Pronghorn Antelope · Area 18 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 – Oct. 20 | Doe or fawn |
Commission quota: 25 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s 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: 5 licenses for 76 first-choice applicants — roughly 7% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 103 first-choice applicants — roughly 19% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 76 | 48 | 0 | 6.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 103 | 27 | 0 | 19.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 11% (2021) → … → 8% (2025) → 7% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 7%
- 1st-choice applicants: 125 (2021) → 89 (2022) → 41 (2023) → 51 (2024) → 62 (2025) → 76 (2026); licenses: 14 (2021) → 5 (2022) → 5 (2023) → 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 36% (2025) → 19% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 4–19%
- 1st-choice applicants: 36 (2021) → 46 (2022) → 42 (2023) → 53 (2024) → 55 (2025) → 103 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 20 (2022) → 20 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)