Elk Hunt Area 27: Upper Sweetwater
In the 2026 draw for the Type 4 antlerless elk license, nonresidents needed 1 preference point to be sure of drawing (9.1% of those with fewer drew), and residents' first-choice odds were about 77%.
- Herd unit
- South Wind River (637)
- Size
- 118 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 1
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 9.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 1 8 100% 0 11 9.09% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 63 licenses, 82 first-choice applicants (about 77%).
Nearby elk areas
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.