Elk Hunt Area 97: Pinedale
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 5 preference points, and there were enough licenses for every resident who put it first.
- Herd unit
- Pinedale (108)
- Size
- 473 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 18 licenses. The draw ran out at 5 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 7 1 100% just under 7 12 100% 6 3 100% 5 4 50% just under 5 35 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 6 licenses, 37 first-choice applicants (about 16%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 12 licenses. Everyone with just under 3 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 4 6 100% just under 3 6 100% 2 or fewer 7 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 4 licenses, 7 first-choice applicants (about 57%).
- Resident: 210 licenses, 72 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 32 licenses, 51 first-choice applicants (about 63%).
- Resident: 168 licenses, 103 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 69: Whiskey Mountain
- Area 92: Piney-Horse Creek
- Area 93: Waterdog Lakes
- Area 94: South Piney
- Area 95: Green River
- Area 96: New Fork
- Area 98: Boulder
- Area 99: Big Sandy
- Area 102: West Green River
- 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.