Hunt area 40 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw

Hunt code
E-040-1-S
Unit
40, Horse Creek
Weapon
Any weapon
Draw years
2021–2026

In 2026, 52 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 9 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.

Harvest success in 2023 was 51.9%.

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.

PointsNonresidents
AppliedDrewRate
Over 9, under 1033100%
955100%
Under 94400%
All52––

Year by year

YearPermitsNonresidents
AppliedDrewPts needed
2026105289
2025105489
20241333106
20231387108
20221452117
20211368107
059202120222023202420252026
NonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

YearHuntersHarvestSuccess
202320810851.9%

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).

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Other hunts in unit 40

Units listed next to it

In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.