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Wyoming · Elk · Preference points

Wyoming elk: what 20 preference points drew

Every Wyoming elk hunt area, ranked by what applicants holding exactly 20preference points actually drew. Sorted by success odds, best first.

In the 2026 regular draw, nonresidents holding exactly 20 preference points applied first choice in 15 Wyoming elk hunt areas; every one of them drew in 7, and some or all went without a licence in 8. This describes what happened; it is not a prediction of what next year will take.

Draw tier
Year
Sort any column. Figures are what the draw did, not a forecast.
AreaYearHuntTags leftIssuedApplicantsSuccess odds
10820261 · ANY ELK911100.00%
11120261 · ANY ELK111100.00%
11320261 · ANY ELK322100.00%
1620261 · ANY ELK1155100.00%
1620262 · ANY ELK922100.00%
2220261 · ANY ELK;522100.00%
5420261 · ANY ELK222100.00%
6220261 · ANY ELK822100.00%
10020261 · ANY ELK10101376.92%
11120261 · ANY ELK11250.00%
3020261 · ANY ELK33650.00%
5620261 · ANY ELK;11333.33%
3220261 · ANY ELK22728.57%
5620261 · ANY ELK;11425.00%
5920261 · ANY ELK11425.00%
5920261 · ANY ELK11520.00%
12420261 · ANY ELK331915.79%
12420261 · ANY ELK221315.38%
3120261 · ANY ELK0020.00%
3120261 · ANY ELK0030.00%

How to read this

  • Exactly 20 points. Wyoming also publishes pooled "fewer than 20" rows. Those describe a group, not a point level someone holds, so they are not shown here — the per-area pages carry them in full.
  • 100% does not mean easy next year. It means everyone at this level drew in that year. Quotas and applicant numbers move.
  • Applicants are first-choice only, so competition was higher than these counts suggest.
  • We do not forecast. These are observed results. What 20 points will draw next year is not something anyone can honestly tell you.

Sources for every figure above

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