Elk Hunt Area 122: Pine Ridge
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 11 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- Pine Ridge (743)
- Size
- 1,275 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Eastern
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 17 2 100% 14 1 100% 13 2 100% 12 3 100% 11 3 100% just under 11 44 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 44 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Everyone with 10 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 6 100% 10 2 100% just under 10 25 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 25 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
- Resident: 120 licenses, 67 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 2 · Antlered elk five (5
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 4 4 100% just under 4 2 100% 3 1 100% just under 3 4 100% 2 8 50% just under 2 36 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 5 licenses, 38 first-choice applicants (about 13%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 126 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 24 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 138 licenses, 18 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,600 licenses, 5 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 9,994 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Nearby elk areas
- Area 7: Laramie Peak
- Area 19: Muddy Mountain
- Area 23: Rattlesnake
- Area 120: Buffalo Creek
- Area 126: Lost Springs
- Area 129: Non-Herd Unit
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.