Hunt area 25 elk, type 7 (Cow Or Calf)

Hunt code: E-025-7
Unit: 25, South Pass
Weapon: Any weapon
Draw years: 2025–2026

In 2026, 45 residents applied as their first choice for 29 licenses: roughly 64% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.

In 2026, 10 nonresidents applied as their first choice for 6 licenses: roughly 60% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.

Year by year

Year	Permits	Residents			Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed	Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	35	45	–	–	10	–	–
2025	27	21	–	–	2	–	–

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)

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