Elk Hunt Area 84: Lower Hoback
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 2 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- Fall Creek (103)
- Size
- 395 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 7 2 100% 6 1 100% 4 2 100% 3 1 100% 2 3 33.33% just under 2 37 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 39 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 84 licenses, 28 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf; that po
- Nonresident: 64 licenses, 114 first-choice applicants (about 56%).
- Resident: 336 licenses, 278 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 7 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 40 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 244 licenses, 44 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 73: Targhee-Alta
- Area 77: National Elk Refuge
- Area 78: Wilson
- Area 80: Sheep Creek
- Area 82: Crystal Peak
- Area 85: Fall Creek
- Area 86: Monument Ridge
- Area 87: Raspberry Ridge
- Area 89: Lower Greys River
- Area 91: Salt River
- Area 92: Piney-Horse 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.