Wyo 2024 Elk Regions and Quotas

[drdrop]

Dumb question here. But looking at that chart, it’s saying that a total of 4325 elk licenses will be granted to NR.

The WY Game and Fish Website says 7250 NR licenses are given out every year. Where did the 3k difference in licenses go?

Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Know before you apply: Nonresident elk changes for 2024

wgfd.wyo.gov

There are also non-general hunt areas where NR draw tags. This discussion pertains to GEN.

 

[Fever Buck]

There are also non-general hunt areas where NR draw tags. This discussion pertains to GEN.

Gotcha. That makes sense. Knew I was messing something up. Thanks.

 

[timberland]

doesn't this make it look like there were 1,539 elk tags given out in the 2023 draw?

 

[Steven.Elmore]

doesn't this make it look like there were 1,539 elk tags given out in the 2023 draw?View attachment 648731

Add all four of the reports up. Missing NR Special, Reg random, and Spec random

 

[JFK]

Is it public knowledge where the demand is regionally for general tags? In other words, where past NR have used their gen tag in relation to these new regional quotas? That would give a guy at least some very rough idea of draw odds going into 24’.

 

[Archer86]

Is it public knowledge where the demand is regionally for general tags? In other words, where past NR have used their gen tag in relation to these new regional quotas? That would give a guy at least some very rough idea of draw odds going into 24’.

The numbers that are proposed are supposedly close to previous years hunter numbers in those regions. Not sure there will be a way to predict what's going to happen this year. I think it is just a guess

 

[rodrydavis]

Thanks to all for this info. I’ve been wondering how much of an increase in tags there was going to be.

 

[Indian Summer]

The numbers that are proposed are supposedly close to previous years hunter numbers in those regions. Not sure there will be a way to predict what's going to happen this year. I think it is just a guess

How do they have any idea who hunts where? Game check stations don’t really have those numbers. The only thing on paper that I can think of would be outfitted hunts when they file their use reports.

 

[cnelk]

^^^ Probably Hunter Surveys

 

[Brijake]

Probably need this year to figure out where people are putting in and how the draw odds will be moving forward.

 

[Archer86]

How do they have any idea who hunts where? Game check stations don’t really have those numbers. The only thing on paper that I can think of would be outfitted hunts when they file their use reports.

Not sure where they get numbers from thats why I put supposedly......

 

[Badger 5]

Very interested in seeing how this plays out. Our groups has 5.33 points and will be applying for the western general tag. It seems like our odds should be good, but time will tell as this year is sort of an experiment.

 

[Brijake]

Then the decision to put in for the regular or the 2k special draw!

 

[Jaquomo]

Probably need this year to figure out where people are putting in and how the draw odds will be moving forward.

Will take several years, since people will adjust their draw strategy in '25 based on what happens in '24

 

[Coveyleader]

Very interested in seeing how this plays out. Our groups has 5.33 points and will be applying for the western general tag. It seems like our odds should be good, but time will tell as this year is sort of an experiment.

I'd go general cheap fee with those numbers.

 

[Brijake]

Will take several years, since people will adjust their draw strategy in '25 based on what happens in '24

Ah yes that is true! Will be interesting and waiting 5 months to figure out this first round. Crazy they take that long, but that’s been hit so many times on all the forums.

 

[LostArra]

Not sure where they get numbers from thats why I put supposedly......

Thin air.
Phone app carcass/harvest check in is too sophisticated for Wyoming (and Colorado). It simplifies management if you can pull the numbers out of thin air.

 

[cnelk]

^^^ Sounds like you got some catching up to do

 

[Jethro]

And I'm not understanding the fact that they are proposing MORE general NR tags?? I thought the whole point was to cut NR tags?

That was never the point.

 

[mTNhunter86]

Very interested in seeing how this plays out. Our groups has 5.33 points and will be applying for the western general tag. It seems like our odds should be good, but time will tell as this year is sort of an experiment.

I think you got it in the regular draw (but who knows!?). I've got 5 and and I'm afraid I'll have a repeat of last year's draw; i.e., the round number doesn't draw it. Anything over 5 will draw but 5 won't do it.