Pronghorn Antelope · Area 38 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 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. 3. 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 5+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 304 licenses for 605 first-choice applicants â roughly 50% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 320 licenses for 16 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 10 | 237 | 64 | 70 | 4.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 304 | 605 | 391 | 193 | 50.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 320 | 16 | 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 | 12 | 12 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 76.00% |
| †6 | 0 | 231 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 85.71% |
| †4 | 0 | 20 | 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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 20 (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: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 5% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 366 (2021) â 320 (2022) â 226 (2023) â 277 (2024) â 212 (2025) â 237 (2026); licenses: 9 (2021) â 10 (2022) â 10 (2023) â 10 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 2 (2021) â ⊠â 4 (2025) â 5 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 5â6 pts
- â Odds: 12% (2021) â ⊠â 27% (2025) â 35% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 35â44% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 51 (2021) â 55 (2022) â 35 (2023) â 15 (2024) â 26 (2025) â 20 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 7 (2022) â 7 (2023) â 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 18 (2024) â 16 (2025) â 16 (2026); licenses: 320 (2024) â 320 (2025) â 320 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 38% (2021) â ⊠â 50% (2025) â 50% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 50â56%
- 1st-choice applicants: 806 (2021) â 662 (2022) â 587 (2023) â 551 (2024) â 609 (2025) â 605 (2026); licenses: 305 (2021) â 300 (2022) â 303 (2023) â 302 (2024) â 304 (2025) â 304 (2026)