Wyoming elk 117-1 — South Black Hills
Any elk · Rifle (any legal weapon) · Unit 117
Points to draw
What it took to draw in the share of tags that goes by points.
| Year | Pool | Drew at |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nonresident | 10 pts source |
| 2026 | Nonresident · special | 8 pts (7 of 8 at 8) source |
| 2025 | Nonresident | 7 pts (2 of 13 at 7) source |
| 2025 | Nonresident · special | 8 pts source |
| 2024 | Nonresident | 9 pts source |
| 2024 | Nonresident · special | 6 pts (1 of 6 at 6) source |
2026 draw
Nonresident · Random draw · 8 tags source
First-choice applicants: 219 · 3.7% tags per first-choice applicant
Nonresident · special · Random draw · 6 tags source
First-choice applicants: 43 · 14% tags per first-choice applicant
Resident · Random draw · 335 tags source
First-choice applicants: 526 · 63.7% tags per first-choice applicant
Nonresident · Preference point draw · 27 tags source
| Points | Applied | Drew | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| under 15 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| under 14 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| under 13 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| under 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| under 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| under 10 | 15 | 15 | 86.7% |
| ≤ 9 | 219 | — | 0% |
Nonresident · special · Preference point draw · 18 tags source
| Points | Applied | Drew | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| under 13 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| under 12 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| under 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| under 10 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| under 9 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 50% |
| under 8 | 42 | — | 0% |
Hunter success
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 source | 454 | 277 | 61% | 5,682 |
| 2024 source | 449 | 230 | 51.2% | 4,563 |
| 2023 source | 564 | 353 | 62.6% | 6,960 |
Sources
- WGFD 2026 demand report — 2026_DrawingOdds_Elk_PP_NR
- WGFD 2026 demand report — 2026_DrawingOdds_Elk_PP_NR_Special
- WGFD 2025 demand report — 2025 Non-Resident Elk Preference Point
- WGFD 2025 demand report — 2025 Non-Resident Elk Special Preference Point
- WGFD 2024 demand report — Nonresident Elk Preference Point Demand Report Summary
- WGFD 2024 demand report — Nonresident Elk Special Preference Point Demand Report Summary
- WGFD 2026 demand report — 2026_DrawingOdds_Elk_Random_NR
- WGFD 2026 demand report — 2026_DrawingOdds_Elk_Random_NR_Special
- WGFD 2026 demand report — 2026_DemandReport_Elk_Resident
- WGFD 2025 Elk Harvest Report
- WGFD 2024 Elk Harvest Report
- WGFD 2023 Elk harvest report