2023 Wyoming Elk Draw Results

[Banded_spooney]

well since I kicked off this party, I'll update. both my dad and I drew LE tags. I've been buying him points for his birthday for several years and he burned them this year and the regular. I'm few years behind him since the last time I drew a big bull tag so I went in the special and we both drew.

 

[Laramie]

Drew a reduced price cow tag, better than I expected! Is .223 legal for elk in WY? If so I may just have to break out the TMKs

 

[awbowhunter]

No Dice this year. I'll get a point in July.

 

[CAElkhunter]

Tip #1 discuss with your guide what your expectations are, what his expectations of you are, what you should be planning for, and what kind of shape you need to be in for the hunt.

Tip #2 take an elk you're happy with and don't let others tell you it's not big enough for your area!

Tip # 3 You are not an Elk hunter until you kill a bull, you are just a nature hiker. Any Bull is a trophy.

 

[Bluumoon]

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Just found it. Too bad, Guess I’ll break out the big guns…

 

[Laramie]

Tip # 3 You are not an Elk hunter until you kill an ELK, you are just a nature hiker. Any ELK is a trophy.

FIFY

 

[waitforit]

I didnt apply for Gen with 2 pts. Did not draw the cow tags we applied for.

 

[bdan68]

You can view draw odds but not preference points going into the draw... unless I am missing something.

Okay, I misunderstood the question.

 

[brushape]

4 points special and no tag for me


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[wind gypsy]

Successful with 4 points in general-special draw.

 

[menhaden_man]

Well, 13 points didn't get it for us this year.
Draw odds showed 100% chance of drawing the tag, not so.

Same here... except with 12 points. It was 100% with 11 last year and they even added tags. Maybe next year.

 

[william schmaltz]

You guys that drew a general tag, you need to treat it like a 10+ preference point hunt. Commit and spend as much time as you can because you probably won't draw it again for a very long time.

There are over 100,000 hunters with either 1, 2, or 3 preference points going into the draw this year. Add another 50k that will buy this year and it gets a bit ridiculous. The vast majority of them are hoping for the general tag. It's going to take a long time to work through those numbers... Maybe 20+ years if tag numbers stay the same and everyone stays the course.

Thanks for sharing the chart, I love info like that. I still got almost 20K people ahead of me, so hopefully high point holders panic and hop in the draw to clear the way!

I was looking at muzzy deer tags in another state that I'm a high point holder in. The state gives out 4 NR tags a year and last year had about a hundred new applicants with about 300 people ahead of them. I guess you gotta play to win, but not sure why anyone would even waste the energy or brain space to start from the bottom on a tag like that. People hopping in this year have more than 100 years to reach the top with 100 people still waiting beside them when they do.

Congrats to all who drew in WY and best of luck!

 

[Beaglegun]

Loser again! I am running out of time

 

[johnsd16]

No luck on bull tags (was aiming high in the random for all of us) but both boys (14 & 11) drew 22-6, and I didn't even put them in as a group. Should be a fun family trip.

 

[wapitibob]

I was looking at muzzy deer tags in another state that I'm a high point holder in. The state gives out 4 NR tags a year and last year had about a hundred new applicants with about 300 people ahead of them. I guess you gotta play to win, but not sure why anyone would even waste the energy or brain space to start from the bottom on a tag like that. People hopping in this year have more than 100 years to reach the top with 100 people still waiting beside them when they do.

People seem to enjoy applying for hunts they can't draw.

 

[Banded_spooney]

I'll also add, this will be my dad's first elk hunt. He's a duck hunter through and through. I've drug him out of state a few times to kill an antelope and a couple of deer but he wanted one branch antlered bull before he dies so that'll be goal #1.

 

[JFK]

Anyone else notice that the 100% cutoff for regular and special was at < 5. Only benefit to special this year was slightly better odds at the 4 point level and slightly better shot at a random draw. So if a guy had < 5 points or more, the special was a waste of money because he would have drawn the same tag in the regular. Definitely makes it hard to justify the special when the odds are the same.

***Edit. Should have clarified that the above is for General only.

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

No dice for me, but was hoping on a random since I drew in 21'. Buddy drew a LE though, so look forward to helping him out.

 

[CenterPunch]

My hunting buddy and I were successful. Applied for the general regular as a party with 5 and 4pp.

 

[wind gypsy]

Anyone else notice that the 100% cutoff for regular and special was at < 5. Only benefit to special this year was slightly better odds at the 4 point level and slightly better shot at a random draw. So if a guy had < 5 points or more, the special was a waste of money because he would have drawn the same tag in the regular. Definitely makes it hard to justify the special when the odds are the same.

***Edit. Should have clarified that the above is for General only.

Depends on the situation obviously. With the way 4 point applicants landed, special pool had over 3x better odds at the tag via PP and a little bump in odds with the random as well. Going into next year's draw with 5 points in standard draw isn't going to be a slam dunk either and special is going to cost a lot more.. I'm quite happy that I decided to apply in special w/ 4.