Elk Hunt Area 118: Shamrock Hills
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 antlered elk license, nonresidents needed about 10 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 23%.
- Herd unit
- Shamrock (643)
- Size
- 1,093 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 1 · Antlered elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Everyone with 10 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 17 1 100% 14 2 100% 11 2 100% 10 1 100% just under 10 16 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 16 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Everyone with just under 14 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% 14 1 100% just under 14 2 100% 13 or fewer 15 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 15 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Resident: 55 licenses, 240 first-choice applicants (about 23%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 41 licenses, 2 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 12 licenses, 34 first-choice applicants (about 35%).
- Resident: 63 licenses, 85 first-choice applicants (about 74%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 22: Ferris
- Area 24: Green Mountain
- Area 100: Steamboat
- Area 108: South Rawlins
- Area 111: Seminoe
- Area 124: Powder Rim
- Area 130: Bolten Rim
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.