Pronghorn Antelope · Area 81 · Type 6
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 – Nov. 15 | Doe or fawn |
Commission quota: 150 (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. 6. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 30 licenses for 274 first-choice applicants — roughly 11% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 120 licenses for 637 first-choice applicants — roughly 19% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 30 | 274 | 80 | 0 | 10.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 120 | 637 | 169 | 0 | 18.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 120 | 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: 30 (2024) → 30 (2025) → 30 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 29% (2021) → … → 13% (2025) → 11% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 6–11%
- 1st-choice applicants: 208 (2021) → 399 (2022) → 229 (2023) → 245 (2024) → 236 (2025) → 274 (2026); licenses: 60 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 30 (2023) → 30 (2024) → 30 (2025) → 30 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 120 (2024) → 120 (2025) → 120 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 40% (2021) → … → 19% (2025) → 19% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 11–19%
- 1st-choice applicants: 601 (2021) → 648 (2022) → 589 (2023) → 619 (2024) → 634 (2025) → 637 (2026); licenses: 240 (2021) → 160 (2022) → 120 (2023) → 120 (2024) → 120 (2025) → 120 (2026)