Elk Hunt Area 34: Upper Powder River
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 7 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- South Bighorn (322)
- Size
- 826 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 53 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 69.2% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% 13 1 100% 12 3 100% 11 2 100% 10 1 100% 9 10 100% just under 9 3 100% 8 19 100% just under 8 4 100% 7 13 69.23% just under 7 162 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 17 licenses, 166 first-choice applicants (about 10%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 36 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 71.4% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 3 100% 8 4 100% 7 20 100% just under 7 4 100% 6 7 71.43% just under 6 64 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 12 licenses, 66 first-choice applicants (about 18%).
- Resident: 652 licenses, 582 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 112 licenses, 42 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 650 licenses, 63 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 33: Middle Fork
- Area 35: Hunter Mesa
- Area 45: Paint Rock Creek
- Area 48: Upper Nowood
- Area 49: Otter Creek
- Area 129: Non-Herd Unit
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.