WY Elk Unit 16 — Shirley Mountain
Season DatesDraft
| Year | Weapon | Dates | Tag Type | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Archery — Type 1 | Sep 1, 2026 — Sep 30, 2026 | — | either |
| 2026 | Archery — Type 6 | Sep 1, 2026 — Sep 30, 2026 | — | female |
| 2026 | Archery — Type 4 | Sep 1, 2026 — Sep 30, 2026 | — | female |
| 2026 | Archery — Type 2 | Sep 1, 2026 — Sep 30, 2026 | — | either |
| 2026 | Rifle — Type 1 | Oct 1, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 | — | either |
| 2026 | Rifle — Type 2 | Nov 1, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 | — | either |
| 2026 | Rifle — Type 6 | Aug 15, 2026 — Nov 30, 2026 | — | female |
| 2026 | Rifle — Type 7 | Dec 1, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 | — | female |
| 2026 | Rifle — Type 4 | Sep 1, 2026 — Jan 31, 2027 | — | female |
Trophy Data
Herd Data
Bull : Cow
109per 100
2024 Survey
Calf : Cow
22per 100
2024 Survey
AI Scout Analysis
# WY 16 Tactical Analysis ## Terrain & Herd Quality Unit 16 spans 5,267–9,123 ft elevation with 55% public land—mid-elevation mixed habitat in the Shirley Mountains. Bull:cow ratio was 59:100 in 2023 (healthy baseline); the 2024 reading (109:100) is flagged as a likely small survey artifact and should be discounted. Recent herd composition indices remain exceptional. ## Trophy Potential Carbon County (89% overlap with this unit) has produced 8 record-book elk entries over nearly a century, averaging 378.0—representing exceptional trophy potential. Most recent entries (2022, 2020) scored 367–380, with a peak of 407.5 in 1929. The 2010s–2020s trend shows slight...
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| Year | Weapon | Residency | Applicants | Tags | Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Type 1 | resident | 1,976 | 183 | 9.3% |
| 2025 | Type 2 | resident | 703 | 77 | 10.9% |
| 2025 | Type 4 | resident | 247 | 252 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Type 1 | nonresident | 471 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 2025 | Type 2 | nonresident | 452 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2025 | Type 4 | nonresident | 29 | 9 | 31.0% |
| 2025 | Type 1 (Special) | nonresident | 124 | 2 | 1.6% |
| 2025 | Type 2 (Special) | nonresident | 43 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 2025 | Type 4 (Special) | nonresident | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2025 | Type 1 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 483 | 12 | 2.5% |
| 2025 | Type 4 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 4 | 15 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Type 6 | resident | 638 | 248 | 38.9% |
| 2025 | Type 7 | resident | 161 | 168 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | Type 6 | nonresident | 246 | 47 | 19.1% |
| 2025 | Type 7 | nonresident | 57 | 32 | 56.1% |
| 2025 | Type 2 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 459 | 7 | 1.5% |
| 2025 | Type 4 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 61 | 30 | 52.5% |
| 2025 | Type 1 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 133 | 9 | 6.8% |
| 2025 | Type 2 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 49 | 6 | 12.2% |
| 2024 | Type 1 | resident | 1,818 | 189 | 10.4% |
| 2024 | Type 2 | resident | 722 | 74 | 10.3% |
| 2024 | Type 4 | resident | 254 | 250 | 98.4% |
| 2024 | Type 1 | nonresident | 353 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | Type 2 | nonresident | 185 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | Type 4 | nonresident | 33 | 10 | 30.3% |
| 2024 | Type 1 (Special) | nonresident | 137 | 2 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | Type 2 (Special) | nonresident | 57 | 1 | 1.8% |
| 2024 | Type 4 (Special) | nonresident | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2024 | Type 4 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 5 | 15 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | Type 6 | resident | 636 | 249 | 39.1% |
| 2024 | Type 7 | resident | 209 | 168 | 80.4% |
| 2024 | Type 6 | nonresident | 165 | 48 | 29.1% |
| 2024 | Type 7 | nonresident | 74 | 32 | 43.2% |
| 2024 | Type 1 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 365 | 12 | 3.3% |
| 2024 | Type 2 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 191 | 6 | 3.1% |
| 2024 | Type 4 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 63 | 30 | 47.6% |
| 2024 | Type 1 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 146 | 9 | 6.2% |
| 2024 | Type 2 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 62 | 5 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | Type 1 | resident | 1,847 | 187 | 10.1% |
| 2023 | Type 2 | resident | 555 | 75 | 13.5% |
| 2023 | Type 4 | resident | 169 | 252 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Type 1 | nonresident | 397 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | Type 2 | nonresident | 133 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | Type 4 | nonresident | 17 | 10 | 58.8% |
| 2023 | Type 1 (Special) | nonresident | 124 | 2 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | Type 2 (Special) | nonresident | 83 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | Type 4 (Special) | nonresident | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | Type 4 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 0 | 15 | — |
| 2023 | Type 6 | resident | 593 | 248 | 41.8% |
| 2023 | Type 7 | resident | 102 | 168 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Type 6 | nonresident | 168 | 48 | 28.6% |
| 2023 | Type 7 | nonresident | 70 | 32 | 45.7% |
| 2023 | Type 1 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 409 | 12 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | Type 2 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 139 | 6 | 4.3% |
| 2023 | Type 4 (Pref Point) | nonresident | 50 | 33 | 66.0% |
| 2023 | Type 1 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 133 | 9 | 6.8% |
| 2023 | Type 2 (Special Pref Point) | nonresident | 87 | 4 | 4.6% |
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Get StartedHarvest Data
| Year | Weapon | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Type 1 | 248 | 170 | 68.5% |
| 2025 | Type 2 | 102 | 70 | 68.6% |
| 2025 | Type 4 | 277 | 148 | 53.4% |
| 2025 | Type 6 | 263 | 92 | 35.0% |
| 2025 | Type 7 | 143 | 82 | 57.3% |
| 2024 | Type 2 | 108 | 89 | 82.4% |
| 2024 | Type 6 | 249 | 93 | 37.3% |
| 2024 | Type 1 | 250 | 182 | 72.8% |
| 2024 | Type 4 | 276 | 137 | 49.6% |
| 2024 | Type 7 | 141 | 61 | 43.3% |
| 2023 | Type 2 | 84 | 74 | 88.1% |
| 2023 | Type 1 | 244 | 185 | 75.8% |
| 2023 | Type 4 | 260 | 174 | 66.9% |
| 2023 | Type 6 | 236 | 147 | 62.3% |
| 2023 | Type 7 | 139 | 100 | 71.9% |
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