Pronghorn Antelope · Area 16 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 31 | Doe or fawn |
Commission quota: 50 (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 regular · doe/fawn: 10 licenses for 92 first-choice applicants â roughly 11% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 39 licenses for 33 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 40 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 10 | 92 | 74 | 0 | 10.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 39 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33863/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33864/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33865/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33866/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 · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 10 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 42% (2021) â ⊠â 10% (2025) â 11% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0â11%
- 1st-choice applicants: 366 (2021) â 242 (2022) â 96 (2023) â 92 (2024) â 101 (2025) â 92 (2026); licenses: 155 (2021) â 21 (2022) â 10 (2023) â 10 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- 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 1 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 91â100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 41 (2021) â 22 (2022) â 37 (2023) â 59 (2024) â 36 (2025) â 33 (2026); licenses: 160 (2021) â 40 (2022) â 37 (2023) â 38 (2024) â 38 (2025) â 39 (2026)
- â Quota changed 38 â 39 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.