Pronghorn Antelope · Area 18 · 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. 20 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 250 (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: 200 licenses for 277 first-choice applicants â roughly 72% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 7 | 146 | 94 | 84 | 4.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 38.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 200 | 277 | 138 | 59 | 72.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 200 | 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 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 52.94% |
| †6 | 0 | 139 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 60.00% |
| †2 | 0 | 13 | 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: 8 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 12 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 7% (2025) â 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 211 (2021) â 132 (2022) â 94 (2023) â 112 (2024) â 94 (2025) â 146 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) â 6 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 2 (2021) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 3 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 3â5 pts
- â Odds: 9% (2021) â ⊠â 38% (2025) â 38% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 38â45% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 53 (2021) â 69 (2022) â 59 (2023) â 16 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 13 (2026); licenses: 5 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 140 (2024) â 200 (2025) â 200 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 80% (2025) â 72% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 62â72%
- 1st-choice applicants: 120 (2021) â 161 (2022) â 164 (2023) â 213 (2024) â 246 (2025) â 277 (2026); licenses: 160 (2021) â 160 (2022) â 140 (2023) â 140 (2024) â 198 (2025) â 200 (2026)
- â Quota changed 198 â 200 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.