Elk Hunt Area 7: Laramie Peak
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 14 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 33%.
- Herd unit
- Laramie Peak/Muddy Mountain (741)
- Size
- 4,042 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Eastern
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 69 licenses. The draw ran out at 14 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 1 100% 18 2 100% 17 6 100% just under 17 3 100% 16 14 100% just under 16 6 100% 15 17 100% just under 15 8 100% 14 36 33.33% just under 14 982 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 23 licenses, 1,006 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 47 licenses. The draw ran out at 13 points: 84.2% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 16 1 100% just under 16 2 100% 15 4 100% 14 20 100% just under 14 4 100% 13 19 84.21% just under 13 335 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 15 licenses, 338 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Resident: 1,024 licenses, 3,149 first-choice applicants (about 33%).
Type 2 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 36 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 4 points: 42.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 3 100% 8 2 100% just under 8 3 100% 7 1 100% 6 4 100% just under 6 2 100% 5 7 100% 4 11 100% just under 4 7 42.86% 3 or fewer 73 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 11 licenses, 73 first-choice applicants (about 15%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 24 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% 6 7 100% 5 6 100% 4 1 100% 3 6 100% just under 3 2 100% 2 2 50% just under 2 27 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 8 licenses, 28 first-choice applicants (about 29%).
- Resident: 413 licenses, 455 first-choice applicants (about 91%).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 319 licenses, 509 first-choice applicants (about 63%).
- Resident: 1,669 licenses, 930 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,599 licenses, 90 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 9,880 licenses, 92 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 3: Rawhide
- Area 6: Iron Mountain
- Area 10: Rock Creek
- Area 11: Medicine Bow River
- Area 16: Shirley Mountain
- Area 19: Muddy Mountain
- Area 120: Buffalo Creek
- Area 122: Pine Ridge
- Area 126: Lost Springs
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.