The Wyoming Game and Fish Department conducts the resident elk draw separately from the nonresident draw due to staggered application deadlines. (Photo by Patrick Owen/WGFD) ELK INITIAL DRAW The initial limited quota draw for elk has similar steps as antelope and deer, but the nonresident draw is conducted first. Game and Fish generates random numbers, assigns preference points and preference averages to all eligible nonresident applications. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission-approved quota is split 16 percent for nonresidents. The nonresident draw is broken into three separate draws, each with a preference-point draw and a random draw. These three draws are the nonresident landowner draw, nonresident special draw and the nonresident regular draw. All nonresident quota available in each of these steps in the draw is split 75 percent for the preference-point draw and 25 percent for the random draw. All nonresident applications participate in their respective preference-point draw, even if the applicant or party does not have any preference points. Any unsuccessful nonresident application participates in the respective nonresident random draw. If a nonresident draws their first choice license even if it is in the nonresident random draw, their preference points are marked as unavailable for future draws. The nonresident landowner draw is the first nonresident draw conducted. After the landowner draws, the remaining nonresident quota is split 40 percent to the special draw and 60 percent to the regular draw. The 40 percent quota allocated to the special draw is split 75 percent for the preference-point draw and 25 percent for the random draw. Licenses are awarded in the preference-point draw and subsequently in the random draw. Any quota remaining after the special preference-point draw and random draw is added to the 60 percent allocated for the regular draw. The license quota remaining after the special preference-point draw is not added to the 25 percent in the random draw. The quota amount is split for the preference point and random draws and licenses are awarded in the nonresident regular draws. The license quota remaining after the regular preference-point draw is not added to the 25 percent allocated to the random draw. The system conducts a second pass random draw on all unsuccessful special applicants, and subsequently a second pass random draw on all regular applications. These steps allow nonresidents an opportunity to obtain a license where the quota was not fully allocated in the respective draws. This concludes the nonresident elk draw and the results are released. Game and Fish conducts the resident elk draw separately from the nonresident draw due to staggered application deadlines. The department assigns random numbers and preference points to all eligible applications. The resident elk draw does not utilize the preference points. The initial resident quota is determined as the greater of 84 percent of the Commission-approved quota or the Commission-approved quota minus the nonresident elk licenses issued. The system awards resident landowner licenses from the resident quota in a random draw. Once the landowner draw WHO TO CALL Cheyenne Headquarters 307-777-4600 or 800-842-1934 Casper Regional Office 307-473-3400 or 800-233-8544 Cody Regional Office 307-527-7125 or 800-654-1178 Green River Regional Office 307-875-3223 or 800-843-8096 Jackson Regional Office 307-733-2321 or 800-423-4113 Lander Regional Office 307-332-2688 or 800-654-7862 Laramie Regional Office 307-745-4046 or 800-843-2352 Pinedale Regional Office 307-367-4353 or 800-452-9107 Sheridan Regional Office 307-672-7418 or 800-331-9834 Wyoming Wildlife | 33