Elk Hunt Area 66: Basin
In the 2026 draw for the Type 6 cow or calf license, there were enough licenses for every nonresident who put it first, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- Cody (216)
- Size
- 1,915 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 1
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 46 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 261 licenses, 118 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 40: Horse Creek
- Area 41: Medicine Lodge
- Area 45: Paint Rock Creek
- Area 47: Copper Mountain
- Area 49: Otter Creek
- Area 58: Sage Creek
- Area 61: North Greybull River
- Area 62: South Greybull River
- Area 63: Wood River-Gooseberry Creek
- Area 64: Owl Creek
- Area 65: Heart Mountain
- Area 127: Crowheart Butte
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.