Pronghorn Antelope · Area 73 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 500 (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. 5. 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 10+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 8+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 365 licenses for 1306 first-choice applicants â roughly 28% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 400 licenses for 35 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 14 | 517 | 210 | 159 | 2.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 9 | 80 | 31 | 10 | 11.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 365 | 1306 | 453 | 248 | 28.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 400 | 35 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27.27% |
| †9 | 0 | 512 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 57.89% |
| < 7 | 0 | 73 | 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: 20 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 25 (2026)
- â Quota changed 20 â 25 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 10â11 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1033 (2021) â 660 (2022) â 430 (2023) â 502 (2024) â 412 (2025) â 517 (2026); licenses: 35 (2021) â 23 (2022) â 17 (2023) â 11 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 14 (2026)
- â Quota changed 11 â 14 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â ⊠â 7 (2025) â 8 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 8â9 pts
- â Odds: 8% (2021) â ⊠â 11% (2025) â 11% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 11% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 288 (2021) â 203 (2022) â 90 (2023) â 60 (2024) â 62 (2025) â 80 (2026); licenses: 24 (2021) â 15 (2022) â 11 (2023) â 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 9 (2026)
- â Quota changed 7 â 9 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: 45 (2024) â 41 (2025) â 35 (2026); licenses: 320 (2024) â 320 (2025) â 400 (2026)
- â Quota changed 320 â 400 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 48% (2021) â ⊠â 22% (2025) â 28% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 16â28%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1952 (2021) â 1624 (2022) â 1275 (2023) â 1344 (2024) â 1243 (2025) â 1306 (2026); licenses: 931 (2021) â 601 (2022) â 448 (2023) â 275 (2024) â 279 (2025) â 365 (2026)
- â Quota changed 279 â 365 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.