during the early and late migrations. Elk are taken during the early hunt period but success is usually best during the later migration. This area is within the open hunt area portion of Grand Teton National Park. Special Grand Teton National Park restrictions apply, such as bear spray and non-lead ammunition requirements and all hunters must have a valid hunter safety card. All hunter access is via foot or horseback. Grizzly bear densities are high in this area and hunters should be prepared to encounter bears on a regular basis.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: None
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the EL102 (Jackson) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on the management of this elk herd.

Area 75 - Type 4
2023 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 75
# Days Hunted 120
Days/Hunter 13.3
Total Area Harvest 9
Hunter Success 56.30%
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Area 75 - Type 6
2023 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 75
# Days Hunted 80
Days/Hunter 20
Total Area Harvest 4
Hunter Success 21.10%
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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

Jackson Regional Office
420 North Cache
Jackson, WY 83001
(307) 733-2321

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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.

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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