Pronghorn Antelope · Area 52 · Type 2
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 52-2”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD AntelopeHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 – Nov. 14 | Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek |
Commission quota: 150 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s 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 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 119 licenses for 135 first-choice applicants — roughly 88% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 120 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 5 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 14.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 119 | 135 | 90 | 37 | 88.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 120 | 1 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16.67% |
| < 6 | 0 | 31 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
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: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 7 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 3 → 7 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- ↑ Points for a sure draw: 6 (2021) → … → 9 (2025) → 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7–9 pts
- → Odds: 6% (2021) → … → 4% (2025) → 14% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 14% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 71 (2021) → 47 (2022) → 50 (2023) → 41 (2024) → 56 (2025) → 35 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) → 4 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 2 → 5 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- ↓ Points for a sure draw: 4 (2021) → … → 4 (2024) → 0 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 0–1 pts
- Odds: no 2026 value (last 2025) — no 2027 outlook (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 26 (2021) → 30 (2022) → 13 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 24 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 3 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 1 → 3 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 120 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 60 → 120 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- ↓ Odds: 76% (2021) → … → 51% (2025) → 88% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 63–88%
- 1st-choice applicants: 156 (2021) → 145 (2022) → 121 (2023) → 121 (2024) → 115 (2025) → 135 (2026); licenses: 119 (2021) → 119 (2022) → 78 (2023) → 58 (2024) → 59 (2025) → 119 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 59 → 119 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.