Elk Hunt Area 65: Heart Mountain
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 8 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 24%.
- Herd unit
- Clark's Fork (217)
- Size
- 1,679 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 1 license. Everyone with 8 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 1 100% just under 8 8 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 8 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 6 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 6 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 10 licenses, 41 first-choice applicants (about 24%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 71 licenses, 20 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 16 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (about 67%).
- Resident: 84 licenses, 34 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 32 licenses, 14 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 182 licenses, 50 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 39: Deer Creek
- Area 40: Horse Creek
- Area 54: Bald Ridge
- Area 56: Wapiti Ridge
- Area 58: Sage Creek
- Area 66: Basin
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.