Hunt area 1 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt code
- E-001-1
- Unit
- 1, Black Hills
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 975 residents applied as their first choice for 83 licenses: roughly 9% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.
In 2026, 381 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 17 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
Harvest success in 2023 was 57.9%.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew. “Drew” counts the preference draw only; WGFD doesn't report random-draw winners by point level.
| Points | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Under 17 | 374 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 381 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 90 | 975 | – | – | 381 | 6 | 17 |
| 2025 | 89 | 894 | – | – | 329 | 6 | 16 |
| 2024 | 89 | 942 | – | – | 249 | 6 | 16 |
| 2023 | 88 | 789 | – | – | 280 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 89 | 807 | – | – | 296 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 88 | 816 | – | – | 220 | 6 | 12 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 95 | 55 | 57.9% |
Reading these numbers
Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).
Sources
- 20262026 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20262026 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20252025 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20242024 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20232023 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20232023 Elk harvest report(harvest)
- 20222022 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20222022 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Cow/Calf - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Cow/Calf - Resident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Preference Points - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Nonresident Special(draw)
- 20212021 Elk Random Draw - Resident(draw)
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Other hunts in unit 1
- Hunt area 1 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 1 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 1 antelope, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 1 bighorn sheep, type 1 (Any Ram)(bighorn sheep)
- Hunt area 1 deer, type 7 (Doe Or Fawn)(deer)
- Hunt area 1 deer, type 8 (Doe Or Fawn White-Ta)(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 1 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 1 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk)
- Hunt area 1 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 1 moose, type 1 (Any Moose, Except Co)(moose)
- Hunt area 1 moose, type 4 (Antlerless Moose, Ex)(moose)
- Hunt area 1 mountain goat, type 1 (Any Mountain Goat)(mountain goat)
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.