Elk Hunt Area 47: Copper Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 5 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- South Bighorn (322)
- Size
- 697 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 5 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 7 3 100% 6 1 100% 5 1 100% just under 5 6 50% 4 or fewer 28 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 30 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 3 5 100% 2 3 33.33% just under 2 1 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 104 licenses, 61 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 4 licenses, 7 first-choice applicants (about 57%).
- Resident: 20 licenses, 11 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 48: Upper Nowood
- Area 49: Otter Creek
- Area 64: Owl Creek
- Area 66: Basin
- Area 127: Crowheart Butte
- Area 128: Muskrat
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.