Pronghorn Antelope · Area 46 · 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: 150 (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: 115 licenses for 218 first-choice applicants â roughly 53% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 120 licenses for 5 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 4 | 190 | 93 | 65 | 2.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 3 | 28 | 49 | 10 | 10.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 115 | 218 | 106 | 91 | 52.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 120 | 5 | 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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 90.91% |
| < 7 | 0 | 189 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 83.33% |
| < 2 | 0 | 28 | 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: 5 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2025) â 8 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 8% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 136 (2021) â 126 (2022) â 71 (2023) â 88 (2024) â 60 (2025) â 190 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 4 (2026)
- â Quota changed 5 â 4 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 4 (2023) â 1 (2025) â 3 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely 1â3 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 20% (2024) â 11% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 11â19% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 36 (2021) â 42 (2022) â 13 (2023) â 10 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 28 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 5 (2026); licenses: 80 (2024) â 120 (2025) â 120 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 59% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 53% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 53%
- 1st-choice applicants: 130 (2021) â 99 (2022) â 83 (2023) â 131 (2024) â 111 (2025) â 218 (2026); licenses: 77 (2021) â 74 (2022) â 76 (2023) â 75 (2024) â 117 (2025) â 115 (2026)
- â Quota changed 117 â 115 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.