Elk Hunt Area 100: Steamboat
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 20 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 3%.
- Herd unit
- Steamboat (426)
- Size
- 3,735 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 5
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 10 licenses. The draw ran out at 20 points: 76.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 13 76.92% just under 20 908 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 910 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. The draw ran out at 19 points: 53.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 15 53.33% just under 19 226 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 233 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 138 licenses, 3,996 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
Type 2 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 11 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 3 100% 12 3 100% 11 2 50% just under 11 50 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 51 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 25% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% 11 1 100% 10 2 100% 9 1 100% 8 4 25% just under 8 15 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 17 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Resident: 83 licenses, 304 first-choice applicants (about 27%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Everyone with 6 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 1 100% just under 8 2 100% 7 1 100% 6 2 100% just under 6 39 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 39 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 63 licenses, 228 first-choice applicants (about 28%).
Type 5 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 3 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% 4 1 100% 3 1 100% just under 3 8 50% 2 or fewer 35 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 39 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 63 licenses, 260 first-choice applicants (about 24%).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 4 licenses, 95 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Resident: 20 licenses, 654 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 24: Green Mountain
- Area 25: South Pass
- Area 27: Upper Sweetwater
- Area 30: Aspen Mountain
- Area 98: Boulder
- Area 99: Big Sandy
- Area 102: West Green River
- Area 107: Hickey Mountain
- Area 118: Shamrock Hills
- Area 124: Powder Rim
- Area 128: Muskrat
How to read this
Odds are what happened in the 2026 draw, published by Wyoming Game and Fish. They are not a forecast; quotas and applicant numbers change every year. Preference-point odds are WGFD's own figures. For random and resident draws WGFD publishes licenses and applicant counts, so the percentage shown is the share of first-choice applicants there were licenses for, before second and third choices. Rows marked “just under” a number are applicants between two point levels, which happens when a party applies together and its points are averaged.
Sources: WGFD draw results and odds (2026) and the WGFD elk hunt area boundaries. Boundaries are for general location, not a survey. Check season dates and boundary descriptions in the WGFD regulations before you hunt.