Wyoming hunting application checklist (WGFD)

Last checked 2026-10-23. Unofficial guide — the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is the authority; always confirm on WGFD before you apply.

Check the year. WGFD’s dates table lists month and day only, with no year. Confirm current dates on WGFD’s Application Dates & Deadlines before you plan around them.

Before you apply

• ☐ Make (or recover) your WGFD username and password — every applicant needs their own, youth included. Don’t create a second customer record: points can be lost (WGFD: Application process).
• ☐ Have your date of birth and the last four digits of your SSN (or TIN/passport number) ready.
• ☐ Know whether you’re a resident (WGFD residency rules).
• ☐ Nonresident elk, deer or antelope: decide special or regular (what’s the difference?).
• ☐ Pick your first, second and third choices. Your points only count for your first choice — use our odds planner.
• ☐ Applying with friends? One person creates the party and shares the party ID.
• ☐ Have a card ready — WGFD charges the full license fee plus application fee up front; read WGFD’s refund policy during the application.

Key dates (as listed by WGFD — year not shown)

From WGFD Application Dates & Deadlines, checked 2026-10-23. All dates on our deadlines page.

After the draw

• ☐ Check results on WGFD draw results.
• ☐ Didn’t draw? Nonresidents: buy an elk/deer/antelope preference point in the point-only period so you don’t lose your points (how points work).
• ☐ Look at leftover licenses: WGFD leftover licenses.