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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trapper62" data-source="post: 75576" data-attributes="member: 516">I have never looked into elk in Wyoming but am assuming the draw system is the same as for antelope and here is the best description that I can find on how the lottery works in Wyoming.  Not sure if this really answers any of your questions though?For the draw, Wyoming uses a preference point system. Preference points can be accumulated through the annual draw process or Wyoming allows hunters to purchase a preference point for antelope between July 1st and September 30th. This means you can accumulate points without applying for a license in any calendar year. Or, if you have been applying and have a year where you can’t actually hunt, this system allows you to stay in the game and continue to add to your points total. Another great part of their system: If you are not drawn for your first choice hunt unit, but are drawn for your second or third choice unit, Wyoming does not take away your accumulated points. Why is this so important? With careful planning, you can hunt antelope in Wyoming every year on second choice units or leftover tags while accumulating the points you will need to eventually draw a trophy unit in the state. An antelope preference point cost $30.For each draw in a unit, WY allocates 75% of the available tags in that unit to max point holders and 25% to a random draw for all point holders who chose the unit as first choice. For this example let’s say hunt area 20 has a quota of 100 non-resident tags, so 75 will go to max point holders. In addition there are 25 people applying with five points, 30 with four points, 50 with three points and 100 people with two or less points. The 25 people with five points will all get drawn, leaving 50 available tags. Next, the 30 people with four points will all get drawn, leaving 20 tags remaining. Then 20 of the folks with three points will be randomly drawn from the 50 that applied. At this time, all 75 max points tags have been allocated. That leaves 30 people with 3 pts plus the 100 people with 2 pts or less.. or 130 total that have not been drawn. Their names all go into a hat for 25 random draw tags for hunt area. </blockquote>

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