Elk Hunt Area 36: Rock Creek
In the 2026 draw for the Type 9 any elk, archery onl license, nonresidents needed about 3 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- North Bighorn (321)
- Size
- 209 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 35 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 11 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 5 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 268 licenses, 12 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 40 licenses, 36 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 210 licenses, 26 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Everyone with 3 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 2 100% 5 1 100% 4 1 100% 3 2 100% just under 3 14 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 14 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 6 6 66.67% just under 6 12 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 12 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
- Resident: 63 licenses, 13 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
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.