Hunt area 116 elk, type 8 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt code
- E-116-8
- Unit
- 116, North Black Hills
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2025–2026
In 2026, 66 residents applied as their first choice for 9,939 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.
In 2026, 56 nonresidents applied as their first choice for 1,600 licenses, so every first-choice applicant drew.
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 11,539 | 66 | – | – | 56 | – | – |
| 2025 | 11,591 | 54 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
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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Other hunts in unit 116
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O)(mule deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw(mule deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 3 (Any White-Tailed Dee)(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 3 (Any White-Tailed Dee) - nonresident special draw(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 7 (Doe Or Fawn White-Ta)(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 116 deer, type 8 (Doe Or Fawn White-Ta)(whitetail deer)
- Hunt area 116 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 116 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 116 elk, type 7 (Cow Or Calf)
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 111 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 111 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 113 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 113 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 117 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 117 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 118 elk, type 1 (Antlered Elk)
- Hunt area 118 elk, type 1 (Antlered Elk) - nonresident special draw