Elk Hunt Area 23: Rattlesnake
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 13 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 19%.
- Herd unit
- Rattlesnake (742)
- Size
- 1,265 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 10 licenses. The draw ran out at 13 points: 12.5% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% 15 3 100% just under 15 2 100% 14 2 100% 13 16 12.50% just under 13 130 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 143 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% just under 13 2 100% just under 12 2 100% 8 1 100% 7 3 33.33% just under 7 18 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 20 first-choice applicants (about 10%).
- Resident: 116 licenses, 602 first-choice applicants (about 19%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 24 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 8 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 10 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 168 licenses, 17 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 32 licenses, 80 first-choice applicants (about 40%).
- Resident: 165 licenses, 217 first-choice applicants (about 76%).
Type 9 · Any elk archery
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 8 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 9 1 100% just under 8 2 50% 7 or fewer 18 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 18 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 6 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% 7 1 100% 6 1 100% just under 6 4 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 4 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 42 licenses, 59 first-choice applicants (about 71%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 16: Shirley Mountain
- Area 19: Muddy Mountain
- Area 48: Upper Nowood
- Area 111: Seminoe
- Area 120: Buffalo Creek
- Area 122: Pine Ridge
- 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.