Pronghorn Antelope · Area 72 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 – Oct. 31 | Doe or fawn |
Commission quota: 300 (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. 5. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 60 licenses for 566 first-choice applicants — roughly 11% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 240 licenses for 574 first-choice applicants — roughly 42% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 566 | 152 | 0 | 10.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 240 | 574 | 122 | 0 | 41.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 240 | 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: 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 10% (2021) → … → 10% (2025) → 11% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 11%
- 1st-choice applicants: 797 (2021) → 510 (2022) → 542 (2024) → 621 (2025) → 566 (2026); licenses: 83 (2021) → 80 (2022) → 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 240 (2024) → 240 (2025) → 240 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 40% (2025) → 42% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 24–42%
- 1st-choice applicants: 276 (2021) → 374 (2022) → 370 (2024) → 594 (2025) → 574 (2026); licenses: 320 (2021) → 320 (2022) → 240 (2024) → 240 (2025) → 240 (2026)