Elk Hunt Area 98: Boulder
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 6 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 87%.
- Herd unit
- Pinedale (108)
- Size
- 1,931 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 4
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 25 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 6 points: 77.8% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 15 2 100% 8 5 100% 7 4 100% just under 7 2 100% 6 5 100% just under 6 9 77.78% 5 or fewer 109 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 8 licenses, 109 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 18 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 4 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 5 1 100% 4 11 100% just under 4 9 66.67% 3 or fewer 13 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 5 licenses, 13 first-choice applicants (about 38%).
- Resident: 294 licenses, 338 first-choice applicants (about 87%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 5 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 107 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 48 licenses, 81 first-choice applicants (about 59%).
- Resident: 252 licenses, 310 first-choice applicants (about 81%).
Type 8 · Cow or calf
- Nonresident: 1,600 licenses, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 9,998 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 28: Cony Mountain
- Area 92: Piney-Horse Creek
- Area 93: Waterdog Lakes
- Area 94: South Piney
- Area 96: New Fork
- Area 97: Pinedale
- Area 99: Big Sandy
- Area 100: Steamboat
- 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.