Unit 080 (Sheep Creek)
Wyoming Hunting Guide — Elk
Elk Hunt Area 80, which Wyoming Game and Fish names Sheep Creek, covers about 89 square miles in Teton County. It belongs to WGFD's Jackson elk herd unit. WGFD's 2025 harvest survey put elk success here at 8%, with 87 hunters taking 7 elk at about 70.9 days of hunting per animal. Federal land covers about 96% of it. Elk hunters here also need WGFD's Elk Special Management Permit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
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Elk Hunting in Unit 080
Elk Hunt Area 80, which Wyoming Game and Fish names Sheep Creek, covers about 89 square miles in Teton County. It belongs to WGFD's Jackson elk herd unit. WGFD's 2025 harvest survey put elk success here at 8%, with 87 hunters taking 7 elk at about 70.9 days of hunting per animal. Federal land covers about 96% of it. Elk hunters here also need WGFD's Elk Special Management Permit. Check land status on a current map before you plan a route.
Where to Find Elk in Elk Hunt Area 80
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission names elk hunt area 80 "Sheep Creek". It runs to about 89 square miles, entirely in Teton County. WGFD reports these elk as the Jackson herd unit, which also takes in elk hunt areas 70, 71, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79 and 81 and 2 more. The boundary and the harvest figures are WGFD's. The read of the country inside them is ours, and it says so where it starts.
The line: Gros Ventre River, Flat Creek and Granite Creek
WGFD's 2026 Chapter 7 walks the line around elk hunt area 80 corner by corner. It starts where the National Elk Refuge boundary crosses the divide between the Gros Ventre River and Flat Creek east of Kelly. On the way round it follows Gros Ventre River, Flat Creek, Granite Creek and Pyramid Peak. Read it as the legal edge of your license rather than as a hint about animals. The full text is in Section 9 of that chapter, with this year's season dates and license limitations in Section 2.
Not the same ground as the other hunt area 80s
WGFD numbers each species' hunt areas on its own grid, so the number 80 also belongs to its deer and antelope hunt areas 80. None of them shares a county with this one. A license is good only in the hunt area of its own species, so this page is about the elk area, and the cards at the foot of the page link the others.
Ground WGFD opens: Teton and Woods Canyon
WGFD administers 2 Wildlife Habitat Management Areas inside or across the line, including Teton (974 acres) and Woods Canyon (624 acres).
Wilderness inside the line: Gros Ventre Wilderness
About 71% of elk hunt area 80 lies in the Gros Ventre Wilderness. WGFD's 2026 regulations print the rule that matters there: no nonresident may hunt big game in a designated wilderness area unless accompanied by a licensed professional guide or a resident guide, with at least one guide for every two nonresident hunters. Inside the wilderness there are no roads, so every animal there comes out on your back or on a horse.
High ground inside the line: Sheep Mountain, Jackson Peak and Table Mountain
Named high points inside elk hunt area 80 include Sheep Mountain at 11,231 feet, Jackson Peak at 10,722 feet, Table Mountain at 10,247 feet and Nowlin Peak at 9,833 feet. Several carry a public-land flag in our data, which makes them the first places to try for a view. Elk want timber to bed in and open ground to feed on, within a short walk of each other.
Holding ground: Gin Pole Draw, Curtis Canyon and Woods Canyon
Below them sit Gin Pole Draw at 6,890 feet, Curtis Canyon at 6,519 feet and Woods Canyon at 6,435 feet. That is the low ground — where animals drop when they are pushed or when the weather turns.
Unit 080 terrain and land status
Measured from the unit boundary, not from the agency write-up · figures are for GMU 80
The lay of it
- 6,917–10,767 ft on a terrain sample , averaging 8,708 ft ; peaks can run higher.
- 88.5 sq mi inside the boundary.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest — 60%
- State Trust — 8%
- Private / Other — 32%
Roughly 68% is public. Carry a land-status layer anyway — these are area percentages, not a map of where the boundaries fall.
Water on the ground
- 15 tanks
- 108 stream segments
- 4 lakes
Counts from mapping data, so this is how many exist, not how many hold water in a dry year. Sitting water only pays where you find fresh tracks.
Named features inside the unit
Glass from: Sheep Mountain (11,231 ft), Jackson Peak (10,722 ft), Table Mountain (10,247 ft)
Holding ground: Gin Pole Draw (6,890 ft), Curtis Canyon (6,519 ft), Teton WHMA, Woods Canyon WHMA
Every one of these was tested against the unit polygon before it went on the map. They are starting points, not agency recommendations.
How to Hunt Elk in Elk Hunt Area 80
Elk Success Rates
Wyoming Game and Fish's 2025 harvest report estimates 8% elk success in elk hunt area 80: 7 animals taken by 87 active hunters over 496 days of hunting, or 70.9 days per animal. By residency, residents 8.8% (7 taken by 80) and nonresidents 0% (0 taken by 7).
These are WGFD's own estimates from its hunter survey, for this hunt area and season only — not a statewide average. One season isn't a trend, so check the current report before you read one into it.
Elk Draw Odds
Draw odds data not available for this specific unit/species combination in our database.
Search Wyoming Draw OddsWGFD's demand reports for 2021 to 2026 carry no limited-quota elk draw for elk hunt area 80 that we hold. That usually means the area is hunted on a general license, or was not offered in those years. WGFD's draw results and odds page is the place to check before you apply.
Unit Logistics & Expectations
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-10-25.
- Chapter 7 — Elk Hunting Seasons (2026) — Wyoming Game and Fish Commission · supports: Name and legal boundary of elk hunt area 80, Season dates, license types and limitations by hunt area, Elk Special Management Permit areas (Section 7) · accessed 2026-10-25
- Elk 2025 Harvest Report — Wyoming Game and Fish Department · supports: Hunters, harvest, percent success and days per animal for elk in elk hunt area 80, The same by license type and residency · accessed 2026-10-25
- Chapter 2 — General Hunting Regulation (2026) — Wyoming Game and Fish Commission · supports: Mandatory CWD sample submission (Section 17) · accessed 2026-10-25
- 2026 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations — Wyoming Game and Fish Commission · supports: Nonresident guide requirement in designated wilderness · accessed 2026-10-25
- WGFD ArcGIS feature services — hunt areas by species, CWD sampling areas, WHMAs, Public Access Areas, Hunter Management Areas, Walk-In Hunting Areas — Wyoming Game and Fish Department · supports: Mapped outline of the hunt area, Herd unit and square miles, 2026 CWD mandatory and priority sampling areas, WHMAs, Public Access Areas, Hunter Management Areas and Walk-In Areas inside the area · accessed 2026-10-25
- TIGERweb State_County — Wyoming county boundaries (used only to measure which counties a hunt area lies in) — U.S. Census Bureau · supports: Which counties the hunt area lies in, and in what share · accessed 2026-10-25