Elk Hunt Area 99: Big Sandy
In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 any elk license, nonresidents needed about 11 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 22%.
- Herd unit
- South Wind River (637)
- Size
- 688 sq mi
- WGFD region
- Western
- License types drawn
- 2
Type 1 · Any elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. Everyone with just under 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 14 1 100% 13 2 100% 12 2 100% 11 3 100% just under 11 3 100% 10 or fewer 71 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 71 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Everyone with just under 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 6 100% just under 11 2 100% 10 or fewer 24 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
- Resident: 124 licenses, 560 first-choice applicants (about 22%).
Type 4 · Antlerless elk
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 19 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 76.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 2 3 100% 1 3 100% just under 1 3 100% 0 13 76.92% - Nonresident, random draw: 6 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 147 licenses, 48 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Nearby elk areas
- Area 25: South Pass
- Area 27: Upper Sweetwater
- Area 28: Cony Mountain
- Area 97: Pinedale
- Area 98: Boulder
- Area 100: Steamboat
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.