Pronghorn Antelope · Area 5 · 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: 125 (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 5+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 4+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 70 licenses for 192 first-choice applicants â roughly 36% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 100 licenses for 30 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 2 | 65 | 26 | 31 | 3.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 18.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 70 | 192 | 63 | 49 | 36.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.00% |
| < 4 | 0 | 61 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 40.00% |
| †3 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% |
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: 6 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 6 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 5 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 5â7 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 7% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 73 (2021) â 50 (2022) â 45 (2023) â 56 (2024) â 41 (2025) â 65 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 2 (2026)
- â Quota changed 3 â 2 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- Lowest points that drew: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- â Odds: 10% (2021) â ⊠â 50% (2025) â 18% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 18â49% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 10 (2021) â 9 (2022) â 14 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 11 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 24 (2024) â 24 (2025) â 30 (2026); licenses: 100 (2024) â 100 (2025) â 100 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 37% (2021) â ⊠â 45% (2025) â 36% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 36%
- 1st-choice applicants: 161 (2021) â 151 (2022) â 153 (2023) â 154 (2024) â 170 (2025) â 192 (2026); licenses: 60 (2021) â 62 (2022) â 54 (2023) â 76 (2024) â 76 (2025) â 70 (2026)
- â Quota changed 76 â 70 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.