Elk Hunt Area 51: Sunlight-Crandall
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk south and we license, nonresidents needed about 16 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 27%.
- Herd unit
- Clark's Fork (217)
- Size
- 650 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk south and we
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. Everyone with 16 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 17 3 100% 16 4 100% just under 16 328 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 328 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 15 points: 75% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 16 3 100% 15 4 75% just under 15 61 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 62 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Resident: 82 licenses, 309 first-choice applicants (about 27%).
Type 2 · Any elk north and ea
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% 11 1 100% just under 11 22 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 22 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 40% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 7 5 40% just under 7 1 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 4 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 25 licenses, 82 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 2 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 2 3 100% just under 2 27 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 27 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 21 licenses, 85 first-choice applicants (about 25%).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. Everyone with 9 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 15 1 100% 11 1 100% 10 2 100% 9 1 100% just under 9 32 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 32 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 5 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 2 100% 5 1 100% just under 5 10 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 10 first-choice applicants (about 10%).
- Resident: 50 licenses, 81 first-choice applicants (about 62%).
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.