Elk Hunt Area 28: Cony Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 4 antlerless elk license, nonresidents drew with any number of preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 92%.
- Herd unit
- South Wind River (637)
- Size
- 542 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 1
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 21 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 6 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 147 licenses, 159 first-choice applicants (about 92%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 25: South Pass
- Area 27: Upper Sweetwater
- Area 98: Boulder
- Area 99: Big Sandy
- Area 127: Crowheart Butte
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.