Elk Hunt Area 15: Spring Creek
In the 2026 draw for the Type 6 cow or calf license, nonresidents' first-choice odds were about 28%, and residents' first-choice odds were about 72%.
- Herd unit
- Sierra Madre (425)
- Size
- 503 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Southern
- License types drawn
- 1
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 32 licenses, 115 first-choice applicants (about 28%).
- Resident: 168 licenses, 232 first-choice applicants (about 72%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 12: Kennaday Peak
- Area 13: Encampment River
- Area 21: Baggs
- Area 108: South Rawlins
- Area 110: Upper Platte River
- Area 125: Elk Mountain
- 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.