Elk Hunt Area 22: Ferris
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 19 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 10%.
- Herd unit
- Ferris (639)
- Size
- 325 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. The draw ran out at 19 points: 42.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 2 100% 19 7 42.86% just under 19 186 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 190 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Everyone with 16 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 1 100% 18 1 100% 17 1 100% 16 1 100% just under 16 43 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 43 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Resident: 58 licenses, 558 first-choice applicants (about 10%).
Type 2 · Antlered elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 10 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 2 100% just under 10 15 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 15 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 1 point: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% just under 1 2 50% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 21 licenses, 99 first-choice applicants (about 21%).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 16 licenses, 77 first-choice applicants (about 21%).
- Resident: 84 licenses, 193 first-choice applicants (about 44%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 16: Shirley Mountain
- Area 24: Green Mountain
- Area 111: Seminoe
- Area 118: Shamrock Hills
- Area 128: Muskrat
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.