Hunt area 97 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt code
- E-097-1
- Unit
- 97, Pinedale
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 72 residents applied as their first choice for 210 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.
In 2026, 55 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 5 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
Harvest success in 2023 was 32.3%.
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 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Over 6, under 7 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Under 5 | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 55 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 234 | 72 | – | – | 55 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 234 | 102 | – | – | 71 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 210 | 72 | – | – | 86 | 16 | 5 |
| 2023 | 210 | 73 | – | – | 77 | 19 | 3 |
| 2022 | 210 | 87 | – | – | 73 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021 | 210 | 96 | – | – | 64 | 17 | 3 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 195 | 63 | 32.3% |
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 97
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 2 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 2 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 antelope, type 7 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 97 deer, type 3 (Any White-Tailed Dee)(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 97 deer, type 3 (Any White-Tailed Dee) - nonresident special draw(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 97 deer, type 8 (Limited Quota, Doe O)(deer)
- Hunt area 97 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 97 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 95 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 95 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 96 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 96 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 98 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 98 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 99 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 99 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw