Wyoming elk season 2026 Open
Elk season in Wyoming is open now, last season closes Jan 31, 2027.
Dates only. Bag limits, legal methods, licences and zone boundaries: Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Read today.
Elk dates by hunt area: all 110 Wyoming hunt areas in one table.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department sets elk dates per hunt area; there is no statewide season row. The by-hunt area table lists all 611 dated seasons with today's status.
Elk hunting in Wyoming runs from Aug 1, 2026 (Regular season, type 8, antlerless, Hunt Area 3) to Jan 31, 2027 (Regular season, type Gen, antlerless) in the 2026 season, and is open now, last season closes Jan 31, 2027.
Dates differ by zone or unit (Hunt Area 1, Hunt Area 10, Hunt Area 100 and Hunt Area 102 and others); check the zone column before you plan.
Some seasons run in two or more segments; each segment is its own row.
Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, WGFC 2026 Elk Hunting Seasons (regulation chapter) (page). Read today.