Elk Hunt Area 39: Deer Creek
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 11 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 30%.
- Herd unit
- North Bighorn (321)
- Size
- 230 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 12 licenses. Everyone with just under 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% 12 3 100% just under 12 2 100% 11 4 100% just under 11 2 100% 10 or fewer 158 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 158 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. The draw ran out at 9 points: 85.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% just under 10 2 100% 9 7 85.71% just under 9 60 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 61 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Resident: 143 licenses, 479 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 18 licenses. The draw ran out at 1 point: 62.5% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 3 3 100% just under 3 2 100% 2 8 100% 1 8 62.50% just under 1 17 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 5 licenses, 20 first-choice applicants (about 25%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 126 licenses, 140 first-choice applicants (about 90%).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 12 licenses, 65 first-choice applicants (about 18%).
- Resident: 61 licenses, 348 first-choice applicants (about 18%).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 14 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 15 2 100% just under 15 4 100% 14 3 33.33% just under 14 81 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 82 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 12 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 14 1 100% 13 3 100% 12 3 66.67% just under 12 28 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 28 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Resident: 84 licenses, 257 first-choice applicants (about 33%).
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.