Pronghorn Antelope · Area 8 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 15 | 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 4+ 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: 178 licenses for 69 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 180 licenses for 2 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 | 293 | 105 | 77 | 6.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 13 | 0 | 29 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 178 | 69 | 42 | 46 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 180 | 2 | 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 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 4.76% |
| †3 | 0 | 255 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 100.00% |
| < 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 38 (2024) â 39 (2025) â 33 (2026)
- â Quota changed 39 â 33 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2021) â ⊠â 3 (2025) â 4 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 4â5 pts
- â Odds: 13% (2021) â ⊠â 12% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 306 (2021) â 270 (2022) â 169 (2023) â 159 (2024) â 203 (2025) â 293 (2026); licenses: 39 (2021) â 20 (2022) â 19 (2023) â 34 (2024) â 24 (2025) â 19 (2026)
- â Quota changed 24 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 29 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 19 (2021) â 12 (2022) â 13 (2023) â 15 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 13 (2026)
- â Quota changed 15 â 13 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: 2 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 2 (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: 48 (2021) â 44 (2022) â 35 (2023) â 50 (2024) â 54 (2025) â 69 (2026); licenses: 200 (2021) â 140 (2022) â 140 (2023) â 178 (2024) â 180 (2025) â 178 (2026)
- â Quota changed 180 â 178 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.