Pronghorn Antelope · Area 42 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 300 (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 8+ 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: 223 licenses for 438 first-choice applicants â roughly 51% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 240 licenses for 17 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 8 | 200 | 58 | 45 | 4.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 27.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 223 | 438 | 206 | 133 | 50.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 240 | 17 | 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 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 55.56% |
| †7 | 0 | 196 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25.00% |
| †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
- 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: 10 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 15 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2021) â ⊠â 7 (2025) â 8 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 8â9 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 5% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 248 (2021) â 191 (2022) â 144 (2023) â 149 (2024) â 172 (2025) â 200 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 8 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2021) â ⊠â 2 (2025) â 3 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 2â3 pts
- â Odds: 5% (2021) â ⊠â 45% (2025) â 28% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 28â49% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 59 (2021) â 26 (2022) â 28 (2023) â 7 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 18 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 13 (2024) â 17 (2025) â 17 (2026); licenses: 160 (2024) â 240 (2025) â 240 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 55% (2021) â ⊠â 69% (2025) â 51% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 51%
- 1st-choice applicants: 276 (2021) â 269 (2022) â 223 (2023) â 293 (2024) â 324 (2025) â 438 (2026); licenses: 151 (2021) â 147 (2022) â 144 (2023) â 147 (2024) â 223 (2025) â 223 (2026)