Elk Hunt Area 55: Grinnell
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 16 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 22%.
- Herd unit
- Cody (216)
- Size
- 392 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. The draw ran out at 16 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 2 100% 18 2 100% 16 2 50% just under 16 61 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 61 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 15 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 2 100% 15 2 50% just under 15 46 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 46 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Resident: 50 licenses, 228 first-choice applicants (about 22%).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 9 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 1 100% 9 2 50% just under 9 5 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 5 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 7 points: 20% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 1 100% just under 7 5 20% 6 or fewer 8 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 21 licenses, 26 first-choice applicants (about 81%).
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.