Pronghorn Antelope · Area 3 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Nov. 20 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 225 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFDâs draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 1. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any antelope applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any antelope applicants with 3+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 180 licenses for 92 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 19 | 255 | 33 | 37 | 7.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 180 | 92 | 73 | 26 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 7 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 16.13% |
| < 2 | 0 | 206 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33867/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33868/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33869/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33870/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33871/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33872/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33873/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33874/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 34 (2024) â 29 (2025) â 23 (2026)
- â Quota changed 29 â 23 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2021) â ⊠â 2 (2025) â 3 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 2â3 pts
- â Odds: 43% (2021) â ⊠â 17% (2025) â 7% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 3â7% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 60 (2021) â 54 (2022) â 84 (2023) â 87 (2024) â 159 (2025) â 255 (2026); licenses: 26 (2021) â 24 (2022) â 14 (2023) â 30 (2024) â 27 (2025) â 19 (2026)
- â Quota changed 27 â 19 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) â ⊠â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 14 (2021) â 14 (2022) â 10 (2023) â 14 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 9 (2026)
- â Quota changed 11 â 9 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 180 (2024) â 180 (2025) â 180 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 50 (2021) â 41 (2022) â 54 (2023) â 66 (2024) â 95 (2025) â 92 (2026); licenses: 160 (2021) â 160 (2022) â 139 (2023) â 179 (2024) â 179 (2025) â 180 (2026)
- â Quota changed 179 â 180 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.