Pronghorn Antelope · Area 16 · 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. 14 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 200 (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 7+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 3+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 158 licenses for 113 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 160 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 | 5 | 209 | 124 | 61 | 2.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 158 | 113 | 114 | 66 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 160 | 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 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 58.33% |
| < 6 | 0 | 204 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.67% |
| < 2 | 0 | 10 | 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 (1 yr; 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: 15 (2024) â 14 (2025) â 10 (2026)
- â Quota changed 14 â 10 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2021) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8 pts
- â Odds: 20% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0â2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 318 (2021) â 257 (2022) â 163 (2023) â 207 (2024) â 222 (2025) â 209 (2026); licenses: 62 (2021) â 18 (2022) â 18 (2023) â 9 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 5 (2026)
- â Quota changed 8 â 5 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) â ⊠â 2 (2025) â 3 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 3â4 pts
- â Odds: 46% (2022) â ⊠â 45% (2025) â 27% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 27â42% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 26 (2022) â 36 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 15 (2026); licenses: 30 (2021) â 12 (2022) â 12 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 4 (2026)
- â Quota changed 5 â 4 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 160 (2024) â 160 (2025) â 160 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 84 (2021) â 87 (2022) â 91 (2023) â 89 (2024) â 109 (2025) â 113 (2026); licenses: 320 (2021) â 200 (2022) â 199 (2023) â 158 (2024) â 158 (2025) â 158 (2026)