Pronghorn Antelope · Area 21 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 400 (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. 2. 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: 318 licenses for 137 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 320 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 | 11 | 195 | 76 | 57 | 5.6% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 8 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 28.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 318 | 137 | 304 | 82 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 320 | 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 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 48.39% |
| < 6 | 0 | 179 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.69% |
| < 2 | 0 | 16 | 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 (2 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: 22 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 20 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8 pts
- â Odds: 10% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 3â6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 497 (2021) â 370 (2022) â 206 (2023) â 413 (2024) â 324 (2025) â 195 (2026); licenses: 49 (2021) â 32 (2022) â 22 (2023) â 13 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 11 (2026)
- â Quota changed 12 â 11 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 1 (2021) â ⊠â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 3â4 pts
- â Odds: 48% (2021) â ⊠â 47% (2025) â 29% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 29â50% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 69 (2021) â 50 (2022) â 24 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 17 (2025) â 28 (2026); licenses: 33 (2021) â 22 (2022) â 15 (2023) â 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 8 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 320 (2024) â 320 (2025) â 320 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 46 (2021) â 52 (2022) â 96 (2023) â 107 (2024) â 111 (2025) â 137 (2026); licenses: 398 (2021) â 318 (2022) â 318 (2023) â 317 (2024) â 317 (2025) â 318 (2026)
- â Quota changed 317 â 318 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.