Non-resident tags are limited!
There is a non-resident tag quota of 15,500 total deer tags and 12,815 total elk tags. See the Nonresident Tags Available page for current availability.

No hunts found for 2026. Displaying results for 2025. The dates and locations of hunting opportunities do change but are not modified greatly from year to year.

New seasons are posted at different times depending on the species:

March: Moose, Sheep, Goat (odd years)
April: Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Bear, Wolf, Turkey (odd years)
July: Migratory Birds (annually)
May: Upland Game (even years)

Your hunting opportunities.

Select an area from the right-hand side to view the details of each hunt including restrictions, statistics, public access, services and more.

Special Notes (follow hunt link for details)
¹ Youth hunting opportunity.
² Limited Access.
³ Motor Vehicle Restriction in all or part of this hunt.



Elk Seasons
General A Tag
Smoky-Bennet A Tag Unlimited tags
8/30/25-9/30/25	Antlerless or Antlered Elk	Archery	Units 43, 48
General B Tag
Smoky-Bennet B Tag 600 tags
11/10/25-11/24/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	Units 44, 45 and 52³
Controlled Hunt Antlered
Hunt 2019 Area 43 20 tags
10/1/25-10/14/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	43
Hunt 2020 Area 43 125 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	43
Hunt 2021 Area 44 20 tags
10/1/25-10/14/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	44
Hunt 2022 Area 44 200 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	44
Hunt 2023 Area 45 125 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	45²³
Hunt 2026 Area 48 20 tags
10/1/25-10/14/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	48
Hunt 2027 Area 48 150 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	48
Hunt 2033 Area 52 50 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	52³
Controlled Hunt Antlerless
Hunt 2085 Area 43-1 100 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	43-1
Hunt 2087 Area 48-1 175 tags
10/15/25-11/14/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	48-1
Hunt 2088 Area 48-2 150 tags
10/15/25-11/14/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	48-2
Hunt 2089 Area 48-3 25 tags
8/1/25-8/29/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	48-3
Controlled Hunt Either Sex
Hunt 2115 Area 52 25 tags
12/1/25-12/31/25	Antlerless or Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	52³
Controlled Hunt Archery
Hunt 2124 Area 44 25 tags
8/30/25-9/30/25	Antlered Elk	Archery	44
Hunt 2125 Area 45-1 25 tags
8/30/25-9/30/25	Antlered Elk	Archery	45-1³
Controlled Hunt Youth Only
Hunt 2158 Area 44 50 tags
10/15/25-10/31/25	Antlerless Elk	Any Weapon	44
Controlled Hunt Muzzleloader
Hunt 2137 Area 48 75 tags
11/15/25-11/30/25	Antlerless or Antlered Elk	Muzzleloader	48
Controlled Hunt Outfitter Allocated
Hunt 2192 Area 43 4 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	43
Hunt 2193 Area 44 2 tags
10/15/25-11/10/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	44
Hunt 2194 Area 45 4 tags
10/1/25-10/31/25	Antlered Elk	Any Weapon	45³
Hunt 2195 Area 45-1 1 tag
8/30/25-9/30/25	Antlered Elk	Archery	45-1³