Pronghorn Antelope · Areas 53, 57 · Type 7
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Drawn together: Areas 53, 57 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 53.
Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 53/57-7”. Black outline = hunt areas of this license; 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):
“Doe or fawn valid south of Wyoming Highway 70 and west of Carbon County Road 601 in Area 53, and on private land within one (1) mile of Carbon County Road 603 in Area 57”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn valid south of Wyoming Highway 70 and west of Carbon County Road 601 in Area 53, and on private land within one (1) mile of Carbon County Road 603 in Area 57 |
Commission quota: 25 (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. 4. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 129 first-choice applicants — roughly 4% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 91 first-choice applicants — roughly 22% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 129 | 45 | 0 | 3.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 91 | 21 | 0 | 22.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33863/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33864/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33865/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33866/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 · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 15 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 15 → 5 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 5% (2021) → … → 9% (2025) → 4% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 4%
- 1st-choice applicants: 86 (2021) → 50 (2022) → 48 (2024) → 162 (2025) → 129 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 5 (2024) → 15 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 15 → 5 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 20 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 60 → 20 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 82% (2021) → … → 55% (2025) → 22% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 19–22%
- 1st-choice applicants: 22 (2021) → 29 (2022) → 58 (2024) → 109 (2025) → 91 (2026); licenses: 18 (2021) → 16 (2022) → 20 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 20 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 60 → 20 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.