Moose numbers in Wyoming are holding steady, with a few areas showing population growth. There are even a few areas where moose are thriving and above objective, which has prompted WGFD to issue more bull licenses as well as some antlerless licenses to help manage herds. Harvest success rates have remained consistent, averaging over 90% across the state, a handful of Boone and Crockett bulls are still harvested every year. If you are a top point holder, you should be able to draw a trophy unit for moose whenever you are ready and willing to hunt. In the northwest portion of the state, moose numbers are extremely low for non-resident many areas. License allocations in these units have been reduced to just a few licenses yearly, or units have been closed altogether. The main reason for this reduction in population is high numbers of large predators killing moose at a faster rate than they can reproduce.
The 10% allocation of tags for non-residents is probably the biggest factor affecting the draw. This has made the point creep skyrocket, and it will continue to do so in the future with way more applicants applying than drawing licenses each year. Hunters who are not in the top tier for points will want to decide if it is worth the $150 a year to keep applying or not.
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To apply for moose, applicants will submit the entire fee, but they will receive a full refund minus the application and 2.5% processing fees if unsuccessful. Applicants wanting to buy a point need to focus on draw units that might still have a random tag, such as 25, 26, and 38—all of which had random licenses in 2025. Non-resident applicants are not required to buy a $150 preference point when applying for moose, so applicants can just try for a random license without the $150 investment. This is a nice break for applicants who were being forced to buy the preference point each year even when they knew they would never catch up to the top-tier point holders and draw a tag. Drawing a random moose tag in Wyoming is still possible, but with very few tags in random pool each year, the odds of drawing a tag have drastically decreased.
The maximum number of preference points for non-residents this year is 31. If you find yourself in the 26+ point range, you have a good chance to draw a license. Even applicants with 24 or 25 have a chance if they are strategic about the unit they apply for. If pulling a preference tag doesn’t look like a realistic option for you in the future and you’d rather have some moose meat to show for your points instead of walking away from them, you should consider applying for a type 4 antlerless moose permit. In 2025, a total of six antlerless permits were issued to non-residents, most of them being awarded to applicants with 20+ points. See the antlerless moose table for more information.
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In Wyoming, moose live in some very diverse habitats, stretching from the grizzly-infested wilderness along Yellowstone and Teton National Parks to the high desert country down south towards the Utah border and from the rugged Bighorn Mountains all the way to the Snowy Mountains in southeastern Wyoming. Some of these moose hunts are within wilderness areas, so, unfortunately, non-residents will need a guided hunter and can be milder, easier terrain to hunt. Hunters of all skill levels and physical abilities have options when it comes to hunting Wyoming moose.
So, when you have accumulated enough points to draw or happen to get lucky and draw a random tag, you will enjoy a great moose hunt in the Cowboy State.
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