Hunt area 123 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt code
- E-123-1
- Unit
- 123, Black Thunder
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2023–2026
In 2026, 212 residents applied as their first choice for 112 licenses: roughly 53% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.
In 2026, 111 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 17 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
Harvest success in 2023 was 84.6%.
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 | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Over 16, under 17 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 16 or fewer | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 111 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 123 | 212 | – | – | 111 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 124 | 163 | – | – | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | 84 | 141 | – | – | 66 | 5 | 16 |
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 91 | 77 | 84.6% |
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)
- 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)
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Other hunts in unit 123
- Hunt area 123 deer, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(deer)
- Hunt area 123 deer, type 7 (Doe Or Fawn)(deer)
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 2 (Antlered Elk Five)
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 2 (Antlered Elk Five) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk)
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 4 (Antlerless Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 6 (Cow Or Calf)
- Hunt area 123 elk, type 8 (Cow Or Calf)
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 120 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 120 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 122 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 122 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 124 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 124 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 125 elk, type 1 (Any Elk)
- Hunt area 125 elk, type 1 (Any Elk) - nonresident special draw