Elk Hunt Area 96: New Fork
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
- Upper Green River (107)
- Size
- 250 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 27 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 42.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 6 4 100% just under 6 4 100% just under 5 3 100% 4 8 100% 3 3 100% just under 3 2 100% 2 7 42.86% just under 2 46 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 8 licenses, 50 first-choice applicants (about 16%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 14 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 4 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 231 licenses, 57 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 18 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident, random draw: 6 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 144 licenses, 13 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 24 licenses, 39 first-choice applicants (about 62%).
- Resident: 126 licenses, 109 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,600 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 9,999 licenses, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 69: Whiskey Mountain
- Area 92: Piney-Horse Creek
- Area 93: Waterdog Lakes
- Area 95: Green River
- 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.