Hunt area 56 elk, type 7 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt code
- E-056-7
- Unit
- 56, Wapiti Ridge
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 39 residents applied as their first choice for 180 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.
In 2026, 11 nonresidents applied as their first choice for 30 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.
Harvest success in 2023 was 48%.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 210 | 39 | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| 2025 | 203 | 44 | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| 2024 | 164 | 23 | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 2023 | 99 | 37 | – | – | 13 | – | – |
| 2022 | 102 | 28 | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 2021 | 58 | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 75 | 36 | 48% |
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 56
- Hunt area 56 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 56 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 1 (Any Elk;)
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 1 (Any Elk;) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 5 (Antlerless Elk)
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 5 (Antlerless Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 9 (Any Elk, Archery Onl)
- Hunt area 56 elk, type 9 (Any Elk, Archery Onl) - nonresident special draw
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 54 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 54 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 55 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 55 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 58 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 58 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 59 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 59 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw