Can a hunter reach hunt area 75 with a region licence?

No. Hunt area 75 is a limited-quota area drawn specifically for this ground. A region licence is valid only in general-licence areas of its region, never in a limited-quota hunt area. A hunter drawn for this area receives a licence valid only here.

How much of hunt area 75 is actually open to hunting?

Roughly 1 square mile of State Trust Land and National Forest is dependably open. The rest of the area's 47 square miles lies within Grand Teton National Park and is closed to hunting. Public ownership figures published elsewhere measure different things and should not be confused with ground a hunter can count on.

Do Wyoming residents need preference points to draw hunt area 75?

No. The resident elk draw in Wyoming is random, with no preference points at all. Nonresidents compete in a different draw structure in which three quarters of the licences go to top-ranked preference-point holders and a quarter to a random draw.

How do hunters access hunt area 75?

All hunting is by foot or horseback only; no vehicles are permitted for hunting within the park. Major entry points include Highway 89, the Gros Ventre Road, and Antelope Flats Loop Road, though park regulations control access points and timing.

When do the elk seasons run on hunt area 75?

Two seasons are published for this area, both from November 14 to December 6. Type 4 is antlerless elk, and Type 6 is cow or calf. Both hunts close the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions of the area.

Wyoming Hunt Area 75 (Snake River) elk hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

Elevation

6,400–7,700 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Hunt area 75 sits in sagebrush country east of the Snake River, ranging from 6,400 to 7,700 feet with typical elevation around 6,700 feet. The landscape is almost entirely gentle terrain—steep ground makes up only 3% of the area. Sagebrush dominates at 80% of the cover; the remaining vegetation splits between small pockets of conifer forest, riparian areas along waterways, and other scattered cover. Rocky hillsides and shallow drainages break up the sagebrush uplands, with scattered cottonwoods along watercourses. The hunt area lies within Grand Teton National Park, which shapes every aspect of access and hunting. A hunter can generally count on roughly 1 square mile of dependably open public ground—State Trust Land and National Forest parcels—while nearly all the rest is national parkland closed to hunting. The park restricts travel to foot or horseback only; no vehicles are permitted for hunting. Access roads include Highway 89, the Gros Ventre Road, and Antelope Flats Loop Road, though entry points and seasonal restrictions vary with park management.

Elk pass through this area during their fall migration, moving in response to snow accumulation at higher elevations; the timing and volume of these movements shift with weather patterns and vary between seasons. Because the hunt takes place within a national park under special regulations, conditions and rules differ from typical Wyoming hunting. Grizzly bear densities are high, and hunters should prepare to encounter bears regularly. The park's management framework means access is tightly regulated and hunter numbers are controlled through a limited-quota draw.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 75 (Snake River) is limited quota. A licence for it must be drawn for this hunt area specifically, by resident and nonresident alike. A region licence does not reach it — a region licence is valid only in the general-licence areas of its region, so there is no fallback for this hunt.

Wyoming residents have no preference points for elk — the resident elk draw is random, and no resident point cutoff exists for any hunt area in the state. For nonresidents points matter a great deal: Wyoming awards 75% of each nonresident pool through the preference-point draw, top-down by points, and the remaining 25% at random. Nonresidents also choose between the Regular and Special pools — the same hunts at two price points, competing separately.

Seasons (2026)

Type 4 · Antlerless elk; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed
Regular November 14 – December 6
Type 6 · Cow or calf; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed
Regular November 14 – December 6

The wording of each hunt is the Wyoming Game & Fish Department’s and is legally exact — a “cow or calf” hunt is not a elk hunt in general, and a hunt limited to part of the area is not valid across it. Confirm every hunt in the current regulations before applying.

Hunting each season

Type 4 — Antlerless elk (November–December)

Type 4 antlerless elk hunts from November 14 through December 6, spanning the migration transition into winter range as elk respond to accumulating snow. November brings highs near 38 degrees with roughly 12 inches of snowfall, while December turns colder, with highs dropping to around 28 degrees and 22 inches of monthly snow. Access remains foot or horseback only throughout. This hunt is closed in the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions, limiting hunters to other areas within the park boundary.

Type 6 — Cow or calf (November–December)

Type 6 cow or calf hunts from November 14 through December 6, covering the same migration transition and early winter range period. Weather cools from November highs near 38 degrees and about 12 inches of snow to December highs around 28 degrees with roughly 22 inches of monthly snowfall. The hunt is restricted by foot or horseback access and closes the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions of the area, keeping hunters to the remaining ground.

Land and access

National Park Service97%

Public land closed to hunting

State Trust Land2%

Generally open to public hunting

About 2% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — State Trust Land and National Forest, roughly 1 square miles. Public ownership is not the same as easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings all still apply.

State trust land counts toward the open figure above. Wyoming extends hunting on legally accessiblestate trust land to the public unless a parcel is specifically closed — the catch is the access itself, since crossing private ground to reach it still needs the landowner’s permission. Camping, fires and off-road vehicles are not allowed on it.

the Wyoming Game & Fish Department publishes 95% public land for this hunt area. That counts public ownership; the figure above counts ground a hunter can depend on getting onto. They answer different questions, so both are shown rather than blended.

This hunt area includes designated wilderness. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness.

Where elk are mapped

Summer Range64%

used in summer

Parturition Areas37%

spring birthing ground, months before any hunting season

Winter Range37%

used in winter

Crucial Winter Range6%

the part of Winter Range considered essential to the herd — inside Winter Range, not added to it

Each figure is the share of the hunt area that layer covers. It says where elk are mapped, not where inside the area they are, and not when they move.

Habitat and cover

Across the unit

Sagebrush80%

Conifer9%

Riparian9%

Other cover2%

Shares are of each elevation band, not of the whole hunt area — they describe what grows up there, not how much of the area sits at that elevation.

Weather through the season

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Snowfall
January	28°F	6°F	22.4 in
February	32°F	8°F	15.2 in
March	41°F	16°F	11 in
April	49°F	24°F	3 in
May	60°F	32°F	0.3 in
June	70°F	38°F	0 in
July	80°F	43°F	0 in
August	79°F	41°F	0 in
September	69°F	35°F	0 in
October	54°F	26°F	1.2 in
November	38°F	16°F	12 in
December	28°F	7°F	22.4 in

Snowfall is the monthly total, not depth lying on the ground.

Common questions

Can a hunter reach hunt area 75 with a region licence?: No. Hunt area 75 is a limited-quota area drawn specifically for this ground. A region licence is valid only in general-licence areas of its region, never in a limited-quota hunt area. A hunter drawn for this area receives a licence valid only here.
How much of hunt area 75 is actually open to hunting?: Roughly 1 square mile of State Trust Land and National Forest is dependably open. The rest of the area's 47 square miles lies within Grand Teton National Park and is closed to hunting. Public ownership figures published elsewhere measure different things and should not be confused with ground a hunter can count on.
Do Wyoming residents need preference points to draw hunt area 75?: No. The resident elk draw in Wyoming is random, with no preference points at all. Nonresidents compete in a different draw structure in which three quarters of the licences go to top-ranked preference-point holders and a quarter to a random draw.
How do hunters access hunt area 75?: All hunting is by foot or horseback only; no vehicles are permitted for hunting within the park. Major entry points include Highway 89, the Gros Ventre Road, and Antelope Flats Loop Road, though park regulations control access points and timing.
When do the elk seasons run on hunt area 75?: Two seasons are published for this area, both from November 14 to December 6. Type 4 is antlerless elk, and Type 6 is cow or calf. Both hunts close the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions of the area.

Sources

Wyoming Game & Fish — Hunting & Trapping — licence types, general and limited-quota hunts, and season structure
WGFD Hunt Planner — hunt-area boundaries, season dates and the unit descriptions
WGFD — Draw results and odds — how the resident random draw and the nonresident preference-point draw work
WGFD — Regulations — the legal limitations on each hunt, and the statewide licence rules
USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2021) and 3DEP elevation — land cover and terrain by elevation band

Seasons, licence types and boundaries change. Confirm every detail with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before applying or hunting.

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