Elk Hunt Area 31: Little Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents drew with any number of preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 3%.
- Herd unit
- South Rock Springs (424)
- Size
- 280 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Southern
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 0 licenses. No licenses were set aside for the preference-point draw.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 3 0% just under 20 41 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 44 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 0 licenses. No licenses were set aside for the preference-point draw.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 2 0% just under 20 15 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 17 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 32 licenses, 1,062 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 4 points: 41.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 1 100% just under 4 12 41.67% 3 or fewer 18 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 24 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 42 licenses, 194 first-choice applicants (about 22%).
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.