Elk Hunt Area 54: Bald Ridge
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 20 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 20%.
- Herd unit
- Clark's Fork (217)
- Size
- 523 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 6
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 20 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 2 100% just under 20 67 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 67 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 15 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 18 1 100% 15 1 100% just under 15 12 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 12 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 37 licenses, 181 first-choice applicants (about 20%).
Type 2 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 0 licenses. No licenses were set aside for the preference-point draw.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 14 2 0% just under 14 13 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 15 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 1 license. Everyone with 12 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% just under 12 5 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 5 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 17 licenses, 85 first-choice applicants (about 20%).
Type 3 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 0 licenses. No licenses were set aside for the preference-point draw.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 18 1 0% just under 18 19 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 20 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 1 license. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 1 100% just under 11 1 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 1 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 10 licenses, 131 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 8 licenses, 19 first-choice applicants (about 42%).
- Resident: 42 licenses, 94 first-choice applicants (about 45%).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 32 licenses, 75 first-choice applicants (about 43%).
- Resident: 163 licenses, 202 first-choice applicants (about 81%).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 13 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 2 100% 13 1 100% just under 13 28 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 28 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 10 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 10 1 100% just under 10 6 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 6 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 34 licenses, 53 first-choice applicants (about 64%).
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.