Elk Mountain Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Elk Mountain Hunter Management Area is 5,476 acres in WGFD's Laramie Region. Hunter Management Areas are private and leased lands where WGFD arranges hunting access; hunters need a WGFD permission slip for the area. WGFD lists antlerless elk (hunt area 125) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
BLMState trust landElk Mountain HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 5,476 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Elk Mountain (4 mi), Hanna (8 mi) and Arlington (17 mi) |
What is Elk Mountain HMA?
The Elk-Mountain Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located 60 miles northwest of Laramie, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Elk Mountain Ranch.
What are the rules on Elk Mountain HMA?
A permission slip from WGFD is needed to hunt an HMA; WGFD issues them on its website, often by drawing or first come, first served, with limits per hunter. WGFD's page for Elk Mountain has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Elk Mountain set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Elk Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in area 125.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Elk Mountain HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Elk Mountain HMA, with the acres of the HMA in each and WGFD's latest harvest for the whole hunt area:
| Hunt area | HMA acres in it | Harvest, whole area | Hunter success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Area 125 | 5,476 | 218 (2025) | 73.4% |
| Deer Area 79 | 5,476 | 131 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 50 | 5,469 | 349 (2025) | 88.4% |
| Antelope Area 48 | 6 | 316 (2025) | 88% |
| Moose Area 38 | 5,476 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 5,469 | 3 (2025) | 100% |
Harvest: WGFD harvest reports, latest year each area was reported (WGFD harvest reports). Acres measured by FilledTag from WGFD's boundaries.
What land is around Elk Mountain HMA?
Inside the HMA boundary, by manager (WGFD's own holdings and leases are not in the federal and state layers, so they show as unlisted land):
| Manager | Acres inside |
|---|---|
| BLM | 2,139 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 3,337 |
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land) inside WGFD's boundary (5,476 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Elk Mountain HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-80, WY 72, US 30 and US 287. Nearest towns: Elk Mountain (4 miles), Hanna (8 miles), Arlington (17 miles) and Medicine Bow (18 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Elk Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Elk Mountain HMA?
About 4 miles from Elk Mountain, and 8 miles from Hanna, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Elk Mountain HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Elk Mountain lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Elk Mountain HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 125, deer Area 79 and antelope Areas 50 and 48. Each hunt area's season applies to the ground inside it.
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Where these numbers come from
- Area facts, access dates, rules and species: WGFD Hunter Management Area details; WGFD, Elk Mountain.
- Boundary: WGFD Hunter Management Area boundaries. Surrounding land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
- Hunt area harvest: WGFD harvest reports, 2021 to 2025.
FilledTag is not part of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from WGFD and the other agencies named, or measured by FilledTag from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag. WGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
Wyoming hunting Laramie Region Elk Area 125 Deer Area 79 Antelope Area 50 Antelope Area 48 Moose Area 38 Bighorn sheep Area 18