Hunt area 99 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw

Hunt code: E-099-1-S
Unit: 99, Big Sandy
Weapon: Any weapon
Draw years: 2021–2026

In 2026, 32 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 11 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.

Harvest success in 2023 was 52.4%.

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
Points	Applied	Drew	Rate
11	6	6	100%
Over 10, under 11	2	2	100%
10 or fewer	24	0	0%
All	32	–	–

Year by year

Year	Permits	Nonresidents
		Applied	Drew	Pts needed
2026	10	32	8	11
2025	10	39	8	9
2024	10	59	8	8
2023	10	31	8	7
2022	10	34	8	7
2021	10	51	12	6

NonresidentsPoints needed, by year: the trend of past cutoffs, not a forecast.

Harvest

Year	Hunters	Harvest	Success
2023	143	75	52.4%

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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