Elk Hunt Area 19: Muddy Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 12 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 24%.
- Herd unit
- Laramie Peak/Muddy Mountain (741)
- Size
- 743 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Eastern
- License types drawn
- 5
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 12 points: 9.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 14 2 100% 13 1 100% just under 13 3 100% 12 11 9.09% just under 12 104 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 114 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. Everyone with 12 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 5 100% just under 12 38 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 38 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Resident: 102 licenses, 417 first-choice applicants (about 24%).
Type 2 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 12 licenses. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 2 100% 12 6 100% just under 12 3 100% 11 1 100% just under 11 64 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 64 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Everyone with 8 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% just under 12 5 100% 11 1 100% 8 2 100% just under 8 36 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 36 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
- Resident: 145 licenses, 308 first-choice applicants (about 47%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 5 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 106 licenses, 7 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 5 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 5 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 110 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 36 licenses, 72 first-choice applicants (about 50%).
- Resident: 187 licenses, 305 first-choice applicants (about 61%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 7: Laramie Peak
- Area 16: Shirley Mountain
- Area 23: Rattlesnake
- Area 120: Buffalo Creek
- Area 122: Pine Ridge
- Area 126: Lost Springs
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.