More than 23K nonresidents apply for Wyoming elk tags

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeing an increase in nonresident elk applications for the 2019 season.

The Cody Enterprise reports nonresidents submitted 23,750 applications, a 2.9 percent increase from 2018.

There are 7,250 licenses in the draws available to nonresident hunters.

In addition, this year was the first time Game and Fish charged a 2.5 percent processing fee on credit cards. This fee offsets credit card processing costs.

There is one more chance for nonresident elk hunters to pick up a license. After the resident draw is complete, the remaining licenses will be offered through a random leftover draw both residents and nonresidents can enter.