Elk Hunt Area 93: Waterdog Lakes
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 7 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 99%.
- Herd unit
- Upper Green River (107)
- Size
- 260 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 3
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 14 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 75% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 2 100% 9 1 100% 8 3 100% just under 8 5 100% 7 4 75% just under 7 71 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 72 first-choice applicants (about 6%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Everyone with 2 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 7 2 100% 6 1 100% 5 1 100% 3 2 100% 2 3 100% just under 2 18 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 18 first-choice applicants (about 17%).
- Resident: 164 licenses, 165 first-choice applicants (about 99%).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 44 licenses, 89 first-choice applicants (about 49%).
- Resident: 230 licenses, 87 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,600 licenses, 2 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 9,997 licenses, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 68: Warm Springs
- Area 82: Crystal Peak
- Area 83: Fish Creek
- Area 87: Raspberry Ridge
- Area 92: Piney-Horse Creek
- Area 95: Green River
- Area 96: New Fork
- Area 97: Pinedale
- Area 98: Boulder
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.