Pronghorn Antelope · Area 73 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 73-7”. 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):
“Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Oct. 31 | Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way |
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. 5. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 99 first-choice applicants — roughly 5% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 18 licenses for 175 first-choice applicants — roughly 10% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 99 | 106 | 0 | 5.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 18 | 175 | 68 | 0 | 10.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 44% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–5%
- 1st-choice applicants: 41 (2021) → 86 (2022) → 229 (2023) → 149 (2024) → 208 (2025) → 99 (2026); licenses: 18 (2021) → 23 (2022) → 4 (2023) → 4 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 9% (2025) → 10% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–10%
- 1st-choice applicants: 17 (2021) → 18 (2022) → 234 (2023) → 175 (2024) → 190 (2025) → 175 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 18 (2023) → 19 (2024) → 17 (2025) → 18 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 17 → 18 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.