Elk Hunt Area 11: Medicine Bow River
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 15 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 14%.
- Herd unit
- Snowy Range (533)
- Size
- 692 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Southern
- License types drawn
- 5
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. The draw ran out at 15 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 17 3 100% 16 3 100% 15 4 50% just under 15 124 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 124 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 11 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 14 1 100% 13 2 100% 12 1 100% 11 3 66.67% just under 11 31 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 32 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Resident: 112 licenses, 789 first-choice applicants (about 14%).
Type 2 · Limited quota, any e
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Everyone with 7 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% just under 8 3 100% 7 4 100% just under 7 41 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 41 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 82 licenses, 167 first-choice applicants (about 49%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 10 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 27.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 2 3 100% 1 1 100% 0 22 27.27% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 16 first-choice applicants (about 19%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 84 licenses, 66 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 72 licenses, 215 first-choice applicants (about 33%).
- Resident: 377 licenses, 482 first-choice applicants (about 78%).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Everyone with 12 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% 13 2 100% just under 13 2 100% 12 1 100% just under 12 52 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 52 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 4 100% just under 11 18 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 18 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Resident: 62 licenses, 150 first-choice applicants (about 41%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 7: Laramie Peak
- Area 10: Rock Creek
- Area 12: Kennaday Peak
- Area 16: Shirley Mountain
- Area 110: Upper Platte River
- Area 125: Elk Mountain
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.