Pronghorn Antelope · Area 50 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Aug. 31 | Sep. 16 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 375 (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 4+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 289 licenses for 497 first-choice applicants â roughly 58% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 300 licenses for 11 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 | 158 | 60 | 50 | 6.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 7 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 20.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 289 | 497 | 221 | 114 | 58.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 300 | 11 | 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 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 0 | 158 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 75.00% |
| < 3 | 0 | 34 | 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: 15 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 18 (2026)
- â Quota changed 15 â 18 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â ⊠â 8 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 212 (2021) â 185 (2022) â 148 (2023) â 204 (2024) â 243 (2025) â 158 (2026); licenses: 8 (2021) â 8 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 8 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 10 (2026)
- â Quota changed 8 â 10 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â ⊠â 1 (2025) â 4 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 4 pts
- â Odds: 15% (2021) â ⊠â 38% (2025) â 21% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 21â38% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 39 (2021) â 50 (2022) â 26 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 34 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 6 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 7 (2026)
- â Quota changed 5 â 7 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 9 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 11 (2026); licenses: 240 (2024) â 240 (2025) â 300 (2026)
- â Quota changed 240 â 300 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 59% (2021) â ⊠â 46% (2025) â 58% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 58%
- 1st-choice applicants: 380 (2021) â 433 (2022) â 433 (2023) â 474 (2024) â 494 (2025) â 497 (2026); licenses: 224 (2021) â 224 (2022) â 229 (2023) â 231 (2024) â 229 (2025) â 289 (2026)
- â Quota changed 229 â 289 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.