Elk Hunt Area 37: Goose
In the 2026 draw for the Type 9 any elk, archery onl license, nonresidents needed about 8 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- North Bighorn (321)
- Size
- 684 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 96 licenses, 186 first-choice applicants (about 52%).
- Resident: 501 licenses, 377 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 2 100% 9 5 100% just under 9 2 100% 8 4 50% just under 8 85 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 87 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Everyone with 5 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 7 2 100% 6 2 100% 5 4 100% just under 5 13 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 13 first-choice applicants (about 15%).
- Resident: 126 licenses, 120 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 35: Hunter Mesa
- Area 36: Rock Creek
- Area 38: Tongue
- Area 41: Medicine Lodge
- Area 45: Paint Rock 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.