Elk Hunt Area 6: Iron Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 13 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 9%.
- Herd unit
- Iron Mountain (531)
- Size
- 2,175 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Eastern
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 1 license. Everyone with 13 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% just under 13 48 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 48 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 25% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 1 100% 7 4 25% just under 7 8 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 11 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 42 licenses, 471 first-choice applicants (about 9%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- 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, 26 first-choice applicants (about 81%).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,599 licenses, 18 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 9,978 licenses, 64 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 3: Rawhide
- Area 7: Laramie Peak
- Area 8: Boulder Ridge
- Area 9: South Snowy Range
- Area 10: Rock Creek
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.