Pronghorn Antelope · Area 61 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 125 (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. 4. 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 18+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 13+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 89 licenses for 594 first-choice applicants â roughly 15% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 100 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 | 3 | 249 | 134 | 99 | 1.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 2 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 4.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 89 | 594 | 183 | 106 | 15.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 100 | 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 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42.86% |
| < 17 | 0 | 245 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 12 | 0 | 40 | 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: 2 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 6 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) â ⊠â 16 (2025) â 18 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 18â19 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 185 (2021) â 183 (2022) â 91 (2023) â 127 (2024) â 193 (2025) â 249 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) â ⊠â 15 (2025) â 13 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 13â15 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 65 (2021) â 102 (2022) â 47 (2023) â 46 (2024) â 68 (2025) â 41 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 8 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 11 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 100 (2025) â 100 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 17% (2021) â ⊠â 17% (2025) â 15% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 15%
- 1st-choice applicants: 539 (2021) â 590 (2022) â 372 (2023) â 418 (2024) â 501 (2025) â 594 (2026); licenses: 94 (2021) â 132 (2022) â 29 (2023) â 32 (2024) â 87 (2025) â 89 (2026)
- â Quota changed 87 â 89 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.