Elk Hunt Area 61: North Greybull River
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 13 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 30%.
- Herd unit
- Cody (216)
- Size
- 385 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 6
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Everyone with 13 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 16 2 100% 15 2 100% 14 3 100% 13 2 100% just under 13 96 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 96 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 10 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 2 100% 12 2 100% 11 1 100% 10 2 50% just under 10 16 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 17 first-choice applicants (about 12%).
- Resident: 105 licenses, 345 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
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 18 1 0% just under 18 27 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 28 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 4 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 4 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 38 licenses, 243 first-choice applicants (about 16%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 12 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 84 licenses, 15 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 48 licenses, 172 first-choice applicants (about 28%).
- Resident: 252 licenses, 230 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 80 licenses, 72 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 420 licenses, 35 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 9 · Any elk, archery onl
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 1 100% 8 2 50% just under 8 9 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 3 66.67% just under 8 11 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 11 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 21 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (about 88%).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 56: Wapiti Ridge
- Area 58: Sage Creek
- Area 59: Boulder Basin
- Area 62: South Greybull River
- Area 63: Wood River-Gooseberry Creek
- Area 64: Owl Creek
- Area 66: Basin
- Area 67: Wigins Fork
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.